Left Voice Magazine for July 2022

How We Won Abortion Rights

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Abortion rights were recently won in Argentina, Mexico, and Chile. Socialist feminists organized in Pan y Rosas explain how they did it.

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What Is Class Struggle Unionism?

Jason Koslowski

Joe Burns’ new Class Struggle Unionism comes at a key time. That’s because the long-slumbering union movement looks like it could be starting to stir again.

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Marxism, Stalinism, and Queerphobia

Von Marco Helmbrecht and Niko Weber

A historical survey of Marxism and queer life, from the young Soviet Union to Stalinist homophobia.

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NATO and Imperialist Military Expansionism

Josefina L. Martínez and Diego Lotito

As its recent summit made clear, NATO cannot play a “democratic” or “progressive” role internationally.

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Feminism and Communism: A Debate with Silvia Federici

Josefina L. Martínez

Communes or communism? A debate with autonomism and the work of Silvia Federici, from the perspective of socialist feminism.

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Left Voice Magazine for April 2024 — Labor Notes Edition!

In this issue, we delve into the state and future of the labor movement today. We take a look at the prospects for Palestinian liberation through the lens of Leon Trotsky’s theory of Permanent Revolution, and discuss the way that Amazon has created new conditions of exploitation and how workers across the world are fighting back.

The Movement for Palestine Needs Independent, Working-Class Politics

As the brutal genocide of Palestinians continues with the help of the Biden administration, there is maneuver underway to co-opt the movement for Palestine. We need to have a democratic and independent movement that relies on the power of the working class, the student movement, and mobilizations in the streets.

Unite the Encampments Against Repression and for a Free Palestine

Student encampments in solidarity with Gaza are cropping up across the country and are facing intense repression by police acting on behalf of university officials. Defending the occupations requires uniting outrage with these attacks on the right to protest with broad support for Palestine across the student movement and the labor movement.

Ideas & Debates