Gramsci’s “Passive Revolution” as Applied to Latin America does not Serve to Demonstrate that Pink Tide leaders (Maduro, AMLO, Lula, etc.) are Sellouts

In spite of concessions to business groups and retreats on other fronts, Pink Tide leaders from Lula to Maduro are still progressive. Writers on the left who call Pink Tide leaders a sell-out display a monochromatic vision of the world, a far cry from what Marx and Engels had in mind.

The following is an article of mine published in Monthly Review that attempts to refute the notion that Gramsci’s concept of “passive revolution” is applicable to Latin America’s Pink Tide.

https://monthlyreview.org/2024/10/01/applying-misapplying-gramscios-passive-revolution-to-latin-america/