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The story of how Cuban revolutionaries fought off the Spanish Empire... “In what patria can a man take greater pride than in our long-suffering republics of America?” - José Martí In 1808, N … read more

Born on this day in 1757, Lafayette was among the most important radicals of the 18th Century Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de La Fayette. Not the sort of n … read more

Tom Paine, who died on June 8th 1809, was a wonderful radical exported from England to America - much to our loss! First Sunderland Bridge completed in 1796 by Thomas Paine. Source: Wikimedia Commo … read more

A few people have heard of revolutionary philosopher Thomas Paine. Some have probably also heard of his pamphlet, 'Rights of Man', published on 16th March in 1791. Or perhaps even his other … read more