Maoism

Green background. Against it is a drawing of Mao surrounded by people waving red books. To the right it says "socialism from below series" with a cyclone image.

Posted November 13, 2025 Article

Was the Chinese revolution socialist?

A chapter from The Road to Tiananmen Square

by Charlie Hore

The Chinese revolution aimed for national sovereignty and economic development, but not for socialism. Tempest publishes a chapter from Charlie Hore’s new edition of The Road to Tiananmen Square.

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Posted November 4, 2025 Article

“Actually existing socialism” and the communist transition

Review of David Camfield’s Red Flags

by Hakan Yilmaz

David Camfield’s Red Flags: A Reckoning with Communism for the Future of the Left is a concise and insightful intervention into the renewed debates on the legacy of “actually existing socialism.”

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Posted January 2, 2025 Article

After decades, an insurgency falters

Philippine Maoists under pressure

by Alex de Jong

The strongest force on the Philippine Left is faltering under long-term attrition. Alex de Jong explains the decline.

Posted August 26, 2022 Article

Fighting Times

Review of Jon Melrod’s memoir of a revolutionary activist

by Joe Allen

Jon Melrod’s memoir of his years as a revolutionary activist is a great read. Joe Allen reviews.