David North (Socialist)
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David North is an American Trotskyist. He is the national chairman of the Socialist Equality Party in the United States
(SEP), formerly the Workers League. He served as the national secretary of the SEP until the party's congress in 2008. North was the principal political and theoretical leader of the International Committee of the Fourth International
during the organization's split with the Workers Revolutionary Party. North is also the chairman of the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site
, the voice of the ICFI. He is also an author of several books and articles on the history of the Socialist movement. He delivers lectures in politics and the history of Marxism.
Socialist Equality Party (United States)
The Socialist Equality Party is a Trotskyist political party in the United States, one of several Socialist Equality Parties around the world affiliated to the International Committee of the Fourth International . The ICFI publishes daily news articles, perspectives and commentaries on the World...
(SEP), formerly the Workers League. He served as the national secretary of the SEP until the party's congress in 2008. North was the principal political and theoretical leader of the International Committee of the Fourth International
International Committee of the Fourth International
The International Committee of the Fourth International is the name of two Trotskyist internationals; one with sections named Socialist Equality Party which publishes the World Socialist Web Site and another linked to the Workers Revolutionary Party in Britain.-Foundation:The International...
during the organization's split with the Workers Revolutionary Party. North is also the chairman of the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site
World Socialist Web Site
The World Socialist Web Site is the online news and information center of the International Committee of the Fourth International . The site publishes articles and analysis covering a wide range of topics and events all around the world. The daily 'Perspective' article presents the position of the...
, the voice of the ICFI. He is also an author of several books and articles on the history of the Socialist movement. He delivers lectures in politics and the history of Marxism.
Books by David North
- Trotskyism versus Stalinism (1987) ISBN 0929087208
- The Heritage We Defend (1988) ISBN 0929087003, 539pp., a history of the 4th International (online)
- PerestroikaPerestroikaPerestroika was a political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during 1980s, widely associated with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev...
versus Socialism: Stalinism and the Restoration of Capitalism in the USSR (1989) ISBN 0929087399 - Gerry HealyGerry HealyThomas Gerard Healy, known as Gerry Healy , was a political activist, a co-founder of the International Committee of the Fourth International, and, according to former prominent U.S. supporter David North, the leader of the Trotskyist movement in Great Britain between 1950 – 1985...
and His Place in the History of the Fourth InternationalFourth InternationalThe Fourth International is the communist international organisation consisting of followers of Leon Trotsky , with the declared dedicated goal of helping the working class bring about socialism...
(1991) ISBN 978-0-929087-58-0, a critical assessment of the political career of Gerry Healy, longtime leader of the Fourth International - The Crisis of American Democracy (2004) ISBN 1875639365, lectures delivered at the University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, Ann Arbor, an analysis of the 2000 and 2004 US presidential elections - Marxism, History & Socialist Consciousness (2007) ISBN 1893638030
- Leon Trotsky & the Post-Soviet School of Historical Falsification (2007) ISBN 978-1-893638-02-0
- In Defence of Leon TrotskyLeon TrotskyLeon Trotsky , born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army....
(2010) ISBN 978-1-893638-05-1
Lectures and other pamphlets by David North
- "The Heritage We Defend", a review of the postwar history of the Fourth International, by David North.
- Trotskyism Versus Stalinism (1987) ISBN 0-929087-20-8
- The USSR And Socialism: The Trotskyist Perspective (1989) ISBN 0-929087-45-3
- Ten Years After The Split In The Workers Revolutionary Party: The WRP's Commemoration Of Healy'sGerry HealyThomas Gerard Healy, known as Gerry Healy , was a political activist, a co-founder of the International Committee of the Fourth International, and, according to former prominent U.S. supporter David North, the leader of the Trotskyist movement in Great Britain between 1950 – 1985...
Expulsion (1995) ISBN 1-873045-02-6 - In Defense of the Russian Revolution: A Reply to the Post-Soviet School of Historical Falsification (1995) ISBN 978-0-929087-72-6
- Socialism, Historical Truth and the Crisis of Political Thought in the United States (1996) ISBN 978-0-929087-73-3
- Workers League and the Founding of the Socialist Equality PartySocialist Equality Party (United States)The Socialist Equality Party is a Trotskyist political party in the United States, one of several Socialist Equality Parties around the world affiliated to the International Committee of the Fourth International . The ICFI publishes daily news articles, perspectives and commentaries on the World...
(1996) ISBN 978-0-929087-74-0 - Equality, the Rights of Man and the Birth of Socialism (1996) ISBN 1873045328
- Anti-SemitismAnti-SemitismAntisemitism is suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage. According to a 2005 U.S...
, FascismFascismFascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
and the Holocaust: A critical review of Daniel Goldhagen'sDaniel GoldhagenDaniel Jonah Goldhagen is an American author and former Associate Professor of Political Science and Social Studies at Harvard University. Goldhagen reached international attention and broad criticism as the author of two controversial books about the Holocaust, Hitler's Willing Executioners and...
"Hitler's Willing Executioners" (1997) ISBN 978-0-929087-75-7 - A Tribute to Tom Henehan: 1951 to 1977 (1998) ISBN 978-0-929087-78-8
- Ernest MandelErnest MandelErnest Ezra Mandel, also known by various pseudonyms such as Ernest Germain, Pierre Gousset, Henri Vallin, Walter , was a revolutionary Marxist theorist.-Life:...
1923-1995: A Critical Assessment of His Role in the History of the Fourth InternationalFourth InternationalThe Fourth International is the communist international organisation consisting of followers of Leon Trotsky , with the declared dedicated goal of helping the working class bring about socialism...
(1997) ISBN 1-875639-14-4 - Marxism and the Trade Unions (1998) ISBN 1875639292
- Leon Trotsky and Fate of Socialism in 20th Century: A Reply to Professor Eric Hobsbawm (1998) ISBN 1875639225
- Reform and Revolution in the Epoch of Imperialism (1998) ISBN 1875639284
- After the Slaughter: Political Lessons of the Balkan War (1999) ISBN 1875639357
- A Tribute to Vadim RogovinVadim RogovinVadim Zakharovich Rogovin was a Russian Marxist historian and sociologist, Ph.D. in philosophy, Leading Researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, an author of the 6-volume study of Stalin era between 1923 and 1940, with the emphasis on the Trotskyist...
(1999) ISBN 9780929087504
External links
- World Socialist Web Site
- Read Marxism, History & Socialist Consciousness online at WSWS
- Leon Trotsky and the post-Soviet school of historical falsification Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, PDF