This year marks the centenary of Ted Grant, founder of the Militant Tendency and Socialist Appeal, who was born in 1913. To celebrate this centenary, we are pleased to announce the publication of a new biography of Ted Grant, written by his friend and collaborator for more than 50 years, Alan Woods. Here we provide a review of the book by Rob Sewell, editor of Socialist Appeal.

In this video from the IMT Winter School in February, Fred Weston – editor of “In Defence of Marxism”, www.marxist.com – provides a history of the International Workers’ Association, often referred to as the First International, and examines the role of Karl Marx and his ideas within this international socialist organisation.

How many times have we heard that Marx was wrong and that although he had some insights in to the workings of capitalism he failed to see the dynamism of the capitalist system and its ability to recover from crises and move ever forward? However, in the past few years, every now and then we hear commentators pointing out that Marx was right. The latest is an article published by Time magazine, called “Marx’s Revenge: How Class Struggle Is Shaping the World”.