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  • Against a red background, a sketch of handcuffs with a caterpillar and butterfly crawling and flying off of them.

    Communism, abolition, states, and the future of the Left

    In this conversation with Demetrius Noble, David Camfield and brian bean analyze the capitalist state and argue for abolition of the state and the police that defend it.

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    Lessons from Minneapolis

    The Tempest National Committee argues that we can use the kinds of mass protests seen in Minneapolis to build the organizational capacity to launch mass strikes against Trump.

  • Iran on the brink?

    Tempest’s Ashley Smith interviews Houshang Sepehr about the recent wave of mass protest in Iran and the Iranian regime’s brutal response.

  • When the rubber hits the road

    Three organizers discuss putting the tradition of socialism from below to work in their organizing projects. 

  • A photo of Delcy Rodriguez sitting at a table with other people, speaking with the Venezuelan flag behind her.

    Venezuela after the coup

    Ashley Smith talks to Federico Fuentes about the Donroe Doctrine, the crisis of Chavismo, and anti-imperialist resistance.

  • A collage of Donald Trump grasping for a Canadian flag, with a red filter over the image.

    How should the Left respond to Trump’s threats against Canada?

    Tempest member David Camfield lays out the proper Left response to Trump’s bullying.

Recent Articles

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    Democrats are saboteurs in the resistance camp

    Avery Wear argues that ignoring the differences between the increasingly authoritarian Republican Party and the Democrats isn’t politically effective. Socialists should acknowledge the reality of these differences while making clear that the Democratic Party—as a party of capital and capitalists, even liberal ones—will ultimately sabotage fights of working-class and oppressed people against the authoritarian and…

  • A militarized group of police stands while tear gas floats to the left.

    Solidarity with Venezuelan intellectuals

    A call for solidarity with Venezuelan academics and intellectuals facing state repression. Please add your name to the petition.

  • A photo of posters pasted on a city wall. In the middle, a ZOHRAN FOR MAYOR poster. The whole photo has an orange and grey filter applied to it.

    Mamdani and the tasks for NYC socialists 

    After much collective discussion and debate, the New York City Tempest Collective Organizing Committee here explains the local’s approach to the Mamdani campaign. This includes recognizing the acute need for collective organizing beyond the campaign to win crucial reforms, including those promised by Mamdani, and to defend ourselves against the coming attacks from the right,…

  • Solid blue background. Against it, a grey sketch of a nurse on the left, and a sketch of 3 flowers on the right.

    Support Ukraine’s Nurses

    A call for material support and solidarity with a campaign on behalf of the Ukrainian nurses union. 

  • A sketch of a classroom against a red background. Empty desks face a short podium in front of a wall with a board, a clock and speaker above the board, and a closed door next to it.

    Strike lessons from Massachusetts teachers

    Peter Allen-Lamphere discusses the education strike wave in Massachusetts with presidential candidate for the Massachusetts Teachers Association and Educators for a Democratic Union member, Matt Bach.

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    “The starvation of Gaza is not a glitch in the system”

    brian bean, writing for the Tempest National Committee, calls out the crocodile tears of the U.S. ruling class over the starvation of Gaza, and calls for an immediate response to the starving and a broadening of the movement against the genocide and the system behind it.

  • Foreground: Bearded young man speaks speaks outdoors into a microphone. Background: Rally-goers hold signs and listen as they stand on the steps of a building with large columns. A blue tint filter over the whole photo.

    Will Mamdani be allowed to govern NYC?

    To win the Democratic Party nomination for mayor, Zohran Mamdani ran on a platform that won him a base of support in New York City’s working class. Shamus Cooke argues that Mamdani’s promises can only become a reality if his supporters are ready to fight against ruling-class resistance.

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    Suweida under fire

    Joseph Daher lays out the complex situation for activists in Syria’s recent struggles since the fall of Assad.

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    History without democracy

    Following an overwhelming membership vote in favor of a resolution opposing scholasticide in Gaza, the Executive Council of the American Historical Association vetoed the decision. Daniel Johnson provides an update on this important struggle.