A revolutionary socialist organizing project
DSA’s electoralism and building working-class infrastructures of dissent
by Hakan YilmazHakan Yilmaz argues that flip-flopping on wokeness is a byproduct of the electoralist logic embraced by right-wing DSA caucuses that make up DSA’s leadership majority, and that discounting movements that center the rights of oppressed communities moves the socialist movement away from the long-term goal of building strong and democratic working-class organizations.
And we have to do it with other people
by Kristen Guptill-Godfrey and Pranav JaniOhio professor and activist Pranav Jani interviews organizer Kristen Guptill-Godfrey about solidarity and socialist organizing.
A departure from historical precedent
by Avery WearAvery Wear argues that Trump’s second-term immigration agenda marks a historical shift from labor management to ethnonationalism, demanding a new left strategy.
Aaron Amaral assesses how revolutionaries should relate to the constellation of forces that have grown up in opposition to the Trump administration and its authoritarian efforts
The missing strategy for struggle
by Mel BienenfeldMel Bienenfeld evaluates the first 100+ days of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and argues that a strategy, different than the Mayor’s and based on actively building strong and independent institutions of political resistance, will be necessary both to win the promised reforms and take forward any socialist vision worthy of its name.
For a broad party of the left
by Tom HarrisonTom Harrison makes the case for a broad party of the Left and for Tempest to carry this argument in its political work within the movements.
Agenda for the Left
by Oleksandr KyselovOleksandr Kyselov writes about what solidarity looks like for the international Left with the Ukrainian people and the Ukraine Left in their resistance against Russian imperialism.
Readers’ View
by Dan LaBotz and Stephen R. ShalomDan La Botz and Stephen R. Shalom respond critically to a recent article by Jonah Ben Avraham.
Not just when they die
by Naomi BennetNaomi Bennet takes a critical look at the Left’s responses to Palestinian resistance.
An entry into the debate with Left Voice
by Aaron AmaralAt the annual Socialism 2023 conference in Chicago, Tempest was invited to debate Left Voice over the question of revolutionaries and revolutionary organization and their relationship with efforts to build broad Left parties. This article is the entry into this debate by Tempest Collective member Aaron Amaral.