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Nepal protests have deeper roots
Under the right conditions, a spark can start a prairie fire. Protests against a social media in Nepal ban grew into a full blown uprising after police killed 19 protesters. Houses of prominent politicians were attacked, the parliament set on fire and the government is in shambles. But what is next? Tempest republishes this article…
Texas State University Fires History Professor Tom Alter
A statement from the Texas State Employees Union condemning the termination of Texas State University Professor Tom Alter. Tempest stands in solidarity with Tom Alter.
Trump’s D.C. occupation is an attack on all of us
In this interview, conducted before Trump’s direct control of the M.P.D. expired, D.C.-based scholar Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò discusses the forms of resistance and experimental collectivity that emerged in opposition to Trump’s takeover and considers the possibility of future escalation and organization.
Palestine on trial in Argentina
As Argentina continues to arrest peaceful protesters, socialist Alejandro Bodart speaks to Tempest again about the criminalization of himself and other advocates of Palestinian freedom.
Venezuela’s authoritarian turn and the repression of its Left
In this interview, conducted by Anderson Bean, Edgardo Lander reflects on the deepening repression in Venezuela, the criminalization of dissent, and the stakes for academic freedom, democracy, and international solidarity
On the Flotilla to Gaza
Anderson Bean and brian bean interview Argentina socialist Cele Fierro about aid flotillas to Gaza sailing from Tunisia and Spain.
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Resisting anti-trans policies in NYC and beyond
Danielle Bullock discusses examples of organized resistance to the attacks on trans youth in New York City and beyond.
More pay, but less union democracy
Striking flight attendants at Air Canada have won real gains in pay, but union officials bargained away the workers’ right to reject the deal and fight for more. As the ratification vote goes on, David Camfield explains.
Democrats are saboteurs in the resistance camp
Avery Wear argues that ignoring the differences between the increasingly authoritarian Republican Party and the Democrats isn’t politically effective. Socialists should acknowledge the reality of these differences while making clear that the Democratic Party—as a party of capital and capitalists, even liberal ones—will ultimately sabotage fights of working-class and oppressed people against the authoritarian and…
Solidarity with Venezuelan intellectuals
A call for solidarity with Venezuelan academics and intellectuals facing state repression. Please add your name to the petition.
Mamdani and the tasks for NYC socialists
After much collective discussion and debate, the New York City Tempest Collective Organizing Committee here explains the local’s approach to the Mamdani campaign. This includes recognizing the acute need for collective organizing beyond the campaign to win crucial reforms, including those promised by Mamdani, and to defend ourselves against the coming attacks from the right,…
Support Ukraine’s Nurses
A call for material support and solidarity with a campaign on behalf of the Ukrainian nurses union.
Strike lessons from Massachusetts teachers
Peter Allen-Lamphere discusses the education strike wave in Massachusetts with presidential candidate for the Massachusetts Teachers Association and Educators for a Democratic Union member, Matt Bach.
“The starvation of Gaza is not a glitch in the system”
brian bean, writing for the Tempest National Committee, calls out the crocodile tears of the U.S. ruling class over the starvation of Gaza, and calls for an immediate response to the starving and a broadening of the movement against the genocide and the system behind it.
Will Mamdani be allowed to govern NYC?
To win the Democratic Party nomination for mayor, Zohran Mamdani ran on a platform that won him a base of support in New York City’s working class. Shamus Cooke argues that Mamdani’s promises can only become a reality if his supporters are ready to fight against ruling-class resistance.
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