A revolutionary socialist organizing project
Grassroots frameworks, interlinked movements
by David WhitehouseDavid Whitehouse tells a different story about John Brown, who led the 1859 raid against slavery in what was then Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. This article is Part One of Two.
Interview with David McNally—Part 1
by TempestThe Tempest Collective Editorial Board recently sat down with David McNally to discuss current geopolitical dynamics, economic fault lines, and labor struggles—and perspectives for socialists in 2024. This is the first part of a two-part interview.
Organize for union democracy
by Dana Cloud and Gary HollowayDana Cloud and Gary Holloway interviewed four activists in the California Faculty Association who are urging union members to vote down a bad tentative agreement reached after just one day of a planned five-day strike across the 23-campus system.
A Tempest Collective editorial
by TempestThe current struggle for Palestinian liberation marks a turning point in world politics, argues this Tempest Collective editorial.
Franck Gaudichaud and Pablo Abufom report on a second constitutional referendum held this past December in Chile to replace the Pinochet-era constitution for the country. This time around Chilien voters rejected a proposed right-wing constitution after the defeat of a more progressive constitution in a 2022 referendum.
An enormous show of force
by Sergio GarcíaSergio García reports from the massive general strike of January 24, 2024 against the radical neoliberal austerity measures being proposed by the new far-right government of Javier Milei.
David Renton argues the answer to Trump’s potential election is not to minimize the risk posed by Trump but to insist that our organizing is the only protection against the rise of authoritarianism in the United States and worldwide.
How we’ve been organizing
by Helen ScottA new statewide coalition, Vermont Coalition for Palestinian Liberation, has formed with eight sponsoring groups.
A vote for stability amidst rising populism
by Brian Hioe and Wen LiuBrian Hioe and Wen Liu analyze the recent national elections in Taiwan and their significance for domestic politics and the country’s relationship with China.
In a new book, Russia scholar Lars Lih sees a basic continuity in Bolshevism from 1903 to Stalin. John Marot argues that party history was marked instead by major turns—first toward socialist revolution and later a break away from it.