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How to Escape the Eternal Debt Trap

The fight against the foreign debt that strangles Argentina is at the center of the electoral campaign of the Workers Left Front — Unity (FIT–U). This article explains how imperialism uses the debt to subjugate the masses, and spells out a program in opposition.

Lucia Ortega

November 11, 2021

Fed Up with AOC? Meet Myriam Bregman

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is known around the world as a socialist in the U.S. Congress. Yet she has disappointed supporters on the Left by voting to fund ICE and the Israeli war machine. Are all elected officials going to betray us? We compare AOC's record to that of Myriam Bregman, the socialist congressmember from Argentina.

Nathaniel Flakin

October 27, 2021

Revolutionary Socialists in Argentina Are the Only Ones Campaigning in Defense of Abortion Rights

With less than a month until the midterm elections in Argentina, the center-left government is pivoting to the right. An anti-abortion politician was just named head of the cabinet. The only political force that defends the right to abortion is the Workers Left Front – Unity (FIT–U).

Nathaniel Flakin

October 24, 2021

Zanon Factory in Argentina: 20 Years Under Workers’ Control

Today is the 20th anniversary of the occupation of Cerámica Zanon, in Neuquén, Argentina. It led to an unprecedented experience with workers’ management. In a world sinking under the weight of capitalism, Zanon continues to resist — and is a symbol for the working class.

Alejo Lasa

October 1, 2021

Alejandro Vilca, the Socialist Sanitation Worker in Argentina Fighting to Enter Congress

Socialist sanitation worker Alejandro Vilcas won 24 percent of the votes in the province of Jujuy, Argentina. He is fighting to enter Congress in November as national deputy.

The Trotskyist Left Is a Rising Force in Argentina

In Sunday’s primary elections in Argentina, the Workers’ Left Front - Unity, an electoral coalition of four Trotskyist parties, had its best election yet and is now the country’s third-largest electoral force.

Robert Belano

September 13, 2021

Trotskyist Legislators in Argentina Under Attack for Defending Palestine

Last Wednesday, representatives of the Workers Left Front — Unity (FIT-U) in Argentina spoke out against the Israeli attack on Gaza. As a result, right-wing forces are attempting to defame them as "Nazis and antisemites." A broad petition rejects this reactionary campaign.

Left Voice

May 24, 2021

On the 45th Anniversary of Argentina’s Last Military Dictatorship

45 years ago, a military coup backed by the CIA installed a military dictatorship in Argentina. Today, we remember the tens of thousands of workers, students, and activists who disappeared.

Jack Allen

March 24, 2021

Workers’ Occupations and Roadblocks in Argentina Signal a Shift in the Class Struggle

In the past few days, five different sets of workers have occupied their companies or set up roadblocks and encampments against shutdowns and massive layoffs. These grassroots rebellions are leading the way forward in the fight against unemployment.