Tatiana Cozzarelli, Author at Left Voice

Tatiana Cozzarelli

Tatiana is a former middle school teacher and current Urban Education PhD student at CUNY.

Is The Honeymoon Over? Stability and Crisis in the Biden Era

On November 7, Left Voice held a plenary to discuss the national political situation in the United States. The following is a slightly edited transcript of the opening remarks that laid the groundwork for the discussion.

Second Chance for Bessemer Amazon Workers as NLRB Orders Another Union Vote

The National Labor Relations Board has called for a new union vote at the Bessemer Amazon facility after Amazon engaged in illegal union busting.

From Strike to Class Struggle: Building a Fighting Labor Movement in the Ruins of Neoliberalism

Workers are going on strike and millions are resigning from their jobs. But we should not see the current and recent strikes in a vacuum or solely analyze the potential of these strikes by looking at the working class in its workplaces. This is only half the picture. There is a broader rupture, amongst working-class and oppressed people, with what was considered common sense in the neoliberal era.

Let This Radicalize You

The Rittenhouse Verdict was outrageous, but we can’t allow ourselves to fall into despair. We need to take radical conclusions from what happened.

Teachers Unions Must Fight the Attacks on Critical Race Theory and on Trans Kids

Schools have become the center of right wing attacks. Attacks on trans kids and the teaching of history are likely to become the center of Republican's midterm election strategy. Teacher's unions need to fight back.

John Deere Workers Hold the Line and Vote Down Second Contract Offer

UAW members at John Deere rejected the latest contract offer from the bosses, holding out for the wages and benefits they’ve been demanding from the beginning of their walkout. It’s time for the entire labor movement to rally in solidarity with this strike as it continues.

The U.S. Supreme Court building against a cloudy sky. The stairs and plaza in front of the court house are almost entirely empty.

The Supreme Court Will Hear the Texas Abortion Law Today. Where Is the Abortion Rights Movement?

The current leadership of the abortion rights movement has tied the struggle for abortion to the Supreme Court and the Democrats, but that’s a losing strategy.

Colin Powell Brought “Diversity” to War Crimes and Imperialism

From Vietnam to Nicaragua to Panama to Iraq, Colin Powell has played an important role in imperialist violence for decades. Don't mourn his death.

Healthcare workers dressed in red hold up protest signs against Kaiser Permanente while a car drives by.

24,000 Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Workers Vote to Authorize Strike

24,000 healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals have voted to authorize a strike and are speaking out against dire working conditions. The vote comes amid an uptick in labor stoppages in the United States.

Four protesters of different races, all wearing face masks and black shirts, face to the left while holding Black Lives Matter signs. The sun shines brightly behind them in a partly cloudy sky

Biden’s Department of Justice Refuses to Bring Charges Against the Cop Who Shot Jacob Blake in the Back

Video evidence of a cop shooting an unarmed Black man at point-blank range is not enough to get him charged by Biden’s justice department.

An Anachronistic Women’s March

The Women’s March took place on Saturday, October 2. But if you looked at the signs and heard the speeches, you would think Trump was still President.

Free, Safe, Legal Abortions Will be Won in the Streets

On October 2 we march for the right to free, safe, legal abortion on demand and without apology. We can't trust the courts or the Democrats with our rights. We must fight for abortion rights as part of a struggle for free healthcare, childcare and more.

On the left, a picture of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wearing a mask and voting in favor of the Iron Dome funding in Congress. On the right, a picture of Iron Dome missiles.

House Votes $1 Billion for Israeli War Machine Without Opposition from AOC

Last night, with the help of DSA-endorsed Representatives Jamaal Bowman and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the House of Representatives approved $1 billion in new funding for Israeli "Iron Dome" missile interceptors.

Which Side Are You On? AOC and the Met Gala

The Met Gala is a sign --- a very blatant one --- of whose side AOC is on.

We Need a Mass Movement to Defend Abortion Rights and We Need it Now

Texas is just the start. The Supreme Court is poised to strike down Roe v. Wade and end the national right to an abortion. The Democrats won't defend our rights. We need a movement in the streets, now.

The DSA’s 2021 Convention Consolidates Its Rightward Turn

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) recently wrapped their biannual convention, a de-politicized affair which represented the consolidation of the right-wing turn of the DSA over the past several years. This consolidation has important consequences for both the rank-and-file of the DSA and the socialist movement as a whole.

Not Just “One Bad Apple:” Andrew Cuomo Is One of Many in a Rotten System

Good riddance Andrew Cuomo.

This Is Not What Socialist Internationalism Looks Like: DSA and Dilma Rousseff

One of the keynote speakers for the DSA convention was former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. This is not what internationalism looks like.

A Partial Eviction Moratorium Is Not Enough. Forgive All Rent Now

A partial eviction moratorium went into effect this week in the United States, but it isn’t enough. We must have a full cancellation of rent and forgiveness of all back rent owed.

Biden Is Expediting Deportations of Migrant Families

The Biden administration added another repressive measure against migrants on top of Donald Trump's already draconian Title 42. Now border patrol agents have the right to decide asylum cases.

DSA: The Left Wing of the Possible

The Democratic Socialists of America are holding their convention August 1–8.

Eric Adams Is a Cop and a Zionist

Eric Adams, a former cop and fervent Zionist will in all likelihood be the next mayor of New York City. His victory is part of a backlash against last summer’s BLM uprising, and shows exactly who and what the Democratic Party stands for.

Cops Brutalize and Arrest Queer Marchers on Anniversary of Stonewall Uprising

On early Sunday evening, after the Queer Liberation March and the Stonewall Protests’ Pride March, the police brutally arrested eight people. We must fight for the charges to be dropped, against the racist police and for the right to free, public space.

A Black person in a black crop top is holding a rainbow flag. They are in front of a parade.

Five Things We Should Fight For This Pride

This Pride weekend, we remember and celebrate the Stonewall uprising led by trans women of color. Although we have won some concessions, we have so much more to fight for. We must look past all of the trappings of rainbow capitalism — which seek to distract us from the work we still have to do — and understand that our role, like that of our elders before us, is to fight for queer liberation and the end of capitalism.

Landlords and Cops Are the Real Winners of the NYC Mayoral Race

We won't know who won New York City's mayoral race for a few weeks. But it's clear that the real winners are cops, capitalists and landlords. In ranked choice voting "none of the above" is clearly the only leftist answer.

The Global South is Dying and There is Blood on Joe Biden’s Hands

Joe Biden has announced that he is in favor of waiving coronavirus vaccine patents, but this is not enough. Patents must be completely abolished to expand vaccine production and distribution to send critical supplies to the Global South.

The CIA’s Intersectional Imperialism Video Is a Travesty

In a bizarre “woke” recruitment ad, the CIA uses the language of the movement to try to recruit people of color to their organization, a central pillar of U.S. imperialism.

There is No Substitute for the Rank and File: Thoughts on Amazon Unionization

The Bessemer Amazon union was defeated by an almost 2-1 margin. This wasn’t just due to tactical mistakes. It’s due to a top-down, bureaucratic union model. To take on Amazon’s colossal strength, there is no substitute for the power of a combative rank-and-file movement.

Amazon Bullied and Bribed Their Way to Anti-Union Votes, But It’s Not Over Yet

With almost half the votes counted, the votes against the union out-pace the votes for the union 2-1. It's the direct result of the illegal anti-union measures employed by Amazon and the anti-union laws held up by Democrats and Republicans alike.

Why Is It Taking So Damn Long to Get the Results of the Amazon Union Vote?

The last day for mail in-voting on unionization of the Amazon warehouse in Alabama was last Monday. So when will we know the results? The short-hand answer is… we don’t know.