Ideas & Debates
Subalterns, Postcolonialists, and the Specter of Capital: A Polemic from Marxism
The theories of the “postcolonialists” condemn us to the mere repetition of local resistance with no way out of the brutal plundering of people by imperialism, multiple repressions, and exploitation. The socialist strategy is a tool to eradicate the society based on this brutality.
Josefina L. Martínez
August 7, 2022
‘A United Labor Movement Can Stop the Far Right’: An Interview with Warren Montag
Warren Montag discusses the rise of the U.S. Far Right, and how the labor movement can help create a unified force capable of stopping it.
Left Voice
July 29, 2022
#AllThatsLeftPod: Disability Pride Month
Happy Disability Pride Month! In our latest podcast episode, two Left Voice members discuss disability under capitalism, and how socialism can fight for true disability rights.
Left Voice
July 29, 2022
Disappearing Arctic Ice Cap Opens New Terrain for Imperialist Conflict
The Arctic Circle is the scene of escalating imperial tensions and militaristic escalation. Capitalist irrationality is destroying the planet.
Carlos Rubio
July 28, 2022
Socialist Planning and a Possible Future
Under capitalism, production is all about profits. What would socialist planning based on meeting human needs look like?
Martín Mikori
July 25, 2022
#AllThatsLeftPod: Abortion Rights, the Green Wave, and Socialist Feminism
In this episode of the podcast, we interview three members of the socialist feminist group Pan y Rosas (Bread and Roses) about the fight for abortion rights in Argentina, Mexico, and Chile.
Left Voice
July 22, 2022
Left Voice Magazine for July 2022
We present our July magazine, including a review of Joe Burns’ Class Struggle Unionism, an interview with socialist feminists in Latin America on the fight for abortion rights, and NATO’s imperialist expansion.
Left Voice
July 17, 2022
Ruth Fischer: The Ongoing Fascination of the Ultra-left
Ruth Fischer was the chairwoman of the Communist Party of Germany in the mid-1920s, before she became a supporter of McCarthy. Her ultra-left policies continue to provoke discussions among socialists. A massive biography by Mario Keßler offers some lessons for revolutionary strategy today.
Nathaniel Flakin
July 3, 2022
#AllThatsLeftPod: Michael Harrington and the Origins of DSA: An Interview with Doug Greene
In this episode, we interview author and independent historian Doug Greene about DSA founder Michael Harrington, and Greene’s new book “A Failure of Vision: Michael Harrington and the Limits of Democratic Socialism.” They discuss Harrington’s ideology, his legacy, and the ways that Harrington casts a long shadow over DSA.
Left Voice
June 26, 2022
The Strange Story of Trotskyism in the Alps
A new book in German tells the story of the Trotskyist movement in Switzerland from 1945 to 1968. It includes the strangest case of infiltration since the founding of the Fourth International.
Nathaniel Flakin
June 23, 2022