Arts & Culture
Joker: The Despair of Capitalism and the Hope of Riots
All the critics hate “Joker”: They denounce it as a film without a message, or one that will inspire right-wing terrorists. What movie were they watching? In reality, the message couldn't be clearer: Working people need to direct their anger against the rich.
Nathaniel Flakin
October 8, 2019
Between the Myth and the Woman: Remembering Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo is widely considered one of the most famous painters in Latin America. On the 65th anniversary of her death, her unique body of work and enigmatic persona continue to mesmerize viewers, but the picture her works paint of her life tell a more complex story.
Madeleine Freeman
July 13, 2019
Marx in Brooklyn
On Friday night, Karl Marx came back. Bob Weick performed his world-renowned one-man show, “Marx in Soho,” in the Mayday Space in Brooklyn. Left Voice organized the event.
Nathaniel Flakin
June 25, 2019
“We’re Americans”: Class and the State in Jordan Peele’s “Us”
"Us" sets us up for an analysis of class society. Where does it deliver and where does it fall short? Spoiler Alert!
Tatiana Cozzarelli
April 25, 2019
‘Rumblings of a Coming Storm’: An Anticapitalist Play
On Saturday, the Dixon Place theater in New York will present “Rumblings of a Coming Storm,” a movement theater piece about oppression and exploitation under capitalism. Set to a text by Lucy Parsons, the play tells a story about revolution and shows why it’s necessary. Left Voice spoke to the play’s creator and director, Ezra Brain.
Left Voice
April 12, 2019
Black Radicalism on Screen: “The Hate U Give”
It is not every day that the music of Tupac Shakur and the politics of the Black Panthers are harmoniously woven into a tale about a modern black family. But in a society still marred by racial and class inequality, normalcy isn’t an option for black Americans like the Carters, the protagonists of “The Hate U Give.”
Thaddeus Greene
November 9, 2018
Marxism or Populism? A Debate About Proletarian Culture
The young Soviet Republic was fertile ground for the development of art with the emergence of new trends, genres and styles.
Ariane Diaz
April 28, 2018
Who are the Trotskyists of Babylon Berlin?
Someone must have been telling lies about Leon Trotsky, as the German TV series Babylon Berlin only features ahistorical pseudo-Trotskyists.
Nathaniel Flakin
April 9, 2018
Watch “Marx is Back”, Episode 3: State and Revolution
“Marx is Back” a mini-series about the Communist Manifesto is now on youtube. Subtitles available.
Left Voice
June 1, 2017
Watch “Marx is Back”, Episode 2: The Market and the Capitalist Crisis
This is the second episode of “Marx is Back” a mini series based on the Communist Manifesto. Subtitles available.
Left Voice
May 24, 2017