So that the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement does not die!
A call for the freedom of the political prisoners of the Iranian regime.
by TempestTempest re-publishes a statement in solidarity with the political prisoners of the Iranian Regime.
The war and the future of Ukraine and the left movement
by Social Movement Ukraine
A resolution on Putin’s invasion, war, and the future of Ukraine and the left movement passed by Sotsialnyi Rukh/ Social Movement (Ukraine) at its recent September 2022 convention.
Did Lenin Сreate Ukraine?
On the Right of Nations to Self-Determination and Marxism
by Grusha GilaevaGrusha Gilaeva analyzes the positions of Marx and Lenin on the national question and explains why the Left must support the anti-colonial struggle of Ukraine.
Assata Taught Me
A conversation with Donna Murch and Naomi Murakawa
by Naomi MurakawaDonna Murch’s latest book is Assata Taught Me: State Violence, Racial Capitalism, and the Movement for Black Lives. Naomi Murakawa spoke to her soon after its release.
Defend Walden Bello!
by Kaycee Valmonte
Information on the arrest of Philippine activist, intellectual, and politician Walden Bello and a call to build a campaign in his defense.
Competing visions of the BDS Boston Mapping Project
Obscuring the map
by Naomi BennetNaomi Bennet critically unpacks the controversy over the BDS Boston Mapping Project.
In the struggle for abortion rights, capitalism is the enemy
by Nancy Welch
Nancy Welch of the Tempest Collective and Upper Valley for Abortion Rights delivered these remarks on the fight to rewin abortion rights at a recent meeting of Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Inside the Ukrainian Resistance
Interview with Alona Liasheva and Denys Pilash
by TempestTempest interviews Alona Liasheva and Denys Pilash about the Ukrainian Resistance, the state of war, the dynamics of class struggle and popular consciousness, and the tasks of the international Left in building solidarity with Ukraine.
A call for internationalism
From our readers: May Day 2022 remarks
by Bob KosuthBob Kosuth, in his remarks from May Day 2022, argues for the centrality of an internationalist perspective in our political work.
Revolutionary defeatism, yesterday and today
by Simon Hannah
Simon Hannah reviews the varied Left positions in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and how to understand Lenin’s position of “revolutionary defeatism” in the current war.