The real threat to our democratic rights
Review of No Free Speech for Fascists
by Katie FeyhKatie Feyh reviews No Free Speech for Fascists: Exploring ‘No Platform’ in History, Law, and Politics by David Renton.
Legacy of activism
The movement for reproductive rights
by TempestTempest sponsored event on the legacy and urgency of the mass movement in defense of abortion. Dana Cloud, Megan Lessard, and Lluvia (“Rayito”) del Rayo Rocha Perez speak on the legacy and ongoing fight for reproductive rights in North America.
Zones of assault
India’s second wave
by Swati Birla & Kuver SinhaSwati Birla and Kuver Sinha explore how the Modi government in India has shaped and compounded the extreme COVID-19 crisis there to benefit capital.
The ghastly specter of sectarianism
Re-learning lessons from Northern Ireland
by Sean MitchellSeán Mitchell, a socialist activist and historian from West Belfast, eloquently provides a framework for the history of sectarianism in Ireland, necessary for our understanding of these resurgent dynamics.
Authoritarianism & resistance in India (pt. 3)
Congress, the left, and social struggle
by Aaron Amaral & Ashley SmithThe final part of an interview with Nagesh Rao about Narendra Modi’s horrific mishandling of the pandemic in India and the state of the political alternatives to Modi’s BJP government.
No free speech for fascists (excerpted)
Exploring ‘No Platform’ in history, law, and politics
by David RentonA chapter from David Renton’s forthcoming book, No free speech for fascists is excerpted, and is entitled: “Since when did the Supreme Court ever protect free speech?”
The Black Legion and beyond.
The (less and less) hidden history of the Michigan far right
by Hank KennedyHank Kennedy looks at the history of far right organizing in Michigan and the meaning of its recent resurgence.
No war, no KKK
by Bill Mullen
Bill Mullen reviews No Fascist USA!, a new book covering anti-KKK organizing in the 1970s and 80s and argues that it contains important lessons for today.
How Boston beat the far right
Reflections on August 19, 2017
by Bill KeachA number of Boston socialists reflect on one of the most important confrontations with the far-right in the U.S. during the Trump years as a model of organizing and mass challenge to the racists and their enablers.
Fight the far right in the Biden era
by Tempest
Transcript of a public discussion hosted by the Tempest Collective on January 24.