Navigating the storm, rebuilding the fightback
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Santa Socialism
A diagnosis
by John LangJohn Lang explores what it means to engage in wishful thinking about political change.
Rosa Luxemburg’s war against cynicism
A review of The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg Volume V
by Sean LarsonSean Larson reviews the newest volume in The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg.
Uprising for democracy in the Caucasus
The Georgian people vs. the government
by Ashley Smith, Ilya Budraitskis, Ia Eradze, Luka Nakhutsrishv, Lela RekhviashviliTempest’s Ashley Smith and Posle Media’s Ilya Budraitskis interview Georgian activists and scholars Ia Eradze, Luka Nakhutsrishvili, and Lela Rekhviashvili about the roots of the uprising, its trajectory, and Georgia’s place in global capitalism and the imperialist order.
Notes on an Interview with Joseph Daher
Graphic notes for understanding the rebellion in Syria
by LizartistryLizartistry shares graphic notes on the Tempest interview with Joseph Daher about the fall of Assad and the rebellion in Syria.
Borders are prisons and prisons are borders
by Kristen Godfrey
Kristen Godfrey argues that the Left must call for an end to borders and nation-states, and build solidarity among Black people and immigrants in and out of the United States to resist displacement and immobility
CEO murder sparks national discussion on privatized medicine
But it will take a mass movement in the streets to win health care for all
by Dennis KosuthTempest’s Dennis Kosuth explains the reasons behind public anger at for-profit health care in the United States – anger expressed through public sympathy for the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
France: The impossibility of a democratic compromise with capital
by Romaric Godin
Behind the impasse of French politics is a crisis of economic stagnation, says Romaric Godin. Since no party can win consent for austerity, he argues, French capital seems bound to seek authoritarian means to impose it.
Understanding the rebellion in Syria
An interview with Joseph Daher
by Joseph DaherTempest interviews Swiss Syrian socialist Joseph Daher about the process that led to the fall of Assad’s rule, the prospects for progressive forces, and the challenges they face in fighting for a truly liberated country that serves the interests of all its peoples and popular classes.
Part Two: Resisting authoritarian populism
Trump’s victory and the tasks of the Left
by Ashley SmithAshley Smith analyzes the Democrats’ failure to defeat Trump and what it means for the Left.