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Lenin Would Have Been a Beast on Twitter

On Lenin’s 150th birthday, we take a look at five of his most ruthless and memorable burns. While they aren’t quite within Twitter’s required length, we’re sure he’d have no trouble delivering the same scathing content in 280 characters or less.

Left Voice

April 22, 2020

Capitalism is an Incubator for Pandemics. Socialism is the Solution.

Coronavirus is wreaking havoc across the world. Capitalism cannot adequately respond to a global health crisis. That's why we need socialism.

Mike Pappas

March 9, 2020

Whither the “Latin American Spring”?

With massive demonstrations erupting across Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, and Colombia, Latin America is an epicenter of class struggle. Fed up after years of austerity measures and imperialist policies, the masses are pushing back against their neoliberal governments. Where these uprisings go from here depends on their ability to break away from leaderships that encourage them to curb their demands.

Claudia Cinatti

December 18, 2019

From Fragmentation to Hegemony: Turning Points in Class Struggle Today

With class struggle erupting across the world—from Chile and Bolivia to Iraq and Algeria—how does the working class use this momentum to unite mass movements and build a force capable of toppling existing regimes?

Matías Maiello

December 11, 2019

Populism and Its Uses: Antinomies of a Failed Reformist Strategy

Reflections on Chantal Mouffe’s new book, “For a Left Populism.”

Claudia Cinatti

September 20, 2018

Open Letter to Kshama Sawant: Don’t Support the Police!

Kshama Sawant, a socialist on the Seattle city council, has just voted to confirm the new police chief. This is a serious mistake, as the police are defenders of capitalism. Socialists should aim to expose the role played by the police against working people.

Nathaniel Flakin

August 23, 2018

Left Voice at The Left Forum 2018

This year Left Forum is taking place from Friday, June 1 through Sunday, June 3 at The John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City; the theme is bringing together the broad left and rising movements in face of the Trump presidency and the embolding of the right. Featured speakers include Juan Gonzalez, Jane Sanders, Silvia Federici, Cathy Dang, Ajamu Baraka and others.

Left Voice

May 30, 2018

Harnessing Anti-Trumpism for More Strategic Resistance

Now that Trump’s first SOTU address has come and gone, we’ve hit a milestone for reflection on the ways that mobilization has and hasn’t happened.

Lily Cichanowicz

February 3, 2018

From Argentina to Athens: Connecting the Revolutionary Left

I spent 48 hours in the Greek capital. My goal: Sharing some experiences of the Trotskyist left in Argentina. The meeting almost didn't take place because of 15 "nihilist" anarchists. It was pure chaos – and still a good internationalist exchange.

Nathaniel Flakin

November 24, 2017