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In Defence of Marxism is moving office. We will update the site less regularly over the coming two weeks.
On the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, where the workers of East London defeated Mosley's British Union of Fascists, we'd like to draw our readers' attention to two articles:1936: The Battle of Cable Street by Sam Ashton and Ted Grant's The Menace of Fascism - What it is and how to fight it.
Today marks the centenary of Ted Grants birth. On this occasion we are republishing the obituary written at the time of his death by his close friend and collaborator Alan Woods.
Beethoven was a revolutionary in both music and politics. Inspired by the French Revolution, he expressed its very heart and soul in his music, and remained a revolutionary all his life. We are republishing today the article written by Alan Woods several years ago, which has been updated to include the musical illustrations that had been lost because of technical issues. We are sure that this article will arouse great interest in our readers, casting light on an important stage in the development of European and world culture, and underlining the vital link between music and revolution.
As millions of workers and youth take to the streets world-wide to celebrate May Day as a day of international working class solidarity, we need to reassess our common objectives in the light of a growing world crisis of capitalism. Originally written in 2001.