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What’s next for the Chicago Left?
On November 17, 80-90 activists joined Tempest members in Chicago for a vibrant discussion about organizing after the presidential election.
On Gaza and the struggle to restrain Trump
The West’s support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza has legitimized and encouraged the far right in the West itself, argues British socialist David Renton.
No Laughing Matter
Tempest member Hank Kennedy discusses the Nazi use of cartoon propaganda and draws parallels to the Zionist attack on Palestinians and Palestine solidarity activists today.
Building International Solidarity Against Imperial Rivalry
Thomas Hummel interviews Ashley Smith about a new book on China in global capitalism.
Not showing up for Harris
With a focus on the supposed shift toward Trump in New York City, BC Hamilton argues that the real story of the election was a lack of motivation to vote for status-quo politics.
Trump vs Harris: how did the U.S.A. get here?
David Camfield interviews Tempest’s Aaron Amaral about the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the development of the two-party system, and the history and possibility of mass challenges from below for an episode of podcast Victor’s Children. What follows is a transcript of that interview, edited for length and clarity.
A review of Paul Foot: A Life in Politics
Bill Roberts reviews the new biography Paul Foot: A Life in Politics.
Re-opening the question of Jewish Liberation
The new book on fighting antisemitism by Ben Lorber and Shane Burley could not have come at a better time, writes Jonah ben Avraham.
When the circus leaves town
The Tempest National Committee argues that while there is little to nothing that the socialist movement can do now to challenge the right-wing visions on offer in the 2024 U.S. elections, a serious reckoning with how we got here and the post-election tasks of the Left is critical to raising our collective horizons beyond the…
The logic of Trump vs. the logic of Lenin
Paul LeBlanc argues that socialists must adapt Leninism to the current moment to face Trumpism’s political effectiveness.
A review of China in Global Capitalism: Building International Solidarity against Imperial Rivalry
Ben Rosenfield reviews Eli Friedman, Kevin Lin, Rosa Liu, and Ashley Smith’s China in Global Capitalism.
A racist counter-offensive in Texas
Interview with Joshua Hamilton on the attacks on DEI in the Texas higher-education system.
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