Listening to Victor’s Children
An interview with David Camfield
by TempestTempest interviews David Camfield about his podcast Victor’s Children and its role in promoting the politics of socialism from below.
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.
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.
Campus policing today
An interview with Karma Chávez on the University of Texas
by Karma Chávez and Dana CloudUniversity of Texas professor Karma Chávez describes a new era of campus collaboration with police.
Leftist studies in China and the United States
A conversation between Shi Yongqin and Paul Le Blanc
by TempestShi Yongqin is a translator whose life’s work has been to bring Trotsky’s writings to a Chinese audience. Here he talks with Paul Le Blanc.
Grief, mourning, and solidarity
An interview with Sarah Jaffe
by Sarah Jaffe and Eric MaroneySarah Jaffe discusses grief, Palestine, and the pandemic in an interview about her recent book From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire
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.
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.
Trump vs Harris: how did the U.S.A. get here?
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.
A racist counter-offensive in Texas
The loss of DEI, its impact, and its legacy
by Joshua HamiltonInterview with Joshua Hamilton on the attacks on DEI in the Texas higher-education system.