Part Two: Resisting authoritarian populism
Trump’s victory and the tasks of the Left
by Ashley SmithAshley Smith analyzes the Democrats’ failure to defeat Trump and what it means for the Left.
Part One: Resisting authoritarian populism
Trump’s victory and the tasks of the Left
by Ashley SmithAshley Smith analyzes the Democrats’ failure to defeat Trump and what it means for the Left.
On Gaza and the struggle to restrain Trump
by David Renton
The West’s support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza has legitimized and encouraged the far right in the West itself, argues British socialist David Renton.
Not showing up for Harris
Trump’s urban “surge” is mostly a mirage
by BC HamiltonWith a focus on the supposed shift toward Trump in New York City, BC Hamilton argues that the real story of the election was a lack of motivation to vote for status-quo politics.
Trump vs Harris: how did the U.S.A. get here?
An interview with Aaron Amaral
by Aaron Amaral and David CamfieldDavid Camfield interviews Tempest’s Aaron Amaral about the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the development of the two-party system, and the history and possibility of mass challenges from below for an episode of podcast Victor’s Children. What follows is a transcript of that interview, edited for length and clarity.
When the circus leaves town
A Tempest editorial on the eve of the 2024 elections
by Tempest National CommitteeThe Tempest National Committee argues that while there is little to nothing that the socialist movement can do now to challenge the right-wing visions on offer in the 2024 U.S. elections, a serious reckoning with how we got here and the post-election tasks of the Left is critical to raising our collective horizons beyond the future threatened by both sides.
The logic of Trump vs. the logic of Lenin
by Paul Le Blanc
Paul LeBlanc argues that socialists must adapt Leninism to the current moment to face Trumpism’s political effectiveness.
U.S. politics today
Chaos, conflict, and a creeping constitutional crisis
by Ashley SmithAshley Smith discusses the U.S. presidential election and the limitations of lesser-evilism.
Lesser-evilism is not a vote–it’s a strategy
by Natalia Tylim
Tempest’s Natalia Tylim explains how pinning our hopes on the presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris against Trump is misguided and how the task is to build an infrastructure of resistance to both parties of capitalism and empire and make the case for a socialist horizon.
The United States’ home-grown fascist
The antisemitic career of Father Coughlin
by Hank KennedyTempest member Hank Kennedy surveys the life and career of Catholic priest Charles Coughlin who was commonly known as Father Coughlin, a prominent and influential Nazi sympathizer who promoted antisemitic and pro-fascist views.