Resisting anti-trans policies in NYC and beyond
by Danielle Bullock
Danielle Bullock discusses examples of organized resistance to the attacks on trans youth in New York City and beyond.
Trump’s strategy to reassert U.S. dominance
Prioritizing great power rivalry with China, part two
by Ashley SmithDespite all the chaos, confusion, and faction fights, the Trump administration is united behind one project—escalating Washington’s imperial rivalry with China—argues Ashley Smith.
Schools as sites of struggle
What the ICE raids in LA and Trump’s defunding schools reveal
by Lois WeinerEducation scholar and activist Lois Weiner discusses the strength of education workers and the specific attacks facing the education sector.
Trump’s strategy to reassert U.S. dominance
Prioritizing great power rivalry with China, part one
by Ashley SmithDespite all the chaos, confusion, and faction fights, the Trump administration is united behind one project—escalating Washington’s imperial rivalry with China—argues Ashley Smith.
The buffoon, the empire, and the crisis
Reflecting on Trumpism at six months
by Thomas HummelThomas Hummel describes the onslaught of Trump’s first six months: a program of crisis-driven neoliberal austerity and ideological appeals to his petty bourgeois base.
How mass protest can turn liberal dissent into struggles for liberation
Assessment of No Kings Day
by Jesse HagopianSeattle educator, author, and socialist Jesse Hagopian discusses how leftists need to approach people attending mass protests against Trump.
Building solidarity in auto: across the shop floor, across the borders
An interview with Jessie Kelly, UAW Local 160
by Jessie Kelly and Dennis KosuthAn interview with UAW Local 160 member and skilled mold-maker, Jessie Kelly, about Trump, tariff policy, U.S. nationalism and the struggle to build an internationalist and solidaristic class politics on the shop floor and within the Union.
A solidarity message from Canada on the UAW and auto tariffs
by Bruce Allen
A powerful statement to the labor movement and auto workers from Bruce Allen, a former president of Unifor Local 199, opposing Trump’s tariff policies. This was read at one of the twin rallies held on April 26, 2025 in Detroit and across the Canadian border in Windsor, Ontario.
Trump and the Billionaires
A Reply to Mel Bienenfeld
by DK RentonDK Renton responds to Mel Bienenfeld, raising questions about how to understand the second Trump administration and its relationship to the capitalist class.
We need to do this together
The time is ripe for member-driven organizations
by David WhitehouseTempest member David Whitehouse discusses the resistance to Trump, the arrival of a constitutional crisis, and the need for independent, member-driven Left organizations to protect working people and the oppressed.