Memories of the class
A review of “Living and Dying on the Factory Floor”
by Joe AllenJoe Allen reviews David Ranney’s autobiographical account of his life as a revolutionary socialist factory worker in the 1970s and 1980s.
Monuments to oppression
History and resistance
by Bill KeachBill Keach assesses the struggle to remove, relocate, and/or destroy certain monuments and statutes as both a reckoning with histories of racism and oppression and part of the process of envisioning a better future.
Islamophobia unleashed in France
by Sylvestre Jaffard
Sylvestre Jaffard, a member of the NPA, explains the context for the reactionary and Islamophobic backlash by the French government, following the murder of teacher Samuel Paty.
Race & class / Adolph Reed & reductionism
An interview with Asad Haider – part 3
by Aaron Amaral and Lillian CicerchiaIn part three of this interview, Asad Haider answers questions about Adolph Reed and economic reductionism, and understanding the relationship between race and class and the development of a new socialist Left.
Reflections on the rebellions
Pain, power, and crisis
by Sudip BhattacharyaSudip Bhattacharya, mixes firsthand accounts of the rebellion for Black Lives with reflections of the political lessons that socialists and progressives should take away from the events of recent months.
Strategic implications of the reductionism debates
Interview with Asad Haider – part 2
by Aaron Amaral and Lillian CicerchiaIn the second part of our interview, Asad Haider answers questions about the debates surrounding Adolph Reed and economic reductionism, and how to understand the relationship between race and class in this moment of anti-racist rebellion and a new socialist Left.
Race and class / Reed and reductionism
An interview with Asad Haider
by Aaron Amaral and Lillian CicerchiaTempest’s Aaron Amaral and Lillian Cicerchia interview author, Asad Haider, in a wide-ranging conversation about race, reductionism, Adolph Reed, and the Marxist method.
Trump’s execution mania
The federal death penalty shifts into overdrive
by Lee WengrafAs Trump ramps up federal executions, veteran abolitionist, Lee Wengraf, lays out the recent history of the death penalty and abolitionist attempts to defeat it.
How rock became white (part 1)
The complications of cultural appropriation
by Geoff BaileyIn the first of a three-part series, Geoff Bailey, looks at the racial politics surrounding the birth of rock and roll and their implications for our understanding of racism today.
Socialists and the uprising against racism
An activist roundtable
by TempestA roundtable of socialist activists from around the country discuss the opportunities and challenges of the revolt against racism and police violence.