A revolutionary socialist organizing project
Prioritizing great power rivalry with China, part one
by Ashley SmithDespite all the chaos, confusion, and faction fights, the Trump administration is united behind one project—escalating Washington’s imperial rivalry with China—argues Ashley Smith.
A review of Walden Bello’s Global Battlefields
by Alex de JongAlex de Jong reviews the Filipino activist-scholar Walden Bello’s new memoir, Global Battlefields: My Close Encounters with Dictatorship, Capital, Empire, and Love. Chronicling Bello’s political development, Global Battlefields provides us with an informative and entertaining portrait of a committed internationalist.
Reflecting on Trumpism at six months
by Thomas HummelThomas Hummel describes the onslaught of Trump’s first six months: a program of crisis-driven neoliberal austerity and ideological appeals to his petty bourgeois base.
An interview with Sherry Wolf and Charlie Post
by Sherry Wolf, Charlie Post, and Theodore DeutscherSherry Wolf and Charlie Post chart the bad-faith conflation of anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism and argue for the importance of openly organizing as anti-Zionist Jews in relation to the emergence of Jewish Voice for Peace in the United States.
New hopes and new hazards for the NYC Left
by BC HamiltonWhile the project of reforming the Democratic Party from within is a strategic non-starter, BC Hamilton cautions socialists against mere dismissal of Zohran Mamdani. Rather, he argues that a sober understanding of the limitations of Mamdani’s electoral strategy of inside-out reform must be married to a proactive campaign of solidaristic organizing.
Now is the time for independent politics and solidarity without exception
by Tempest National CommitteeThe Tempest Collective argues that now is the time to throw ourselves into movements opposing President Trump and argue for the politics of solidarity.
Assessment of No Kings Day
by Jesse HagopianSeattle educator, author, and socialist Jesse Hagopian discusses how leftists need to approach people attending mass protests against Trump.
Reports on rallies and marches from across the U.S.
by TempestTempest members report back and reflect on No Kings demonstrations across the US.
Against U.S. imperialism and genocide
by Tempest National CommitteeThe Tempest National Committee prepared the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s bombing of Iran.
Imran Kamyana assesses the social forces at play in Israel’s war against Iran.