Looking for Loopholes: On the Misuses of Lenin’s “‘Left-Wing’ Communism”

Lenin's "'Left-Wing' Communism" is often misinterpreted to justify betrayals of revolutionary principle, here we set the record straight.

Soviet Hegemony

Craig Brandist speaks about hegemony, the national question and colonialism in the early years of the USSR.

Tamás Krausz: Lenin’s Legacy as a Threat to Capitalism

Left Voice presents an interview with author Tamás Krausz on Lenin's legacy.

Theory and Popularization

Socialist and communist parties have often blurred the line between theory and popularization. Marxist theory is not simply sociology -- the study of political economy or history -- but a guide for revolutionary practice.

Reformism, Centrism and Revolution

Initial conclusions from the debates that took place during the recent Tenth International Conference of the Trotskyist Fraction.

Lenin and the Newspaper (I): The Iskra Period

La Izquierda Diario has become a reference for vast sectors of militant, radical and revolutionary activists around the world as well as has increased its influence in Argentina. Vladimir Lenin’s vision for the press was for it to play an important role as collective organizing tool and for the formation of a revolutionary workers' party. In this article, we analyze the foundation and the consequences of Iskra, the revolutionary newspaper that helped to organize Russian social democracy in the early 20th century.

The Collective Organizer of a Mass Party

At the PTS National Congress that took place in July, discussions centered on the party’s overall progress, how the Left can increase influence within the working class, women, and youth, and the central role of La Izquierda Diario online media network.