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W.R.P. Explosion - The Sabotage of an Opportunity to Regenerate Trotskyism 1985-1991

by Gerry Downing

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Gerald Downing said: " The WRP explosion in October 1985 had a profound impact on all those who regard themselves as Trotskyists throughout the world. The fragmentation of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI or IC) (1), one of the main claimants, ...more "

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Communism in Modern Ireland: The Pursuit of the Workers' Republic Since 1914

by Mike Milotte

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“Most terrorists are people deeply concerned by what they see as social, political, or religious injustice and hypocrisy, and the immediate grounds for their terrorism is often retaliation for an action of the United States.”
― William Blum

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“The "trickle-down" theory: the principle that the poor, who must subsist on table scraps dropped by the rich, can best be served by giving the rich bigger meals.”
― William Blum

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