A revolutionary socialist organizing project
Trump’s use of pressure and deadly force against Venezuela is escalating. But as British socialist Richard Seymour explains, Trump’s regional agenda is incoherent and largely theatrical—and won’t restore U.S. dominance or stem the rising influence of China.
A reply to Todd Chretien
by Ashley SmithAshley Smith responds to Todd Chretien’s defense of Zohran Mamdani.
A reply to Ashley Smith
by Todd ChretienTodd Chretien argues that socialists need to find “a useful role inside the Mamdani experiment” instead of issuing warnings from outside.
A 2025 Tempest education series talk
by Charlie PostThis introduction to socialism from below by Charlie Post was part of Tempest’s 2025 political education series.
Hands off Latin America and Venezuela!
by United Left PlatformA statement in defense of the people and autonomy of Venezuela against Trump’s imperialism by the United Left Platform.
Tempest re-publishes the statement of the Ukraine Solidarity Network-U.S. in opposition to the joint Trump/ Putin plan for Ukrainian surrender to Russian imperialism.
A Tempest editorial
by Tempest National CommitteeThe Tempest National Committee argues that, despite the excitement of the Mamdani moment, the Democrats have no answer to Trump’s attacks on the working class.
Mamdani, Trump, and socialist strategy
by Ashley SmithAshley Smith analyzes the surreal, chummy meeting between the authoritarian Trump and NYC Mayor Elect and self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani and argues that building mass class and social struggle is the only way forward.
The struggle for trans rights and liberation today
by Eric Maroney, Clarissa (Lars) Gold, and Ambrose MooreAs part of the past week of events that took place throughout the country during Trans Awareness Week and the observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, the Vermont Tempest chapter hosted an event, “Resisting Transphobia,” that took place in the backdrop of the local tragic death earlier this month of Middlebury College student and trans activist Lia Smith.
Ukraine’s healthcare system is pushed to its limits, Kris Parker explains. Hundreds of thousands of combined military and civilian casualties, frequent Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure, and systemic underfunding of hospitals have posed significant challenges to those working in healthcare. The U.S.-based Ukrainian NGO Kryla, with support from the Ukraine Solidarity Network, has launched a campaign to help fundraise for Ukrainian nurses, while attempting to strengthen relationships between unions in the U.S. and nurses organized in the Be Like We Are network.