Chile: Anatomy of an economic miracle, 1970-1986 Article debunking myths about Chilean dictator General Pinochet's supposed "economic miracle."
1977: The Bologna uprising A very brief outline of the seizure of Bologna by workers and students in 1977, and the run-up to it following the shooting of a demonstrator.
1976: The Notting Hill Carnival riots An account of the riots at the popular West London carnival which were sparked by the arbitrary harassment and arrests of young black attendees…
1976: The Soweto riots A short history of the riots against new education laws that turned into a mass collective rejection of apartheid South Africa by thousands of…
Siege at Wounded Knee, 1973 A short history of the 71-day uprising of Native Americans at Wounded Knee. Armed American Indians occupied the territory, which they legally…
The Black Panther Party for Self Defense A short history of and comment on the revolutionary black American socialist organisation, the BPP, which at its height reached around 5,000…
1972-1974: Watergate Howard Zinn's history of the scandal which forced the resignation of President Nixon after he was caught spying on the Democratic party.
1969-?: The strategy of tension in Italy Information about the Italian state's "Strategy of Tension" policy in which it carried out terrorist attacks against its own people in order to…
1935-1980s: The reign of Haile Selassie in Ethiopia A critical look at the rule of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, regarded by many as progressive, and by some as God incarnate!
1976: The fight for useful work at Lucas Aerospace History of how arms company workers struggled against closure and for a change in their work from weapons manufacture to socially useful…
The US prisoners' movement, 1970-1978 - Howard Zinn Howard Zinn's history of the movement of US prisoners and supporters on the outside against poor conditions and ill-treatment.
1977: The Battle of Lewisham An account of the street battles which took place in London when local residents decided to stop a fascist National Front march in their…