Spain: From occupation to general strike
Reforging of bonds between movement and class
by Thomas HummelOn the eve of a Spanish general strike, Thomas Hummel reports on its unusual origin—an explosive, left-led tenants’ revolt.
Italy: The rise of the student and youth movement in Europe
by Communist Workers’ Party, Italy
The Communist Workers’ Party (Italy) documents the explosive student and youth movement in Europe.
The fight for democracy, social justice, and equality in the Caucasus
Interview with Members of Georgia’s Movement for Social Democracy
by Vano Abramashvili, Maia Barkaia, Ia Eradze, Ashley Smith, and Sopho VerdzeuliTempest’s Ashley Smith interviews Vano Abramashvili, Maia Barkaia, Ia Eradze, Sopho Verdzueli, who are all members of a new Left organization in the country of Georgia. In the midst of high levels of struggle, including one of largest and most sustained mass protests in their country’s history, socialists in Georgia have come together to form the Movement for Social Democracy to attempt to fill the vacuum on the Left.
Between Trump and Putin
Europe at the crossroads of history
by Daniel TanuroTempest republishes an article from Daniel Tanuro responding to the political alliance between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin and its meaning for the European Left. Tanuro warns against any alignment with European capital and the imperial interests of the European Union while highlighting the importance of defending the Ukrainians right to self-determination.
Racism has no borders
An interview with the Justice 4 Nzoy campaign in Switzerland
by William Gifis and Haley PessinOn August 30, 2021, Roger Wilhelm, a 37-year-old Black man–known to friends and family as “Nzoy”–was killed by police in Morges, Switzerland. Tempest members William Gifis and Haley Pessin talked to Evelyn Wilhelm, who is Nzoy’s sister and runs the Justice 4 Nzoy Switzerland campaign to win justice for her brother.