Who and what is the ruling class?
Part two: The market and the state
by Josh OnIn part two of “Who and What is the Working Class,” Josh On discusses the relationship between the market and the state. Part one is here.
How should socialists think about political tradition?
by David Camfield
Tempest’s David Camfield reviews the trove of theoretical resources available to us as we think about what traditions should inform our work.
In Memoriam: John Molyneux
(1948-2022)
by Phil GasperTempest member Phil Gasper discusses the work and politics of the prominent and dedicated British Marxist John Molyneux.
The making of a Black Bolshevik
A review of Winston James’s new biography of Claude McKay
by Bill MullenBill Mullen argues that McKay deserves a good Marxist biographer and has found one in Winston James.
Why I joined Tempest
The need for political organization and community has never been more urgent
by Donna MurchIn the first of an ongoing series of personal contributions, Donna Murch shares her reasons for becoming a member of the Tempest Collective.
Voting for Democrats has been a dead-end for abortion justice
It’s time for socialist feminism
by Stephanie AttarIn the wake of the leaked SCOTUS opinion that is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, thousands have mobilized in support of the right to an abortion. Stephanie Attar argues that activists should transcend bourgeois electoral politics and organize for socialist feminism instead.
A new era of labor revolt (1966)
On the job vs. official unions
by Stan WeirIn the mid-1960s, in the midst of Black urban revolt and radicalization on campuses, the U.S. working class was supposedly bought off and inactive. Worker-revolutionary Stan Weirdisagreed. In this 1966 speech, he detailed the broad stirrings of a rank and file rebellion—a revolt with roots in unbearable workplace conditions and a deep feeling that “something’s basically wrong with American life.”
Revisiting the Jewish question
A review of Enzo Traverso’s The Jewish Question; History of a Marxist Debate
by Naomi BennetNaomi Bennet reviews Enzo Traverso’s The Jewish Question History of a Marxist Debate, revised and updated from Haymarket Books.
Socialist strategy and the party
by Gilbert Achcar
Gilbert Achcar looks at the “broad party” question and its implications for socialist strategy today.
Theorizing trans liberation
A review of “Transgender Marxism”
by Eric MaroneyEric Maroney reviews “Transgender Marxism.”