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5 of Our Best Socialist Reads from Left Voice in July

We publish a lot of articles. It’s easy to miss an important one. Here, we present some of our favorite articles from the month of July that you might have missed. Enjoy!

Left Voice

August 7, 2019
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We publish a lot of articles. It’s easy to miss an important one. Here, we present some of our favorite articles from the month of July that you might have missed. Enjoy!

From Debs to the DSA? Rescuing America’s Revolutionary Tradition

by Ben Fredericks

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have been all over the news lately. Where does the largest socialist organization in the U.S. come from? And how to they relate to the larger socialist tradition going back to Eugene V. Debs?

Reform or Revolution, 2019 Edition

by Juan Cruz Ferre

The old debate between Luxemburg and Bernstein is back: reform or revolution? But now it is Chris Maisano from the DSA and Jacobin defending electoral politics, while Tim Horras of the Philly Socialists argues for revolution and “base building.” Here, we explain why we need a revolutionary workers’ party.

Which Way Forward for the Trotskyist Left?

by Matías Maiello and Fernando Scolnik

The Partido Obrero (PO, Workers Party) of Argentina is experiencing a major crisis. In this article, two leading members of the PTS take a look at the crisis of the PO to begin a discussion about which strategy is needed to build revolutionary parties today. This contains a lot of lessons for U.S. socialists as well.

Class, Identity and Socialist Strategy

by Josefina L. Martínez

A review of Asad Haider’s “Mistaken Identity: Race and Class in the Age of Trump” (Verso, 2018). This article takes up the debate between “insurgent universality,” economistic “class politics,” and the fight for proletarian hegemony.

Queer Oppression is Etched in the Heart of Capitalism

by Tatiana Cozzarelli

LGBTQ+ oppression is inscribed in capitalist production and reproduction. Only socialism can create the context for queer liberation and sexual liberation for all. This article was one of many we published during Pride Month.

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Ideas & Debates

Left Voice Magazine: Special Issue on Our Congress

In July, Left Voice held its first congress. As part of this special issue of our magazine, we are publishing two documents that formed the basis of the discussions, as well as an substantive and rousing greeting from Leticia Parks, a Black revolutionary socialist from Brazil. We also include an appeal for Climate Leninism, a debate with Tempest, and a talk about women’s liberation in revolutionary Russia.

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October 1, 2023

Debating the Path to the Party

Revolutionaries and Reformist Organizations — A Debate Between Jimena Vergara of Left Voice and Aaron Amaral of Tempest at the Socialism Conference in Chicago.

Jimena Vergara

October 1, 2023

For Climate Leninism!

Andreas Malm has called for “ecological Leninism” to fight the climate emergency. Good. But above all, Leninism means smashing the capitalist state.

Nathaniel Flakin

October 1, 2023

Toward a Revolutionary Socialist Network

In this article Warren Montag and Joseph Serrano respond to our call for a network for a working-class party for socialism. 

Warren Montag

September 27, 2023

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Women’s Liberation in Revolutionary Russia

The historian Wendy Z. Goldman gave this talk in Madrid and Barcelona on September 12 and 15, presenting her book Women, the State, and Revolution.

Wendy Z. Goldman

October 1, 2023

Black Struggle and Revolution, from Brazil to the U.S.

Letícia Parks from Brazil explains the crucial role of Black struggle in working-class revolution.

Letícia Parks

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