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  • A photo of Zohran Mamdani addressing a crowd on a microphone, covered with a red filter.

    The Mamdani moment

    While the project of reforming the Democratic Party from within is a strategic non-starter, BC Hamilton cautions socialists against mere dismissal of Zohran Mamdani. Rather, he argues that a sober understanding of the limitations of Mamdani’s electoral strategy of inside-out reform must be married to a proactive campaign of solidaristic organizing.

  • Which way forward for the resistance?

    The Tempest Collective argues that now is the time to throw ourselves into movements opposing President Trump and argue for the politics of solidarity.

  • A collage of different protest crowds from different cities with the names of each city over each photo.

    How mass protest can turn liberal dissent into struggles for liberation

    Seattle educator, author, and socialist Jesse Hagopian discusses how leftists need to approach people attending mass protests against Trump.

  • A protest crowd holds a banner that says NO KINGS.

    No Kings protests

    Tempest members report back and reflect on No Kings demonstrations across the US.

  • End the war in Iran!

    The Tempest National Committee prepared the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s bombing of Iran.

  • The Middle East in flames—yet again

    Imran Kamyana assesses the social forces at play in Israel’s war against Iran.

Recent Articles

  • A photo of hundred-dollar bills, covered with a dark red filter.

    CEO murder sparks national discussion on privatized medicine

    Tempest’s Dennis Kosuth explains the reasons behind public anger at for-profit health care in the United States – anger expressed through public sympathy for the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

  • France: The impossibility of a democratic compromise with capital

    Behind the impasse of French politics is a crisis of economic stagnation, says Romaric Godin. Since no party can win consent for austerity, he argues, French capital seems bound to seek authoritarian means to impose it.

  • A photo of a pole with the Syrian flag hanging next to a picture of Bashar al-Assad. Behind it is a building. Heavy green and red filter over the whole photo.

    Understanding the rebellion in Syria

    Tempest interviews Swiss Syrian socialist Joseph Daher about the process that led to the fall of Assad’s rule, the prospects for progressive forces, and the challenges they face in fighting for a truly liberated country that serves the interests of all its peoples and popular classes.

  • Part Two: Resisting authoritarian populism

    Ashley Smith analyzes the Democrats’ failure to defeat Trump and what it means for the Left.

  • A red background, with a black silhouette of many fists, tilted rightward, raised into the sky.

    Part One: Resisting authoritarian populism

    Ashley Smith analyzes the Democrats’ failure to defeat Trump and what it means for the Left.

  • A field with a sky in the background with a dark blue and red filter over it.

    What’s next for the Chicago Left? 

    On November 17, 80-90 activists joined Tempest members in Chicago for a vibrant discussion about organizing after the presidential election.

  • A light purple and brown filter over a photo of Trump and Netanyahu standing next to each other.

    On Gaza and the struggle to restrain Trump

    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.

  • A heavily purple and orange filtered photo of the gatehouse of Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

    No Laughing Matter

    Tempest member Hank Kennedy discusses the Nazi use of cartoon propaganda and draws parallels to the Zionist attack on Palestinians and Palestine solidarity activists today.

  • Two knights on a chess board face each other.

    Building International Solidarity Against Imperial Rivalry

    Thomas Hummel interviews Ashley Smith about a new book on China in global capitalism.