Toward a free Palestine
A Tempest Collective editorial
by TempestThe current struggle for Palestinian liberation marks a turning point in world politics, argues this Tempest Collective editorial.
Vermonters’ solidarity with Palestine
How we’ve been organizing
by Helen ScottA new statewide coalition, Vermont Coalition for Palestinian Liberation, has formed with eight sponsoring groups.
Once More on Hamas
A Reply to Sean Larson
by Dan LaBotz and Stephen R. ShalomAs part of a continuing exchange on October 7, the Palestinian resistance, and the posture of the Left towards Hamas, Dan La Botz and Stephen R. Shalom reply here to Sean Larson. La Botz and Shalom had previously submitted a response to an article by Jonah ben Avraham to which Larson, in turn, responded.
Response to Camfield and Post on “What would it take to win in Palestine?”
Reader’s view
by Neil RogallReader Neil Rogall raises questions about the way forward for Palestine.
Anti-racist rebellion and the Left
Review of Vortex Group’s The George Floyd Uprising
by Ben RosenfieldBen Rosenfield reviews the book The George Floyd Uprising edited by Vortex Group.
Organize, yes, but how?
Review of If We Burn
by David CamfieldDavid Camfield reviews a new book by journalist Vincent Bevins surveying “mass protest explosions” around the world between 2010 and 2020.
On the origins and development of Hamas
by Joseph Daher
Joseph Daher explores how internationalists who support the self-determination of Palestinians should understand Hamas as historically a conservative force while maintaining solidarity with the Palestinian struggle.
Against colonial narcissism
A response to Dan La Botz and Stephen R. Shalom
by Sean LarsonSean Larson responds to an argument made by Dan La Botz and Stephen R. Shalom about whether and how to judge the actions taken by Hamas on October 7.
Argentina: from Pink Tide to reactionary wave
Tempest Interviews Cele Fierro
by Cele FierroTempest interviews Cele Fierro about the recent elections in Argentina and the presidential victory of far right candidate Javier Milei.
DSA after the 2023 convention
Another view
by Giselle Gerolami, Ron Lare, and Peter SolenbergerThe window for revolutionaries in the DSA is still open, if “open” means the opportunity to work with other socialists in the unions and movements, to win a layer of activists to revolutionary politics, and to advance the projects of left and revolutionary regroupment, argue Tempest members Giselle Gerolami, Ron Lare, and Peter Solenberger.