Paul Le Blanc has been active in the socialist movement for six decades, identifying with the Fourth International since 1972. He is a member of Solidarity, the Tempest Collective, and Democratic Socialists of America. A retired professor of history, he serves on the editorial board of the Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg (Verso). His most recent book is Lenin: Responding to Catastrophe, Forging Revolution (Pluto, 2023).
Defining Democratic Socialists
Against the Current No. 242, May/June 2026
On Ernest Mandel's Contributions
Against the Current, No. 240, January/February 2026
James P. Cannon, Life and Legacy
Against the Current, No. 223, March/April 2023
Fictionally Comprehending Trotsky
Against the Current No. 212, May/June 2021
A Reponse on Trotsky
Against the Current, No. 179, November/December 2015
Theories of Stalinism
Against the Current, No. 143, November/December 2009
Reluctant Memoir, Part 2
Against the Current, No. 135, July/August 2008
History on the Printed Page
Against the Current, No. 135, July/August 2008
A Reluctant Memoir of the '50s and '60s
Against the Current, No. 134, May/June 2008
Carol L. McAllister (1947-2007)
Against the Current, No. 131, November/December 2007
Artistry Serving Activism
Against the Current, No. 129, July/August 2007
On the Origins of the Cuban Revolution
Against the Current, No. 126, January/February 2007
Recalling U.S. Trotskyism in the 1960s
Against the Current, No. 117, July/August 2005
The World Social Forum, 2004
Against the Current, No. 110, May/June 2004
The World Social Forum and Global Justice
Against the Current, No. 103, March/April 2003
Martin Luther King: Christian Core, Socialist Bedrock
Against the Current, No. 96, January/February 2002
A Revolutionary Woman in Mind and Spirit: The Passions of Rosa Luxemburg
Against the Current, No. 80, May/June 1999
Frank Lovell, Socialist and Labor Activist
Against the Current, No. 75, July/August 1998
In Honor of the Left Opposition
Against the Current, No. 67, March/April 1997
On the Trotskyist Opposition
Against the Current, No. 65, November/December 1996
Letter to the Editors
Against the Current, No. 63, July/August 1996
The Marxism of C.L.R. James
Against the Current, No. 60, January/February 1996
Imperialism with a Human Face?
Against the Current, No. 59, November/December 1995
Working-Class Vanguards in U.S. History
Against the Current, No. 48, January/February 1994