Trump’s anti-immigrant push
We can only rely on each other
by Aly Wane and Dana CloudAly Wane predicts what’s coming for immigrants in the Trump era.
Women’s liberation and the fight against the Trump regime
A reply to the Tempest editorial
by Linda LoewLinda Loew replies to the Tempest editorial from January 2025 highlighting the misogynistic attacks on women and bodily autonomy and the centrality of these struggles to an anti-capitalist resistance to the Trump regime.
Trump seizes power in D.C.
Authoritarian nationalism, liberal capitulation, and resistance
by Ashley SmithUnlike eight years ago, there is little protest against Trump, who seems all-powerful. But his administration will be prevented from establishing stable rule by its deep internal divisions, policies that will exacerbate not solve the country’s problems, and its tendency to overreach and impose deeply unpopular policies. All of this will inevitably trigger resistance.
Defending trans students in NYC schools
Families, educators, and allies fight to rescind transphobic District Two CEC resolution 248
by Danielle BullockEducator Danielle Bullock reports on the struggle to defend transgender students, arguing that solidarity among teachers, transgender students, activists, and community members will be crucial for NYC to remain a progressive oasis in Trump’s America.
Trump and his oligarchs (back) at the gate
Solidarity, political independence, and fighting the new authoritarianism
by Tempest National CommitteeOn the brink of the second Trump presidency, Tempest offers this editorial statement on the current moment and the tasks ahead.
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.
Part One: 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.
On Gaza and the struggle to restrain Trump
by David Renton
The West’s support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza has legitimized and encouraged the far right in the West itself, argues British socialist David Renton.
Not showing up for Harris
Trump’s urban “surge” is mostly a mirage
by BC HamiltonWith a focus on the supposed shift toward Trump in New York City, BC Hamilton argues that the real story of the election was a lack of motivation to vote for status-quo politics.
The logic of Trump vs. the logic of Lenin
by Paul Le Blanc
Paul LeBlanc argues that socialists must adapt Leninism to the current moment to face Trumpism’s political effectiveness.