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The conservative (d)evolution of Teamsters for a Democratic Union
Tim Goulet examines the history and recent right-ward direction of Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU).
“Actually existing socialism” and the communist transition
David Camfield’s Red Flags: A Reckoning with Communism for the Future of the Left is a concise and insightful intervention into the renewed debates on the legacy of “actually existing socialism.”
Electoralism cannot free Palestine
Shireen Akram-Boshar argues that a recent interview by Eric Blanc with Bashir Abu-Manneh and Hoda Mitwally in Jacobin offers a mistaken analysis of the challenges facing the Palestine solidarity movement.
Breaking barriers to academic freedom
Tempest member Dana Cloud urges scholars to tell the truth and take sides to defend academic freedom.
Loyalty to truth and solidarity—not to the authoritarian state
Seattle educator, author, and socialist Jesse Hagopian recently spoke at a National Teach-In on Loyalty Oaths organized by the American Association of University Professors, which notes that President Trump’s so-called Compact with universities “violates the First Amendment by forcing universities to surrender their right of free speech and academic freedom in exchange for…
Speak out! Tom Alter, MAGA McCarthyism, and the fight for free speech
The Tempest Collective is a supporter of the Committee to Defend Tom Alter and encourages everyone to attend this event on Thursday, November 6 at 7 pm ET, as well as to join the fight to defend Tom Alter and the growing list of victims of Trumpite repression and the broad attacks on all…
The candidate, the billionaires, and the Democrats
Mel Bienenfeld explains the relationship of Zohran Mamdani to New York elites.
Introducing the UAWD’s Daily Struggle
UAWD, a rank-and-file caucus within UAW, is holding a launch event this Sunday, October 19, at 3 pm ET for a new worker-led publication by and for UAW members that will provide a platform for workers to speak for themselves. Register for the event here.
Rehabilitating McCarthyism
As Trump continues to escalate his campaign of domestic repression, Tempest offers a perspective from Bill Keach on the repression of another period—the McCarthy era.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The Tempest editorial board suggests a list of readings and resources for Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
“A huge massacre awaits”
Tempest’s Shireen Akram-Boshar asked Toufic Haddad to characterize the current phase of the Gaza genocide.
Statement by the Committee to Defend History Professor Tom Alter
A call for support for professor fired for speaking at a socialist conference.
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