Two cases, one tradition
Revolutionary legalism and the politics of defense campaigns
by Blanca MisséBlanca Missé argues that the legal repression of activists calls for a political response inside the courtroom—linked to organizing on the outside.
Assessing the queer fightback
Reports and assessment on recent LGBTQ organizing
by Danielle Bullock, Eric Fretz, and Keegan O’BrienWithin a few days of Trump’s first anti-trans executive order, protests were called, and trans people and their allies began to gather in large numbers to demonstrate their opposition in NYC and beyond. To grow and sustain this opposition, it is important for organizers to recount and reflect on the shape and form of struggle thus far.
Long COVID and social struggle
by Sara Johnson and Sam Friedman
When they get noticed, people with Long COVID are often viewed as helpless victims—but Sara Johnson and Sam Friedman show how long haulers have been getting organized on their own behalf.
The Denmark Vesey rebellion (part 1)
Elements of an insurrection
by David WhitehouseTempest member David Whitehouse examines how Denmark Vesey and his comrades recruited and organized in 1822 for an attempted uprising against slavery in Charleston, South Carolina.