Time for DSA’s internationalists to show solidarity with Ukraine
Readers’ Views
by John LawrenceTempest reader John Lawrence writes in support of amendments to DSA convention proposals on internationalism and Ukraine solidarity.
On the Chicago race for mayor
An opportunity for the Left
by Kirstin RobertsKirstin Roberts argues that given the stark political choice, the broad mobilization of left and movement forces in support of Brandon Johnson, and the groundwork laid over the last decade by union and social struggles in Chicago, the elections offer real opportunities for socialists committed to political independence.
Making sense of Chicago’s election
Harold Washington’s 1983 campaign redux?
by Joe AllenJoe Allen sets the Chicago mayoral election in historical context and argues that the choice on offer, however stark, also reflects the political limits of the strength of the Left and our (social and trade union) movements.
Report from the Front: Rally in Pilsen
Tax Amazon and the 25th ward elections
by Joe AllenJoe Allen reports on a tax-Amazon rally in his Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen and nearby Little Village.
Class independence and the broad parties
A response to Left Voice
by Andy SernatingerTempest’s Andrew Sernatinger responds to a debate with Left Voice on how revolutionary socialists should relate to broad parties.
The contradictions of internationalism from above
by Travis S.
Travis S. argues that a more promising road forward for effective confrontation with the U.S. empire lies in disruptive power from below.
After the rail fiasco
What’s next for the Left?
by Joe AllenJoe Allen explains that Biden’s blatant strike-breaking in the imposition of an unpopular contract on rail workers with the support of the DSA “Squad” is a betrayal and a political blunder.
The DSA caboose
Rail scabbing and the accountability of “our” electeds
by Andy SernatingerAndy Sernatinger looks at the votes by members of the “the Squad” for a Congressional bill that forces a contract on rail workers and what the stakes are for DSA and the Left.
To organize, give people work they want to do
A response to Aaron Hall on DSA labor strategy
by Zyad HammadZyad Hammad of DSA’s NYC Labor Branch argues that what’s missing in DSA organizing is a “scaffolding” of different tiers of engagement that provides opportunities for members take on labor work with low barriers to entry and then advance to deeper involvement as they learn and grow in commitment.
The necessity of organizing DSA members as workers
by Aaron Hall
Aaron Hall, a labor activist and member of the East Bay Democratic Socialists of America (“DSA”), discusses the organization’s labor strategy and how it fits into a broader strategy for the U.S. Left.