
What’s next for the Chicago Left?
Report on a post-election meeting
by Geoff GuyOn November 17, 80-90 activists joined Tempest members in Chicago for a vibrant discussion about organizing after the presidential election.
A revolutionary socialist organizing project
Report on a post-election meeting
by Geoff GuyOn November 17, 80-90 activists joined Tempest members in Chicago for a vibrant discussion about organizing after the presidential election.
The West’s support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza has legitimized and encouraged the far right in the West itself, argues British socialist David Renton.
Cartoons, comics, and genocide
by Hank KennedyTempest member Hank Kennedy discusses the Nazi use of cartoon propaganda and draws parallels to the Zionist attack on Palestinians and Palestine solidarity activists today.
An interview with Ashley Smith about the rise of capitalist China
by Thomas HummelThomas Hummel interviews Ashley Smith about a new book on China in global capitalism.
Trump’s urban “surge” is mostly a mirage
by BC HamiltonWith a focus on the supposed shift toward Trump in New York City, BC Hamilton argues that the real story of the election was a lack of motivation to vote for status-quo politics.
An interview with Aaron Amaral
by Aaron Amaral and David CamfieldDavid Camfield interviews Tempest’s Aaron Amaral about the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the development of the two-party system, and the history and possibility of mass challenges from below for an episode of podcast Victor’s Children. What follows is a transcript of that interview, edited for length and clarity.
Bill Roberts reviews the new biography Paul Foot: A Life in Politics.
A review of Safety Through Solidarity
by Naomi BennetThe new book on fighting antisemitism by Ben Lorber and Shane Burley could not have come at a better time, writes Naomi Bennet.
A Tempest editorial on the eve of the 2024 elections
by Tempest National CommitteeThe Tempest National Committee argues that while there is little to nothing that the socialist movement can do now to challenge the right-wing visions on offer in the 2024 U.S. elections, a serious reckoning with how we got here and the post-election tasks of the Left is critical to raising our collective horizons beyond the future threatened by both sides.
Paul LeBlanc argues that socialists must adapt Leninism to the current moment to face Trumpism’s political effectiveness.