Bill Ryan, one of Australia's foremost environmental activists, has died in Sydney at the age of 97.
Obituary
Greg Adler came into left-wing politics in the late 1960s at a time of great political turmoil in Brisbane.
The reactionary Joh Bjelke-Petersen government had moved to shackle the unions and crush dissent, provoking a series of mass protests. In 1969, Greg joined the Revolutionary Socialist Alliance, part of which went on to join the Socialist Labour League (SLL).
Bryce Gaudry, one of those rare politicians who put the public before personal interests, passed away on October 5.
Chris Gaffney passed away on August 14 after a lengthy battle with cancer. An eloquent speaker, walking encyclopaedia of Marxism, talented actor, aficionado of opera and lover of nature and the animals with which we share the planet, he is survived by his long-time partner Jenny Campbell, their son Danny and granddaughter Elsa.
Friend and comrade John Ellis, who died suddenly on June 15, was a life-long social justice activist and an active unionist.
The international left has lost one of its most lucid intellectual, pedagogical educators and determined activists with the passing of Marta Harnecker on June 14, writes Federico Fuentes.
Everyone who met Deguefe Odysseas Hailu, who passed away after a short period of illness on May 22, remembers him as a quietly spoken and gentle person.
Ted was a committed trade unionist, with a hunger for knowledge and a desire to both understand and change the world.
Marie was a warm and inclusive person, with the ability to lift anyone鈥檚 spirits. She instilled in all who knew her a sense of worth, wisdom, happiness and the ability to go out and enjoy life to the fullest.
Legendary soul singer, feminist and civil rights icon Aretha Franklin, who died aged 76 on August 16, was often called the "Queen of Soul" as well as the聽鈥淰oice of Black America鈥, noted Common Dreams.
Egyptian-French Marxist academic Samir Amin passed away aged 86 on August 12. The man who introduced the concept of 鈥淓urocentrism鈥 was, writes Nick Dearden, one of the world鈥檚 greatest radical thinkers.
US chef and author Anthony Bourdain, who tragically passed away on June 8, demanded that we consider the humanity of so many who were wrongly portrayed by the rest of the media, writes John Nichols.
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