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    Case studies in political independence

    David Friedman presents lessons for the new socialist movement in building movement-based independent political action and organization. Part two of two.

  • A drawing of red, waving flags.

    Case studies in political independence

    David Friedman presents lessons for the new socialist movement in building movement-based independent political action and organization. Part one of two.

  • A green-tinted image of protestors holding signs

    Community defends migrant workers

    Antonio Golán and Paul Fleckenstein report on the growing resistance in the community of South Burlington, Vermont following an ICE raid last month.

  • A purple-tinted photo of a rubbled city.

    Stop the War Now! 

    A March 26, 2026 panel discussion on the devastating US-Israeli war on Iran and Israel’s war on Lebanon. 

  • An orange-tinted photo of a protest crowd across a bridge holding signs in Persian.

    Anti-West politics in Iran

    Ever since a U.S.-British coup brought the Shah of Iran to power in 1953, says Nasser Asgary, anti-Westernism has served as an common “analytical lens” for the country’s politics—both for the current regime and for the opposition.

  • A photo of Modi and Trump shaking hands next to a photo of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Farah Pahlavi, and Indira Gandhi.

    The Iran war comes home to India

    The shock of the Iran war is showing up first in India by creating hardships in everyday life—and exposing the country’s social fracture lines. Snehal Shingavi explains.

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  • A black and white photo of a crowd facing off with a line of police officers in front of a building.

    We can’t vote our way out of this mess

    The Tempest National Committee looks to the emergence of mass protests as the way to challenge Trump’s authoritarianism.

  • A fuschia-filtered photo of a CUPE flag flying in front of a building.

    Being on strike when your employer is a union 

    Staff at the York University Faculty Association have been on strike since October 27, 2025. Chris Little and Jeffery R. Webber sat down with CUPE 1281 members, Nicole Leach and Manuel Marqués, to discuss the reasons behind the strike and the development of the dispute to date.

  • Una foto de un caza en el aire aterrizando en la cubierta de vuelo de un barco.

    ¡Contra la guerra imperialista de Estados Unidos contra Venezuela!

    Anderson Bean entrevista al socialista venezolano Gonzalo Gómez sobre la escalada de la intervención estadounidense en Venezuela, sus antecedentes, lo que está en juego y una estrategia de resistencia al imperialismo.

  • A photo of a fighter jet in the air landing on the flight deck of a ship.

    Against U.S. imperial war on Venezuela!

    Anderson Bean interviews Venezuelan socialist Gonzalo Gómez about the escalation of U.S. intervention in Venezuela, its background, stakes, and a strategy for resistance to imperialism.

  • A photo of a mural on a wall. In the mural, we see a line of people with their backs turned towards us and their hands around each other's backs. Across the top and bottom of the photo are a banner of yellow, blue, and red stripes of the flag of Venezuela.

    United Left Platform Calls for Mass Resistance to U.S. Attack on Venezuela

    The United Left Platform statement against U.S. imperialist aggression in Venezuela.

  • A photo of a protest crowd with signs such as "USA Hands off Venezuela" and "The People Demand ICE out of our communities." Across the top and bottom of the photo are a banner of yellow, blue, and red stripes of the flag of Venezuela.

    Oppose U.S. Imperialism in Venezuela

    The Tempest Collective statement in opposition to the Trump administration’s ongoing criminal actions in Venezuela.

  • Grey background. In the foreground are cartoon images of a diverse set of workers working on a car assembly line. Each worker has a string attached to them to the ceiling, and scissors are cutting the strings.

    Fighting layoffs

    Autoworkers Nevena Pilipović-Wengler and Andrew Bergman explain how workers can protect their pay and jobs even when the bosses make layoffs. 

  • Red background. In the center is a painting of two laborers working. Overlapped with it is a box that reads "Tempest Education series" with a graphic of a tornado.

    Socialism from below and the rank and file strategy

    An introduction to the rank and file strategy by Tim Goulet, part of Tempest’s 2025 political education series.

  • Dark red background. Against it, a map of South America, with the shape of China overlapping it.

    Beijing in Buenos Aires

    Trump’s use of pressure and deadly force against Venezuela is escalating. But as British socialist Richard Seymour explains, Trump’s regional agenda is incoherent and largely theatrical—and won’t restore U.S. dominance or stem the rising influence of China.