Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Marking the horrors of colonialism and the power of resistance
by TempestThe Tempest editorial board suggests a list of readings and resources for Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
Walter Rodney: a revolutionary for our times
by Robert Cuffy and Leo Zeilig
Presenting at the 2023 Socialism conference in a panel organized and moderated by Lee Wengraf, Robert Cuffy and Leo Zeilig examine the revolutionary legacy of Walter Rodney, casting light on his break with state socialism and his embrace of working-class struggles from below. What follows is a transcript of their talk, edited for length and clarity.
Palestine 101
A Tempest roundtable
by brian bean, Sherry Wolf, and Shireen Akram-BosharA Tempest Collective event last month featured Tempest members brian bean, Sherry Wolf, and Shireen Akram-Boshar discussing “75 years of colonialism, imperialism, and resistance” in Palestine.
The tragedy of Puerto Rico
Lenin, four times
by Rafael BernabeRafael Bernabe situates the political challenges facing Puerto Rico and, through the lens of Lenin in 1905, calls for a more explicit focus on capitalism as the problem, and the need to “organize pessimism” to retrieve the kernel of hope necessary for the fights ahead.
Hurricane Maria four years later
Decolonization obstructed
by Paul FigueroaPaul Figueroa analyzes the state of settler colonialism and disaster capitalism obstructing self-determination for Puerto Rico four years after Hurricane Maria.