Ideas & Debates

Inflation: Wages versus Profits
Here, we publish Marxist economist Michael Roberts' analysis of the relationship between wages and profit in the inflationary environment of today.
Michael Roberts
May 25, 2022For the Right to Choose Motherhood
A new mother writes about her experience with pregnancy and why we must, in the wake of the recent Supreme Court leak, build a movement that fights for the right to choose parenthood.
Tatum Regan
May 8, 2022Sanctions on Russia: The Collateral Damage and Strategic Risks of the West’s ‘Economic Weapon’
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States and European Union have imposed unprecedented sanctions on the Putin regime. These measures are severely damaging the Russian economy. They are also disrupting international markets in energy and other commodities. Such large-scale use of the “economic weapon” risks further fragmenting the world economy.
Esteban Mercatante
April 25, 2022Angry About High Fuel and Food Prices? Blame Imperialism
Biden is attempting to paint Putin as the sole reason for inflation, while Republicans try to blame Biden. In truth, the entire global economic system that all of these politicians represent is why workers keep being strained.
Sam Carliner
April 22, 2022The War in Ukraine Is Strengthening NATO and U.S. Imperialism
As Germany increases its military budget and Sweden and Finland ponder joining NATO, it’s clear that the war in Ukraine has been a boon for European and U.S. imperialism.
James Dennis Hoff
April 16, 2022Stop the War in Ukraine! A Call to Action
The undersigned organizations and individuals agree on these basic principles. We offer this statement as a set of core principles to help galvanize an antiwar movement that is both antiimperialist and internationalist in outlook.
Left Voice
April 12, 2022Balance Sheet of the Anasse Kazib Presidential Campaign in France: Laying the Groundwork for a Revival of the Far Left
French revolutionary presidential candidate Anasse Kazib was unable to overcome the undemocratic barrier to achieving ballot status — on top of all sorts of other imaginable obstacles. But the campaign succeeded in raising a far-left voice that engaged large layers of workers and youth. The experience has been rich in lessons, and it bodes well for the future.
Anasse 2022 Campaign Team
April 4, 2022Left Voice Magazine for March 2022
We present a collection of contributions on the most important debates on the war in Ukraine and the need for an independent, anti-imperialist, and internationalist perspective to confront the crisis.
Left Voice
March 31, 2022Once Again on the Debates Regarding the War in Ukraine
It has been more than a month since the start of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. What should an independent political position of internationalist revolutionary socialists consist of?
Matías Maiello
March 31, 2022Militarism, Imperialism, and Self-Determination: Marxist Debates on the War
During World War I, the Marxist movement had a rich debate on the questions of militarism, imperialism, and self-determination. Those discussions help inform some of the current issues around the war in Ukraine.
Josefina L. Martínez
March 31, 2022