Prioritizing independent political action
For a broad party of the left
by Tom HarrisonTom Harrison makes the case for a broad party of the Left and for Tempest to carry this argument in its political work within the movements.
The politics of the aesthetic
Marie Kondo, self-care, and pandemic capitalism
by Andrew BoyerAndrew Boyer calls our attention to the dark side of “sparking joy” through self-improvement and personal aesthetics, such as those represented by tidying guru Marie Kondo.
Luxemburg’s lessons and the roots of Stalinism
A reply to Helen Scott and Paul Le Blanc
by John MarotIn a follow up to his article, Rosa Luxemburg and the democratic road to socialist revolution, John Marot responds to Helen Scott and Paul Le Blanc.
Gruesome George Galloway and the Paris Olympics
Medaling in red/brown transphobia
by Hank KennedyHank Kennedy writes on the transphobia of once-prominent British leftist, George Galloway.
Rebuilding the Palestine Solidarity Movement
Lessons from recent struggle
by Brian McDougallBrian McDougall on behalf of the Tempest Collective Palestine Solidarity Working Group reflects on debates over strategy and tactics within the Palestine Solidarity Movement.
Making sense of Venezuela’s presidential elections
“The working class does not have a candidate”
by Anderson BeanTempest’s Anderson Bean interviews Venezuelan socialist Gustavo Martinez from Marea Socialista about the July 28, 2024 elections.
Join Tempest at the Socialism 2024 Conference in Chicago!
by Annabelle Guptill & Natalia Tylim
Annabelle Guptill and Natalia Tylim argue for the importance of the upcoming Socialism 2024 Conference in Chicago.
U.S. politics today
Chaos, conflict, and a creeping constitutional crisis
by Ashley SmithAshley Smith discusses the U.S. presidential election and the limitations of lesser-evilism.
Lesser-evilism is not a vote–it’s a strategy
by Natalia Tylim
Tempest’s Natalia Tylim explains how pinning our hopes on the presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris against Trump is misguided and how the task is to build an infrastructure of resistance to both parties of capitalism and empire and make the case for a socialist horizon.
Palestine and political repression in Argentina
An interview with Alejandro Bodart
by Anderson Bean and brian beanTempest’s Anderson Bean and brian bean sat down with Argentine left-wing political leader Alejandro Bodart to discuss his criminal case and the attempt to silence those who defend the Palestinian struggle and silence all criticism of the state of Israel and its policy of apartheid, settler-colonialism, and genocide.