The blush is off the rose
DSA and the revolutionary Left
by Natalia TylimAhead of the Democratic Socialists of America’s 2023 Convention, Natalia Tylim assesses the state of the organization.
Strike Ready?
Perspectives on the U.S. Left, the Teamsters, and UPS
by Joe AllenTempest member Joe Allen explores the role of the Left in preparing for the potential Teamsters strike this summer.
Organizing for union democracy
An interview with five Tempest members in the UAW’s rank-and-file caucus
by Nevena Pilipović-WenglerTempest member Nevena Pilipović-Wengler interviews Tempest members Ron Lare (Local 600), Judy Wraight (Local 600), Ye-Eun Jong (Local 2710), Toly Rinberg (Local 5118), and Andrew Bergman (Local 5118) about their history-making rank-and-file caucus UAWD in the UAW.
The Left under Brandon Johnson
Accommodation or struggle?
by brian beanbrian bean argues the need for independent organizing and struggle under Mayor Brandon Johnson in Chicago
The far right today
by Charlie Post
Hard-right politicians and fascist street gangs pose growing threats to workers and the oppressed, argues Charlie Post, but they aren’t the same thing, and the Left needs different tactics to combat each one.
The dialectics of defeat—lessons from the United Kingdom
A Review of This is Only the Beginning
by Aaron AmaralAaron Amaral reviews Michael Chessum’s book This is Only the Beginning.
It’s OK to be angry about Bernie Sanders’ new book
by Shamus Cooke
Tens of thousands of activists were inspired to join socialist Bernie Sanders’ campaigns for president in 2016 and 2020. Shamus Cooke reviews Bernie’s latest book and argues that the Sanders project of shifting the Democratic Party leftward has squandered the movement in a time of crisis and need.
On the Chicago race for mayor
An opportunity for the Left
by Kirstin RobertsKirstin Roberts argues that given the stark political choice, the broad mobilization of left and movement forces in support of Brandon Johnson, and the groundwork laid over the last decade by union and social struggles in Chicago, the elections offer real opportunities for socialists committed to political independence.
Making sense of Chicago’s election
Harold Washington’s 1983 campaign redux?
by Joe AllenJoe Allen sets the Chicago mayoral election in historical context and argues that the choice on offer, however stark, also reflects the political limits of the strength of the Left and our (social and trade union) movements.
Class independence and the broad parties
A response to Left Voice
by Andy SernatingerTempest’s Andrew Sernatinger responds to a debate with Left Voice on how revolutionary socialists should relate to broad parties.