A revolutionary socialist organizing project
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.
Agenda for the Left
by Oleksandr KyselovOleksandr Kyselov writes about what solidarity looks like for the international Left with the Ukrainian people and the Ukraine Left in their resistance against Russian imperialism.
On November 2, 2023, Haymarket Books and the Ukraine Solidarity Network hosted a forum on the connection between the occupations and wars in Ukraine and Palestine facilitated by Ashley Smith and featuring Dana El-Kurd, Daria Saburova, Ramah Kudaimi and Joseph Daher.
A discussion from Socialism 2023
by Paul Le Blanc, Promise Li, and Cliff ConnollyPaul Le Blanc in conversation with Promise Li and Cliff Connolly about the legacy of Lenin and the Bolsheviks explored through Leblanc’s recent book Lenin: Responding to Catastrophe, Forging Revolution.
War, fascization, and resistance
by Ilya BudraitskisIlya Budraitskis offers an update and perspective on the current political situation in Russia and its ongoing imperialist war in Ukraine.
The antisemitic career of Father Coughlin
by Hank KennedyTempest member Hank Kennedy surveys the life and career of Catholic priest Charles Coughlin who was commonly known as Father Coughlin, a prominent and influential Nazi sympathizer who promoted antisemitic and pro-fascist views.