Party of Socialist Workers (PTS), Argentina
From Argentina with Communism: Five Lessons an American Learned in Buenos Aires
An American Left Voice writer learns from the PTS, a Trotskyist Party in Argentina. These are his reflections on internationalism, party building, the union bureaucracy and the fight against oppression.
Ioan Georg
September 12, 2017The question mobilising Argentina: ‘Where is Santiago Maldonado?’
September 1 marks one month since the last time he was seen. Santiago Maldonado, a 28-year-old artisan, was protesting on August 1 in solidarity with the struggle of the Mapuche people from the Lof Cushamen community in Chubut province, in Argentina’s Patagonia region.
Diego Lotito
September 2, 2017Argentina’s Elections: The Radical Left Presents the Only Alternative to Capitalist Crisis
The results of the first round in Argentina’s midterm elections point to a growing polarization in the country. The right-wing coalition of president Mauricio Macri consolidated its position, defeating the Peronists in virtually every province. Meanwhile, the Left has appealed to an increasing number of working class voters who have abandoned Peronism with a radical program based on the reduction of the workday and wages tied to the cost of living.
Robert Belano
August 17, 2017A US Socialist’s Account of a Working Class Electoral Campaign in Argentina
On Sunday night, the Frente de Izquierda y de los Trabajadores (Left and Workers’ Front, FIT) achieved impressive results in the first round of country’s midterm elections.
Julia Wallace
August 17, 201730,000 Protest PepsiCo Factory Closure, Police Repression
ARGENTINA: Tens of thousands take the streets in solidarity with PepsiCo workers in Argentina
Left Voice
July 19, 2017PepsiCo Struggle in Washington Post, New York Times, Fox
PepsiCo struggle gains major national and international attention.
Left Voice
July 14, 2017Carrying the Torch: Revolutionary Marxism in the Neoliberal Era
A leader of the Partido de Trabajadores Socialistas (PTS) talks about the theoretical and strategic basis for the actions of the PTS in the struggle for worker control at Zanon.
Christian Castillo
July 14, 201710 Images of the Battle at PepsiCo
This morning, PepsiCo workers were brutally repressed by the police who evicted them from an occupation in defense of their jobs.
Left Voice
July 13, 2017Workers Beat Back Goliath, Defend Factory Occupation
Last night, PepsiCo workers defended the factory occupation and at least for the night, kept the police away. How did they do it?
Tatiana Cozzarelli
July 12, 2017PepsiCo Workers Threatened with Violent Eviction
Helicopters and police cars circle the PepsiCo factory where workers are fighting for their jobs.
Left Voice
July 11, 2017