Interview

The Situation on the Island and Its Prospects: Interview with a Young Cuban Communist
La Izquierda Diario interviews Taliesin Álvarez, a member of the Union of Young Communists and of the Hermanos Saíz Association, and a member of the editorial board of the left-wing Cuban blog Comunistas, about the demonstrations in Cuba.
Milton D'León
July 26, 2021“Working-Class People Have Been Crucial” — Interview with Students in Myanmar
Left Voice interviewed two student activists who have been resisting the military coup in Myanmar. They talked about the country’s history and the role of students and workers in the resistance to the coup.
Left Voice
June 7, 2021Texas Bans Abortion
On May 19, Texas governor Greg Abbott signed a bill that makes abortion after six weeks of pregnancy illegal in the state of Texas, making Texas the state with the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation.
M.K. Kumar
June 7, 2021Against the McDonalds of Pleasure
An interview with Virginia Guitzel, one of the authors of Transgender Marxism, about the situation of trans people in Brazil and the need for Marxism in the queer liberation movement.
Left Voice
June 6, 2021The Neoliberal Fracturing of LGBTQ+ Identities
An Interview with Peter Drucker about how lesbian and gay identity emerged alongside the welfare state. LGBTQ+ communities now face social polarization.
Left Voice
June 6, 2021“Spotify is the Uber of the Music Industry”: An Interview with Leftist Singer-Songwriter David Rovics
Left Voice sat down with Portland-based artist and activist David Rovics to talk about his new album, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the state of the music industry today.
Ezra Brain
April 19, 2021Revolutionary Socialist Candidates in Brazil Challenge Bolsonaro and the Coup Regime
Candidates of Left Voice’s sister organization in Brazil are running for office in several parts of the country, raising the perspective of independent working-class candidates in the elections and in the streets as an alternative to most of the Left, which seeks to continue the path of conciliation with the bourgeois regime.
Left Voice
November 5, 2020North Carolina Police Attack Peaceful March to the Polls, Participant Speaks Out
A peaceful march to the polls in Graham, North Carolina, was violently attacked by local cops, who pepper sprayed children as young as 5 and kept people from voting. Left Voice spoke with an activist who was present.
Ezra Brain
October 31, 2020The Results of the MAS Victory, Explained: Interview with a Bolivian Socialist
Javo Ferreira, a leader of the LOR-CI and editor for La Izquierda Diario, Bolivia, discusses the results of Bolivia’s anxiously anticipated presidential election and how the political situation has changed with the defeat of the coup government and the victory of the MAS.
Javo Ferreira
October 20, 2020Honduras: The Struggle of Garifuna Land Defenders Continues after the Kidnapping of Four Leaders
More than a month after the kidnapping of four Garifuna leaders from the community of Triunfo de la Cruz, demonstrations demanding that they be brought back alive continue across Honduras. We spoke to Edgardo Benedit, a leader of the community, about the Garifuna people’s struggle for their lands and against the attacks they have experienced in recent years.
Victoria Meza
August 20, 2020