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A watercolor illustration of an atomic bomb cloud emerging from the ground. The strokes are all black with a background of dark green.

Posted September 26, 2024 Article

Nuclear Devastation

A review of Annie Jacobsen’s Nuclear War: A Scenario

by David Friedman

David Friedman reviews Annie Jacobsen’s latest book, Nuclear War: A Scenario (2024).

A zoomed-in picture on the face of a statue of Lenin.

Posted September 25, 2024 Article

Theory and the question of organization (part 1)

Nate Moore argues that Lenin’s main contribution was not a theory of organization but in his attention to concrete social analysis—revolutionary theory that could inform strategy, tactics, and ways of organizing.

A photo of Dr. Steven Thrasher looking at the camera wearing a keffiyeh, transposed against the background of an arch at Northwestern University. Entire picture is tinted dark red.

Posted September 24, 2024 Article

Support Dr. Steven Thrasher

Oppose the new McCarthyism, defend free speech

by Tempest

Tempest encourages our members and supporters to sign the petition in support of Dr. Steven Thrasher.

Posted September 23, 2024 Article

Block, squander, disorganize?

Socialists and the 2024 elections – A reply to Max Elbaum

by Ashley Smith

Ashley Smith responds to Max Elbaum’s overheated polemic on the question of strategy for socialists in the 2024 elections.

A sketched drawing of Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams, depicting a Black man with glasses and a curly beard.

Posted September 22, 2024 Article

Stop the state sanctioned murder of Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams

by Kirstin Roberts

Tempest member Kirstin Roberts urgently advocates for saving the life of Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams who is scheduled to be unjustly executed by the State of Missouri on September 24.

A solid purple background, with a red pencil drawing a line from the left to the right.

Posted September 21, 2024 Article

Another view on the 2024 French Legislative Elections

by Peter Solenberger

While Left enthusiasts for the results of the French elections rightly celebrate the electoral defeat of the right, Peter Solenberger argues that Marxists need to confront the problem that the elections do not offer a forward for the working class.