A revolutionary socialist organizing project
Last September a fascist party descended from Mussolini’s movement won election in Italy—a milestone in the advance of the far right internationally. Thomas Hummel examines the Italian situation and argues that united struggle can turn the tide.
Israel’s surge of violence
by Richard SeymourRecent Israeli attacks in the West Bank follow a year of military escalation. Richard Seymour finds the roots of this surge in Palestinian resistance and Israeli class politics.
Two poems by former Texas death-row prisoner Kenneth Foster
by Kenneth Foster, Jr.These two poems by former death-row prisoner Kenneth Foster, Jr., selected by Tempest member Dana Cloud, reflect on the interconnections among the carceral state, national oppression, war, racism, resistance, and revolution.
Russian socialists on the invasion of Ukraine and the delusions of Western “pacifists”
by Émigré Branch of the Russian Socialist MovementA statement by the Émigré Branch of the Russian Socialist Movement on the anniversary of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Welcoming kittens, developing tigers
by Mel BienenfeldTempest’s Mel Bienenfeld shares an account by NYSNA member Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez of how nurses organized themselves and their community ahead of the victorious NYC nurses strike.
An interview with nurses in Texas
by Snehal ShingaviTempest member Snehal Shingavi spoke to four nurses in Texas who participated in rallies last month to protest understaffing at a number of major hospitals.
The long history and active present
by Hank KennedyHank Kennedy uncovers a domestic history of fascist supporters in the halls of powers and finds a line of continuity and important comparisons to this generation of Washington D.C. ultra-reactionaries.
How Howard students helped win a faculty union contract after losing their battle
by Sean Pears and Jacob SloanHoward University faculty members Sean Pears and Jacob Sloan describe how student militancy fueled struggle on the part of non-tenure-track faculty.
U.K. higher ed strikes and union strategy
by Dan DavisonDan Davison makes the argument for a rank-and-file strategy given the state of the higher education strikes in the United Kingdom and the debates within the University and College Union.
The fault lines of counterrevolution, authoritarianism, racism, and capitalism
by Shireen Akram-BosharOn Monday, February 6, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake (followed by another earthquake of 7.5 magnitude) struck southern Türkiye and northwest Syria in the early hours of the morning. Tempest Collective member Shireen Akram-Boshar explains that this tragedy is fundamentally political, affected by the fault lines of counterrevolution, authoritarianism, racism, and capitalism.