Max Shachtman

Max Shachtman
Born(1904-09-10)September 10, 1904
DiedNovember 4, 1972(1972-11-04) (aged 68)
EducationCity College of New York
Occupations
  • Political theorist
  • activist
Years active1923–1972
SpouseYetta Barsh

Max Shachtman (/ˈʃɑːktmən/; September 10, 1904 – November 4, 1972) was an American Marxist theorist. He went from being an associate of Leon Trotsky to a social democrat and mentor of senior assistants to AFL–CIO President George Meany.