New Militant

Polemics

The Left Voice School of Falsification - Airbrushing Out Opportunism

In the case of a crisis brought on by their Argentinian party's vote for a Zionist law, Left Voice has tried to hide the mistakes of their party in parliament.

Trotskyism

When Trotskyists Organized Union Defense Guards to Stop Racist Terror

In 1975 trotskyist militants organized their union to provide defense guards for a black member facing racist attacks. An essential history of how working class power can be deployed against the racist terror of american capitalism.

Argentina

Argentina’s Left at the Presidential Debates

Argentina's Left had a rare opportunity to openly challenge the bourgeois presidential candidates in a nationally televised debate. How did they choose to intervene and what does this say about the prospects for the Left?

Greece

Rebuilding a Revolutionary Left in Greece

A timely interview with members of Kokkino Nima (ex-members of the DEA) on their experience within the organization, perspectives for the Greek left and the political lessons they have drawn over this period.

Polemics

The Crisis and Collapse of the International Socialist Organization

The largest Trotskyist organization in the United States has dissolved in the aftermath of a deep crisis. For the left it is fundamental to understand this collapse and work to prevent future organizational disasters on this scale.

Brazil

Major Brazilian Television Channel Relaunches Dictatorship Slogan

A major Brazilian television channel has resurrected dictatorship-era songs and slogans in its new spots. This represents yet another step towards consolidating a new authoritarian regime in the country.

News

YouTube Censors Anti-Fascist Brazilian Rappers

YouTube has censored an anti-fascist song by Brazilian Rappers who criticize the newly elected far right candidate Jair Bolsonaro. The international left must stand in solidarity.

Brazil

Revolutionaries and Bourgeois Democracy: A Debate from the Brazilian Left

The terrifying rise of Bolsonaro has put Brazil and the Brazilian left in the spotlight. We present here an excellent polemic by two comrades from Brazil around the Left's strategy in the lead-up to the recently held elections.

Latin America

Brazil's March to Barbarism

Brazil and Latin America have been shook by the stunning results for the far right in Brazil's election as well as the horrifying prospect of a Bolsonaro Presidency. How did we get here and what can we expect in the months and years to come?

News

Starved by Austerity, Murdered by Police

The brutal murder of a 13 year old as part of a police operation in Argentina portends the grim reality which austerity will bring to the country.

Polemics

A Coup at Catalyst? The Perils and Potential of Left Publishing

A sweeping overhaul of the editorial board at Catalyst with the expulsion of Robert Brenner has provoked criticism and boycotts from the left. What happened and how can we build more democratic publications?

Polemics

Ocasio-Cortez will Renovate the Democrats, Not the Left

The election of Ocasio-Cortez in New York has sent shockwaves through the political establishment. Yet her political strategy remains tied to the renovation of the same structures which marginalize socialist politics in the US.

News

Argentine Workers Strike Against the IMF

Argentine workers shut down the country on June 25th. We present our analysis and an important translation of a document by combative unionists.

Volume 2

Program (MIR, 1965)

Alongside the MIR's Declaration of Principals, this represents one of the key founding documents of the Chilean MIR.

Volume 2

Declaration of Principals (MIR, 1965)

This document written in 1965 was the foundational statement of the MIR (Left Revolutionary Movement). The MIR would go on to play a key role in the history of the Chilean left and was the main force to the left of Allende.

Latin America

Brazil Shut Down by Truckers: Mass Strike or Lockout?

A movement spearheaded by Brazilian truckers has shut down infrastructure across the country. Where does the left position itself in the midst of this crisis?

News

Argentinian Miners Win by Allying with Students, Workers and Abortion Rights Activists

An important victory by coal miners from the far south of Argentina provides an example of how to resist austerity.

News

The Persecution of Jesus Santrich and the Impasse of the FARC

A top leader of the FARC continues his hunger strike, expecting to choose death over extradition to face fabricated charges in the United States.

News

The IMF Returns to Argentina

Argentina's conservative government has appealed to the IMF for support. The deeply unpopular move sets the stage for a coming political crisis.

Volume 1 Featured

A Militant Voice for the Working Class

Our launch statement and vision for New Militant as a publication.

Volume 1

Roberto Santucho and the Fight for Socialism in Argentina - Part I

A political and personal history of one of South America's most important leftist guerilla leaders.

Volume 1

Armed Struggle in the Southern Cone

An introduction to some of the key texts we have included in this first issue and why they remain important for the Left today.

Volume 1

Milciades Pena and Argentine Marxism

An account of one of Latin America and Argentina's greatest Marxist historians, Milciades Pena.

Volume 1

To the People of Latin America (1974)

An important joint statement by the major revolutionary organizations engaged in armed struggle in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Uruguay.

Volume 1

The Bolivian Revolution of 1952

An account of the first proletarian revolution of the Americas: Bolivia in 1952. Includes historical background and the role of the far left.