Review: Invaluable history, important lessons from Barry Sheppard

The Party, The Socialist Workers Party 1960-1988, Volume I: The Sixties, a Political Memoir by Barry Sheppard, Resistance Books (Sydney), 2005, 354 pages.
The Party, The Socialist Workers Party 1960-1988, Volume II: Interregnum, Decline and Collapse, 1973-1988, a Political Memoir by Barry Sheppard, Resistance Books (London), 2012, 345 pages.
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By Malik Miah
Australian socialists: 'No imperialist military intervention in Syria!'

Western military intervention will cause more death and suffering in Syria.
Socialist Alliance (Australia) statement
William D. Haywood—Soldier to the Last, by James P. Cannon (1928)
“William D. Haywood—Soldier to the Last” by James P. Cannon (Daily Worker, May 22, 1928) is a heartfelt obituary of the IWW leader William “Big Bill” Haywood by a friend and comrade, James P. Cannon. Both joined the Communist Party.
Lars Lih: Bolshevism and revolutionary social democracy

Lenin.
By Lars Lih
Socialist Alliance (Australia) poster demanding the release of Baba Jan and his comrades.
Readers of Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal are urged to send protest letters to Pakistan embassies and consulate in their own countries. See an example at the conclusion of this article.
By Pierre Rousset and Danielle Sabai
Quebec student mobilisations: Debate opens on strategic perspectives

By Richard Fidler
French politics after the fall of Sarkozy

A young supporter of the Front de Gauche (Left Front).
By Murray Smith
Québec solidaire leader Amir Khadir arrested, home raided: 'I'm proud to stand with my people'

Quebec solidaire leader Amir Khadir was arrested and handcuffed at a protest on June 5, 2012, in Quebec City.
Hong Kong photo essay: 180,000 rally to mark Tiananmen massacre anniversary

June 4, 2012 – Green Left Weekly – This photo essay by Tom Grundy, an activist-journalist based in Hong K