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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, 2017The Women’s Movement We Need
The Trump administration will mean increased attacks against women. The Women’s March on Washington demonstrates the potential for the creation of a new, responsive women’s movement. Here, I will outline six elements needed for a women’s movement that is up to the task of not only responding to Trump’s attacks, but of wresting our rights from the government.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
January 18, 201727 Years After The Montreal Massacre, We Keep Fighting to End Violence Against Women
Tuesday, December 6th 2016 marks the 27th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, where 14 female students of the École Polytechnique in Montreal were killed and another 10 women were injured by gunshot wounds. They were victims of a misogynistic attack by a student named Marc Lépine.
Bruno Portela
December 7, 2016Argentine left alliance holds mass rally in show of strength
Since being elected in November last year, Argentina’s right-wing President Mauricio Macri has pushed harsh neoliberal measures, including mass lay-offs. This provoked big protests and strikes, and the growing influence of the radical Left and Workers Front (FIT) reflects the push back by popular sectors against the right-wing offensive.
Left Voice
November 30, 20165 Takeaways from the Huge Socialist Rally in Argentina
A soccer stadium in Buenos Aires, brimming with people: nothing to call home about. An arena packed with over 20,000 Trotskyists—combative rank-and-file unionists, LGBT activists, women organizing against femicide and for abortion rights, university students and youth resisting austerity: a different matter altogether.
Tre Kwon
November 28, 2016#SocialistsFillStadium: Follow it on Left Voice!
TODAY, Trotskyists will fill a stadium of 20,000 seats in Buenos Aires. Live updates on Left Voice!
Left Voice
November 19, 2016Trotskyists to Pack Stadium of 20,000
The Argentine Left and Workers' Front has called a national rally for this Saturday, November 19. The event will be held at a 20,000-person capacity soccer stadium in Buenos Aires.
Luigi Morris
November 17, 2016How to Fight for Women’s Rights in the Age of Trumpism
After the shocking tape discussing sexual assault, how can women fight against Trump’s misogyny? Hillary is no alternative, with her imperialist policies abroad and a history of hurting working women in the US. Last week’s examples from Argentina and Poland show women a way forward in the fight against misogyny and for our rights.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
October 12, 2016Worker Struggles in Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez has sadly earned its fame as the capital of feminicide. With the assembly plant boom during the nineties, Juárez became one of the worst cities for a woman to live in. Roberto Bolaño’s hellish images from La parte de los crímenes in 2666 about a detective’s pilgrimage to document chauvinist violence at the border in the desert of Santa Teresa have undoubtedly become a reality.
Sergio Moissen
February 29, 2016Love in the Time of Capitalism
This Sunday, many will enjoy a day with their spouses and partners filled with Hallmark cards, roses and sentimental dates. For some, Valentine’s Day is a day to express deep love and desire. For others, a performance of affection in a charade of a partnership that is no longer emotionally or sexually fulfilling.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
February 14, 2016