INTERNATIONAL
From Argentina with Communism: Five Lessons an American Learned in Buenos Aires
An American Left Voice writer learns from the PTS, a Trotskyist Party in Argentina. These are his reflections on internationalism, party building, the union bureaucracy and the fight against oppression.
Ioan Georg
September 12, 2017The Way Forward for Argentina’s Left and Labor Movement
After the August 22 rally called by the Argentinian General Confederation of Labor (CGT), Left Voice sat down with Camilo Mones, a member of the shop steward committee at the Pepsi factory in Buenos Aires.
Camilo Mones
September 9, 2017Historic Earthquake Shakes Mexico
An urgent action has been called by Section 22 of the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) to organize relief brigades for the regions devastated by last night’s earthquake.
Tre Kwon
September 8, 2017The U.S. and North Korea: A War of Nerves, For Now.
While Hurricane Harvey devastated Houston, another storm was brewing thousands of miles away.
Claudia Cinatti
September 7, 2017British Mcdonald’s Workers Go on Strike
On Monday, September 4th, British McDonald's workers are set to strike for the first time in their history. The staff at two restaurants of the US fast-food giant are issuing a call for industrial action over better pay and more secure working hours.
Alejandra Ríos
September 3, 2017[VIDEO] New York City Joins to Demand, Where Is Santiago Maldonado?
New York City joins thousands around the world to demand, where is Santiago Maldonado?
Left Voice
September 2, 2017The question mobilising Argentina: ‘Where is Santiago Maldonado?’
September 1 marks one month since the last time he was seen. Santiago Maldonado, a 28-year-old artisan, was protesting on August 1 in solidarity with the struggle of the Mapuche people from the Lof Cushamen community in Chubut province, in Argentina’s Patagonia region.
Diego Lotito
September 2, 2017Police Raid in Munich: Special Forces Burst into Apartment Because of a Ypg-Flag on Private Facebook Page
This morning at 6 AM, ten heavily armed special forces of German police executed a search warrant in Munich in an investigation over a picture of a flag of the Kurdish militia YPG posted on a private Facebook profile. During the raid the behavior of police was both sexist and racist.
Baran Serhad
August 17, 2017Argentina’s Elections: The Radical Left Presents the Only Alternative to Capitalist Crisis
The results of the first round in Argentina’s midterm elections point to a growing polarization in the country. The right-wing coalition of president Mauricio Macri consolidated its position, defeating the Peronists in virtually every province. Meanwhile, the Left has appealed to an increasing number of working class voters who have abandoned Peronism with a radical program based on the reduction of the workday and wages tied to the cost of living.
Robert Belano
August 17, 2017A US Socialist’s Account of a Working Class Electoral Campaign in Argentina
On Sunday night, the Frente de Izquierda y de los Trabajadores (Left and Workers’ Front, FIT) achieved impressive results in the first round of country’s midterm elections.
Julia Wallace
August 17, 2017