1980s

Socialist View - World Socialist Party of Ireland

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Full archive of Socialist View, the publication of the World Socialist Party of Ireland, a companion party of the World Socialist Movement

Spanner (1989)

Spanner (1989)

Discussion Bulletin

Discussion Bulletin 1995 70 Mar Apr

Discussion Bulletin edited by Frank Girard was published quarterly from 1983 to 2003. See also the publication titled The Libertarian Communist Discussion Bulletin (2009-2015).

Liverpool 1981 - An Eye Witness Account of the Toxteth Riots

Submitted by Reddebrek on Nov 12 2017 12:23

A personal account of the racist policing which sparked riots in the Toxteth area of Liverpool in 1981.

Workers and students - Hagen Koo

Submitted by wojtek on Aug 21 2017 23:04

A chapter on the alliances and solidarity between South Korean industrial workers and radical students in the 1970s and '80s.

1988: The Tompkins Square Riot

Submitted by Reddebrek on Jul 10 2017 14:31

A brief account of the riot of 1988 when Police started evicting homeless people from Tompkins Square park. The event led to the exposure of widespread brutality by the precinct police.

Italy 1980-81: After Marx, jail! The attempted destruction of a communist movement - Red Notes

A person in mime makeup, black and white

Red Notes' pamphlet charting the repression of Italy's 1970s extraparliamentary communist movement, when thousands of radical workers and intellectuals were swept into the country's jails.

Gender politics in the Korean transition to democracy

Submitted by wojtek on Feb 3 2017 19:22

Jeong-Lim Nam's essay on Korean women's battles against dictatorship in the 1980s.

Did Lenin Distort Marx?

Socialist Standard April 1970

Debate between Steve Coleman (the Socialist Party of Great Britain) arguing 'Yes' and Monty Johnstone (Communist Party of Great Britain) arguing 'No', taking place at Islington Central Library, London on 11 November 1982. Full audio recording also available online.

Only Socialism Offers Any Hope for the Future

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Conservative Party Conference 10 October 1980

Debate between Steve Coleman (Socialist Party of Great Britain) and Kate Hughes (Conservative Party), 2 February 1982 taking place at University College, London. Full audio also available online.