Latin America
Argentina: Massive Teacher’s March on Eighth Day of Strike
The teachers' strikes were sparked after unions and local governments failed to reach an agreement on salary negotiations. Each year, teachers’ salaries are renegotiated, allowing their income to match inflation.
Sara Jayne
March 17, 2017
São Paulo Metro on Strike
Transit workers in São Paulo, Brazil join nationwide work stoppage on March 15th against austerity measures.
Victor Mariutti
March 15, 2017
International Women’s Day in the Land of Femicides
Left Voice interviews Mexican socialist, Joss Espinoza. She is a student at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and an activist in the socialist women's organization "Pan y Rosas" (Bread and Roses).
Joss Espinosa
March 7, 2017
Maquila Workers Against Femicide and Exploitation
The conditions of the Mexican working class are a product of the United States’ imperialist relationship with Mexico which has been perpetuated by both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
Ximena Goldman
March 7, 2017
Argentine Teachers’ Union Votes to Strike on International Women’s Day
Teachers vote a work stoppage on March 8, International Women's Day.
Left Voice
March 6, 2017
Zanon expropriated: An unforgettable day!
Workers’ self-management at Zanon ceramic tile factory is nearing its 15-year milestone of struggle and production.
Titin Moreira
March 3, 2017
A Close Look at the Zapatistas Presidential Campaign
Last year, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation announced that it would launch an indigenous candidacy alongside the National Indigenous Congress for the 2018 presidential elections in Mexico.
Óscar Fernández
February 28, 2017
The Rise of the Revolutionary Left in Argentina
In the global context of the advance of the right wing and proliferation of neoreformism, a new revolutionary left is growing in Argentina.
Juan Cruz Ferre
February 25, 2017
Brazil After the Coup: Austerity, Attacks and Scandals
After the right-wing coup, the government has intensified attacks against the working class. Scandals and plummeting popularity has not stopped these attacks from coming. What can be done to resist and defeat the Temer government? The following interview with Leandro Lanfredi, Editor of Esquerda Diario, the largest left publication in Brazil, will begin to answer these questions.
Leandro Lanfredi
January 27, 2017
10 Points to Understand the Gasolinazo Protests in Mexico
A rise in gas prices (gasolinazo), electricity bills and consumer prices has channeled popular discontent against Peña Nieto’s administration, sparking protests across the country.
Bárbara Funes
January 9, 2017