In an increasingly convulsed world, where crises, wars and the rise of the extreme right mark the scene, class struggle also emerges. We have seen it in the general strikes in Italy or in the fights against ICE in the United States. In this talk Brais Fernández, Emmanuel Rodríguez and Matías Maiello address a debate about the current moment, characterized by the crisis of the old order, disputes between imperialist powers and new political phenomena and class struggle. How do we face the reactionary offensive? What strategy do we need?
The debate panel was held at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the Complutense University of Madrid (Somosaguas) and was the opening of the Conference on Marxism and Socialist Strategy organized by the CRT of the Spanish State.
EMMANUEL RODRIGUEZ
Historian and sociologist, editor of Traffickers of Dreams. Author of several books, including: The end of our world (Traficantes, 2025), The middle class effect (Traficantes, 2022), Politics against the state (Traficantes, 2018), Politics in the decline of the middle class (Traficantes, 2016).
BRAIS FERNANDEZ
Member of the Viento Sur editorial team and activist of Anticapitalistas. He collaborates in different publications and is recently co-author of Family, race and nation in times of post-fascism (Traficantes, 2020).
MATÍAS MAIELLO
Sociologist and teacher (University of Buenos Aires). Militant of the Socialist Workers Party (PTS) of Argentina. Co-author with Emilio Albamonte of the book Socialist Strategy and Military Art (2017) and author of the books: Carl Schmitt y León Trotsky (2025), From mobilization to revolution (2022).
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