Madness as method
The logic of Trump’s tariffs
by Thomas HummelThomas Hummel argues that Trump’s tariff policy is a desperate gamble to re-establish U.S. world dominance.
Understanding the cynical efforts to dissolve UAWD
Defending rank-and-file democracy and the possibility of class struggle unionism
by Andrew Bergman, Nevena Pilipovic-Wengler, Toly Rinberg, Judy WraightTempest asked Andrew Bergman, Nevena Pilipović-Wengler, Toly Rinberg, and Judy Wraight, long standing organizers within UAWD, about the recent proposal, originating with a section of the UAWD leadership, to liquidate the important rank and file caucus. A key vote will take place on Sunday. They provide some basic background and explain the principled importance for socialists and the labor Left of opposing this maneuver and supporting a class struggle vision for UAWD’s future.
Listening to Victor’s Children
An interview with David Camfield
by TempestTempest interviews David Camfield about his podcast Victor’s Children and its role in promoting the politics of socialism from below.
Within and without?
A great red hope in NYC’s mayoral race
by BC HamiltonBC Hamilton explains that Zohran Mamdani’s bid for mayor represents the ongoing battle and committed political tactics of the DSA’s inside-out approach. This is the playbook that Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, and Mamdani have stuck with: democratic socialists who run as Democrats and, when they win, continue to operate within the Democratic Party, forming a left wing inside of whatever body they happen to join, be it in the United States Congress or New York’s 150-person Assembly.
Strategies of resistance
A Vermont Tempest Collective panel
by TempestA panel discussion on the Trump attacks, the beginnings to the organized mass response, and the strategic paths open to the resistance.
Trump and the Billionaires
A Reply to Mel Bienenfeld
by DK RentonDK Renton responds to Mel Bienenfeld, raising questions about how to understand the second Trump administration and its relationship to the capitalist class.
Targeted scholars, targeted institutions
Fighting the attacks on higher education: a Tempest roundtable
by TempestA Tempest roundtable of scholars and activists on the federal and state-level assaults on higher education and strategies of fighting back.
We need to do this together
The time is ripe for member-driven organizations
by David WhitehouseTempest member David Whitehouse discusses the resistance to Trump, the arrival of a constitutional crisis, and the need for independent, member-driven Left organizations to protect working people and the oppressed.
Lessons from the Quebec Amazon union campaign
Organizing inside and outside the union
by Mostafa HenawayAmazon’s shutdown of its entire operation in Montreal is a historic moment for capital’s assault on workers and their ability to organize for dignity. The shocking and abrupt move needs to be seen within a broader context, writes Mostafa Henaway.
Death from above, resistance from below, in Ukraine
The peace of the graveyard is no peace at all
by Kris ParkerIn the fourth straight year of Ukrainians defending themselves, Kris Parker writes that a new dynamic threat is rapidly developing under the guise of a Trump administration overtly sympathetic to the rightwing Putin regime and quickly moving to undermine Ukraine’s ability to defend itself.