Left wing communism

Category: Brasil


The Illusions of the Lula Government and the New Cycle of Social Struggles in Brazil

Teachers in Brazil, disappointed by Lula’s government, are mobilizing for better working conditions. The strike at APEOC in Fortaleza is part of a national movement, reflecting widespread dissatisfaction with the neoliberal policies of the current government. The workers’ autonomy is challenging bureaucratic control, paving the way for potential radicalization and renewed struggles for self-emancipation.

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Michel Roberts and his Leninist biases. How not to understand what imperialist capitalism is and to confuse about it

By Aníbal Spanish Michael Roberts edited an article on dependency theory, a theory that was very influential especially in Latin America. Michael Roberts comments on a book edited by Claudio Katz (La teoría de la dependencia después de cincuenta años.La…

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Revolutionary politics and the war in the Middle East

By Crítica Desapiedada A proletarian internationalist voice on the Israel-Palestine war, rarely heard in Latin America where the leftist bourgeois idea prevails that only the U.S. and Israel are imperialist, and “the Palestinians” deserve support in their struggle for “national…

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Brazil: 100 days of Lula’s government in the service of capitalism

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, has just celebrated his first 100 days as President of Brazil with a trip to China accompanied by a hundred capitalists: in renewing his ties with that country he went above all…

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Movaut and ICT on the party and class consciousness

Critical considerations on Movaut and significant texts of its members. Part 3 By Fredo Corvo This series of articles aims to critically analyze some characteristic positions of Self-management Marxism, its political movement Movaut and its supporters and promoters. To this…

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Movaut and ICT on the proletarian revolution in Russia

Critical considerations on Movaut and significant texts of its members. Part 2 Spanish Aníbal and Fredo Corvo The objective of this series of articles is to critically analyze a series of characteristic positions of Self-management Marxism, its political movement Movaut…

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Movaut on the half-state and the period of transition

Critical considerations on Movaut and significant texts of its members. Part 1 Spanish By Aníbal and Fredo Corvo The objective of this series of articles is to critically analyze a series of characteristic positions of Self-management Marxism, its political movement…

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Critique of ICT and Movaut

By Aníbal and Fredo Corvo Spanish 1) The ICT has published an English translation of an article from Movaut (Brazil): On the Brazilian elections. This is the original text in Brazilian Portuguese: Rubens Vinícius da Silva, AS ELEIÇÕES BRASILEIRAS DE…

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[Brazil] The light at the end of the tunnel blurs our vision

Did October 30th herald better days? Or a calculated disaster? By Passa Palavra Bolsenaro fans The ecstasy of the first hours confirmed what was already expected: the defeat of Bolsonaro and the victory of Lula in the 2022 elections, anticipated…

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Brazil: The revolutionary bloc and the elections

Spanish By Nildo Viana The workers’ struggle makes advances and setbacks during the historical process. This can be explained by a set of determinations. The state apparatus, the democratic illusion, consumerism, culture (ideologies, doctrines, speeches, etc.), and the media capital,…

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The theft of work, dignity, and suicide

In that moment, he gained another chance to live a life without work, without dignity – and without the choice of not wanting to live it. By Vitor Ahagon São Paulo. Cars. Horns. Thin that the bus takes away. Dog…

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What is the character of the war in Ukraine?

Translation into spanish The bloody war in Ukraine has been met with dismay by workers around the world. Besides pity for the victims of bombardments, shelling and rocket attacks, for the refugees, for the people in air-raid shelters, people especially…

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