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Ideas & Debates

Five Myths About the Russian Revolution Debunked

Although the idea of socialism is growing in popularity, myths about the Russian Revolution persist.

Seiji Seron

November 7, 2017

How Will Russia Celebrate the Centennial of the October Revolution?

It has been 100 years since the storming of the Red Palace that marked the world's first successful socialist revolution. How will Russians remember this day?

Anna Malyukova

October 27, 2017

Why Everything Costs Money

Left Voice spoke with Olúfémi Táíwò, who has recapped each chapter of Capital Volume 1 with biting humor on his appropriately-named blog, Why Everything Costs Money. You can find Olúfémi’s blog at: www.whyeverythingcostsmoney.com

Is a Liberatory Pedagogy Possible?

Progressive teachers seek to practice a liberatory pedagogy in their classroom, helping their students to become conscious of oppression and inequality. Is it really possible to engage in liberatory pedagogy in today’s classrooms?

Hernán Cortiñas

October 17, 2017

Defend ACA or Fight for Universal Health Care?

We need free universal healthcare. A Single-Payer program is far from ideal, but it would represent a big gain and leave workers in the U.S. in a much better position to fight for more.

Juan Cruz Ferre

October 13, 2017

Blanqui’s Politics of Revolution: An Interview with Doug Greene

In this interview, historian Doug Greene talks about Blanqui, his life and politics, and more. His new book, ‘Communist Insurgent: Blanqui's Politics of Revolution,’ will be out next month.

Left Voice

October 7, 2017

Class, Party and Leadership: Lessons from the Spanish Revolution

Eighty years after the Spanish Civil War, we review one of its main lessons: the preparatory task of building revolutionary parties and leaderships in non-revolutionary periods.

Santiago Lupe

October 2, 2017

Noam Chomsky and Chris Hedges Are Wrong – Antifa and Nazis Are Not the Same

Following the murder of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Donald Trump enraged half of the US population once again by blaming both sides (Nazis and anti-Nazis) for the reckless and deliberate killing of the peaceful protester. A few days after condemning the “violence and bigotry on many sides”, he asserted that “there was a group on […]

Isaac Russo

September 2, 2017

Cop Organizers Aren’t Comrades

A police organizer was voted to the leadership of the DSA. What is the nature of the police and what should the position of socialists be?

Julia Wallace

August 30, 2017