Rick Kuhn

Rick Kuhn (born 18 September 1955) is an Australian Marxian economist, political analyst and reader at the Australian National University in Canberra.[1][2] He is best known for his biographical study on Henryk Grossman, for which he won the Deutscher Memorial Prize in 2007.[3] Chris Harman of the British Socialist Workers Party and editor of International Socialism described the biography as "a valuable addition to our theoretical armour."[4] Kuhn is of Jewish origin and is a member of Jews Against Oppression and Occupation.[5] He was the convenor of ACTNOW, the umbrella anti-war organisation in Canberra, formed in response to the wars on Afghanistan[6] and Iraq.[7] He is also a long-term member of the Trotskyist organisation Socialist Alternative[8] and was a founding editor of the online journal Marxist Interventions.[9] Kuhn has published articles in Socialist Alternative,[5] International Socialist Review,[10] Socialist Worker,[11] New Matilda,[12] Monthly Review,[13] CounterPunch,[14] ZNet,[15] The Canberra Times[16] and various academic journals and edited collections.[17]

Rick Kuhn
Born (1955-09-18) 18 September 1955
NationalityAustralian
InstitutionAustralian National University
FieldPolitics and international relations
School or
tradition		Marxian economics
InfluencesMarx  · Engels  · Lenin  · Luxemburg  · Trotsky  · Cliff  · Grossman  · Lukács
AwardsDeutscher Memorial Prize

Selected books

Selected articles

References
  1. Rick Kuhn: curriculum vitae Australian National University. Accessed: 2 July 2009.
  2. Australian unions boost campaign against Rudd laws Reuters, 15 June 2009. Accessed: 3 July 2009.
  3. Henryk Grossman and the Recovery of Marxism The Deutscher Prize Web Site. Accessed: 3 July 2009.
  4. Forgotten treasure: a new biography of Grossman International Socialism, Issue: 114, 10 April 2007. Accessed: 2 September 2010.
  5. Israel the hijack state Socialist Alternative, 106, 25 August 2006. Accessed: 3 July 2009.
  6. Outrage at police spying on anti-war protest Green Left Weekly, 24 October 2001. Accessed: 2 September 2010.
  7. Thousands protest against looming Iraq action ABC News, 15 February 2003. Accessed: 2 September 2010.
  8. The Music of Industrial Relations and the Reality of the Australian Labor Party MRZine, 2 May 2007. Accessed: 2 July 2009.
  9. Marxist interventions 1, 2009 Marxist interventions, 2009. Accessed: 3 July 2009.
  10. Economic crisis and the responsibility of socialists International Socialist Review, Issue 68, November–December 2009. Accessed: 17 February 2010.
  11. Bush ally goes down in Australian election Socialist Worker, 7 December 2007. Accessed: 17 February 2010.
  12. Labor Myths In The Making New Matilda, 6 December 2010. Accessed: 21 November 2013.
  13. Class and Inflation in Australia Monthly Review, 2 August 2008. Accessed: 17 February 2010.
  14. Australian Government Steps Up Attacks on Muslims Archived 18 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine CounterPunch, 21 September 2006. Accessed: 17 February 2010.
  15. The things that divided us Archived 30 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ZNet, 9 May 2005. Accessed: 17 February 2010.
  16. Wage earners shoulder big burden in inflation fight The Canberra Times, 8 February 2008. Accessed: 17 February 2010
  17. Rick Kuhn: publications. Accessed: 11 December 2011
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