The Militant is an international socialist newsweekly connected to the Socialist Workers Party (SWP). It is published in the United States and distributed in other countries such as Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, France, Sweden, Iceland, New Zealand. Image File history File links The Militant logo. ... The Socialist Workers Party is a small communist political party in the United States. ...

The Militant is not officially owned or controlled by the SWP. To protect the party and the paper, the Militant is owned by a private person, although the endorsement the paper gives to the Socialist Workers Party is obvious. There are various Socialist Workers Parties throughout the world. ...

The Militant was launched in 1928 by James P. Cannon and other American Trotskyist Communists. It took up the fight in the interest of the working people against the capitalist system, the imperialist wars and the Stalinist regime in the Soviet Union, which according to the Trotskyists had betrayed and corrupted the Russian Revolution of 1917. 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Cannon in Moscow (1922) James Patrick Cannon (1890-1974) was an American Communist and Trotskyist leader. ... Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... Stalinism is a brand of political theory, and the political and economic system implemented by Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union. ... The phrase Russian Revolution can refer to the following events in the history of Russia. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Trotsky reading the Militant

In the summer of 2005, the Militant became a bilingual newspaper, published in both English and Spanish, and with lead articles and editorials appearing in both languages. Image File history File links Trotsky reading the Militant. ... Image File history File links Trotsky reading the Militant. ... 1915 passport photo of Trotsky Leon Davidovich Trotsky (Russian: Лев Давидович Троцкий; also transliterated Trotskii, Trotski, Trotzky) (October 26 (O.S.) = November 7 (N.S.), 1879 - August 21, 1940), born Lev Davidovich Bronstein (Лев Давидович Бронштейн), was a Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxist intellectual. ...

See also

• Pathfinder tendency

Militant was also the name of the newspaper of the Revolutionary Socialist League in the UK for many years, from the 1960s to 1990s, starting as a monthly, but eventually becoming a weekly. The front publication for an entrist organisation penetrating the British Labour Party, the paper was a cover for a nationwide system of cells that organised activities, such as interventions in labour disputes and resolutions and activities in Labour Party branches and at annual conferences. The RSL claimed direct descent from Trotsky's Fourth International, and spent much of its energy building sister organisations in such countries as Sri Lanka, South Africa (where it tried to work within the ANC, but was repeatedly expelled and harassed), Eire and Spain. For many years, the "Militant Tendency" controlled Labour's youth wing, the Labour Party Young Socialists (LPYS), until it was shut down by the Labour Party leadership in the late 1980s. Its leader for many years was Ted Grant, who eventually was expelled by an opposing faction led by Peter Taaffe, mainly over whether or not to continue its entrist role in the Labour Party or form a new party. Most went with Taaffe and now form part of the Socialist Party and Scottish Socialist Party in the UK. An extensive archive of the early years of the Militant newspaper, as well as some of the Militant Tendency's "internal" publications, can be found at Warwick University. A sister publication was the more theoretical Militant International Review. The Pathfinder tendency is the unofficial name of the group of organizations, each known as the Communist League grouped around the Socialist Workers Party of the United States. ... The Revolutionary Socialist League is the name of more than one group: Revolutionary Socialist League (UK) (either the 1938-44 or 1953-1960s group) Revolutionary Socialist League (US) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The African National Congress (ANC) is a centre-left political party, and has been South Africas governing party (in a coalition) since the establishment of majority rule in May 1994. ... Map of Éire Éire (pronounced AIR uh, in the Irish language, translated as Ireland) is the name given in Article 4 of the 1937 Irish constitution to the 26-county Irish state, created under the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, which was known between 1922 and 1937 as the Irish Free... The Militant Tendency was a Trotskyist faction within the Labour Party in the UK, accused of entryist tactics. ... Edward (Ted) Grant (born July 9, 1913) is a Trotskyist politician. ... Peter Taaffe Peter Taaffe is a Trotskyist political figure and general secretary of the Socialist Party of England and Wales. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... University of Warwick Motto: Mens agitat molem Logo © University of Warwick The University of Warwick is a world-class campus university which, despite its name, is located mainly inside the southern boundary of Coventry, England, some 11 km ( 7 miles) from the town of Warwick, the remainder of the campus...

External links

• The Militant official website
• The Militant Discussion For the discussion of articles appearing in The Militant newspaper
• Pathfinder Books, the bookstore of the Socialist Workers Party