Subjects of the algorithm
Report from an Amazon Fulfillment Center
by Alice LeaAlice Lea writes of their experience as a cog in the Amazon machine.
Who and what is the ruling class?
Composition and divisions among capitalists
by Josh OnJosh On discusses who makes up the ruling class and how they maintain their rule.
Degrowth and revolutionary socialism
A review of Kohei Saito’s Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto
by Paul FleckensteinTempest’s Paul Fleckenstein reviews Kohei Saito’s Degrowth Manifesto and argues that an ecosocialist future depends on mass social and class struggle.
Perspectives for socialists in 2024
Interview with David McNally—Part 1
by TempestThe Tempest Collective Editorial Board recently sat down with David McNally to discuss current geopolitical dynamics, economic fault lines, and labor struggles—and perspectives for socialists in 2024. This is the first part of a two-part interview.
Why capitalism fails
Marxist crisis theory
by Charlie PostIn this talk, delivered in June 2023 at the Tempest NYC Marxism day school, Charlie Post discusses Marxist crisis theory.
Trapped in the Democratic Party
The Left, Bidenomics, and socialist strategy
by Ashley SmithTempest’s Ashley Smith describes how Joe Biden’s economic program represents “imperialist Keynesianism” designed to rival China, ameliorate domestic social inequalities, and neutralize challenges from both the Left and the Trumpian right. The Left must build an alternative.
The politics of degrowth
Technology, ideology, and the fight for eco-socialism
by Paul Fleckenstein and Gareth DaleDegrowth identifies and critiques growth as fundamental to the capitalist system. Growth enriches property owners and the wealthy, leaving the rest of humanity behind with devastating environmental consequences. Tempest member Paul Fleckenstein interviews Gareth Dale on the politics of degrowth and the critique of the ideology of growth in capitalist society.
Banking failures and a system in crisis
by Thomas Hummel
Thomas Hummel examines the recent run of bank failures and finds a system riven by crisis and contradictions.