Socialist Strategy

Posted December 27, 2023 Article

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.

Posted December 20, 2023 Article

Against colonial narcissism

A response to Dan La Botz and Stephen R. Shalom

by Sean Larson

Sean 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.

Posted December 13, 2023 Article

Argentina: from Pink Tide to reactionary wave

Tempest Interviews Cele Fierro

by Cele Fierro

Tempest interviews Cele Fierro about the recent elections in Argentina and the presidential victory of far right candidate Javier Milei.

Posted November 15, 2023 Article

DSA after the 2023 convention

Another view

by Giselle Gerolami, Ron Lare, and Peter Solenberger

The 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.

Posted October 9, 2023 Article

Revolutionaries and reformist organizations

An entry into the debate with Left Voice

by Aaron Amaral

At the annual Socialism 2023 conference in Chicago, Tempest was invited to debate Left Voice over the question of revolutionaries and revolutionary organization and their relationship with efforts to build broad Left parties. This article is the entry into this debate by Tempest Collective member Aaron Amaral.

Posted August 30, 2023 Article

Did the DSA Convention Move Left?

by Andy Sernatinger

Andy Sernatinger analyzes the developments from DSA’s 2023 National Convention.

Posted August 11, 2023 Article

Perspectives for socialists today

A Tempest NYC Marxism day school talk

by Natalia Tylim

In this talk delivered in June 2023 at the Tempest NYC Marxism day school, Natalia Tylim explains the importance of revolutionary organization and suggests directions for Tempest today. This is the second in an ongoing series of articles from our regional Marxism schools that took place earlier this summer. It has been lightly edited for publication. The first essay by Tim Goulet focused on socialists in the labor movement.