Vermonters’ solidarity with Palestine
How we’ve been organizing
by Helen ScottA new statewide coalition, Vermont Coalition for Palestinian Liberation, has formed with eight sponsoring groups.
Taiwan’s 2024 presidential elections
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.
Bolshevism Mystified
by John Marot
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.
The war in Ukraine
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.
From Ukraine to Palestine, occupation is a crime
by Haymarket Books & Ukraine Solidarity Network
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.
Lenin: Catastrophe and revolution
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.
Perspectives on Russian imperialism
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 United States’ home-grown fascist
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.
Once More on Hamas
A Reply to Sean Larson
by Dan LaBotz and Stephen R. ShalomAs part of a continuing exchange on October 7, the Palestinian resistance, and the posture of the Left towards Hamas, Dan La Botz and Stephen R. Shalom reply here to Sean Larson. La Botz and Shalom had previously submitted a response to an article by Jonah ben Avraham to which Larson, in turn, responded.
Response to Camfield and Post on “What would it take to win in Palestine?”
Reader’s view
by Neil RogallReader Neil Rogall raises questions about the way forward for Palestine.