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.
Union days, sweepin’ the clouds away
Interview with Phoebe Gilpin on the Sesame Workers’ Union struggle
by Keith Rosenthal and Phoebe GilpinPhoebe Gilpin, Senior Director of Formal Learning at Sesame Workshop, is part of the union organizing committee and one of the workers recently laid off. Gilpin spoke with Keith Rosenthal for Tempest Magazine about the struggle, how it transpired, and what comes next.
Ukrainian anarchists fighting imperialism and building mutual aid in wartime
On the Solidarity Collectives
by Robert FrancisRobert Francis reports on Solidarity Collectives, a network of Ukrainian anarchists who are organizing on an anti-authoritarian basis and fighting on the frontlines against the Russian invasion.
Walter Rodney: a revolutionary for our times
by Robert Cuffy and Leo Zeilig
Presenting at the 2023 Socialism conference in a panel organized and moderated by Lee Wengraf, Robert Cuffy and Leo Zeilig examine the revolutionary legacy of Walter Rodney, casting light on his break with state socialism and his embrace of working-class struggles from below. What follows is a transcript of their talk, edited for length and clarity.
Postal workers under attack and in struggle
An interview with union letter carrier Melissa Rakestraw
by Melissa Rakestraw and Natalia TylimNatalia Tylim interviews letter carrier and National Association of Letter Carriers leader Melissa Rakestraw about a bad contract and the attacks on postal workers by the Trump Administration.