IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83: Socialist Challenge and Socialist Action (League for Socialist Action). 5,564 articles, 11 issues given whole. To read or search, each page linked to the scan it was read from.

The text was read by machine from scans held by the Marxists Internet Archive and is uncorrected. The newspapers are cut into articles by machine; the League for Socialist Action’s paper is given issue by issue, the whole issue on one page. Check the scan before quoting, and tell us about mistakes.

The IMG’s newspapers are on four sites by period. This is IMGpapers 1980–83; the others are IMGpapers 1968–75, IMGpapers 1976–79 and Socialist Action 1983–88 (the Socialist League’s paper). The magazines, bulletins and booklets — The Bulletin, The Week, International, Socialist Woman and more — are at img.redmole.org.

Socialist Challenge 1980–83

The IMG’s weekly from June 1977 (pilot issue May 1977), replacing Red Weekly, to March 1983, when it became Socialist Action. 5,564 articles in 154 issues. Socialist Challenge 1980–83 is here; 1977–79 is at IMGpapers 1976–79.

Socialist Action (League for Socialist Action) 1980–81

A different group, and a different paper from the IMG’s Socialist Action of 1983–88. The League for Socialist Action were supporters of the US Socialist Workers Party’s tendency in the Fourth International who split from the IMG in 1976 and rejoined it in 1982. 11 issues, the whole issue on one page; text for 11 so far. Socialist Action (League for Socialist Action) 1980–81 is here; 1976–79 is at IMGpapers 1976–79.