David North (socialist)

David North is an American Marxist, who has been active in the international Trotskyist movement since 1971. He is currently the National Chairman of the Socialist Equality Party in the United States (SEP), formerly the Workers League, and previously served as its National Secretary until the party's congress in 2008. North chairs the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site (WSWS), and is published by the International Committee of the Fourth International.

North has written numerous books and articles on the topics of socialism, Marxist history, and politics; his books include In Defense of Leon Trotsky, A Quarter Century of War, and The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century.