Ian Macdonald, 1957-2009

November 19, 2009 by MHI  
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We mourn the untimely loss of our British comrade Ian MacDonald, who died Sunday Nov. 15 after a brief battle with cancer. A member of the London Corresponding Committee and a frequent writer for its journal, The Hobgoblin, he was also a long-time, highly respected union activist.  Ian wrote extensively about the ills of the social work system for which he last worked. Read More

Audio: Nov. 4 Talk on Swedish “Socialism”

November 19, 2009 by MHI  
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On November 4th, 2009 the Marxist-Humanist Initiative and the New SPACE presented a talk by Daniel Ankarloo, “Swedish ‘Socialism’ – Not what it used to be, but then again it never was,” in NYC. An audio recording of this talk is now available online.

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Chris Harman, 1942-2009

November 8, 2009 by MHI  
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By Andrew Kliman.

We have just learned of the death of Chris Harman, Marxist thinker, editor of the International Socialism journal, and leading member of the International Socialism tendency and the (British) Socialist Workers Party. The announcement issued by the SWP Central Committee and my message of condolence are below.  — Andrew Kliman Read More