Some feminists argue that the term and notion of ‘prostitution’ should be abandoned and replaced by that of ‘sex work’. In other words, prostitution should be treated as any other form of work and recognised as such. According to the feminist activist Morgane Merteuil (among others), prostitution would even be a tool in the fight against capitalism and for the emancipation of women. In this article, we intend to respond to these ideas from a Marxist point of view.
10 April marked the 100th day of the new Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) government in Brazil. Lula's victory at the ballot box in 2022 was a victory of the struggle of young people and workers, who mobilised to defeat the hated Bolsonaro government and its reactionary policies. But, as we explained during the campaign, this was not the end of the struggle. Bolsonaro and his supporters have gone nowhere – even if they have been weakened – and the government of Lula and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin is pursuing a policy of unity with the bourgeoisie, submitting itself to the fundamental interests of the ruling class and imperialism.
En este artículo, aparecido en otoño pasado en In Defence of Marxism para conmemorar el centenario de su publicación, John McInally examina la novela revolucionaria de James Joyce: Ulises, desafía la perspectiva de que es una obra apolítica y explica por qué, cien años tras su publicación, debería estar en tu lista de lectura.
Не секрет, что классовая борьба в странах Прибалтики была в застое с момента реставрации капитализма в 1991 году. Но сейчас мы начинаем наблюдать сдвиги в ситуации, когда в апреле проводится общенациональная трехдневная забастовка работников образования. Это признак грядущих событий.
Da quando è entrato in scena il Gazte Koordinadora Sozialista (Coordinamento giovanile socialista – GKS) [qui per saperne di più], la direzione ufficiale della sinistra nazionalista (EH Bildu) nel Paese Basco l’ha visto come un fastidio, mentre in forma ufficiale continuava a ignorarlo. L’anno scorso, Arkaitz Rodríguez, segretario generale di Sortu (il principale partito della coalizione EH Bildu) aveva definito il gruppo “reazionario”. Ma subito dopo però ha affermato che il GKS era un fenomeno di poco conto e che la direzione non aveva dedicato “nemmeno mezzo minuto” agli sviluppi del movimento.
