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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.
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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.
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End the war in Iran!
The Tempest National Committee prepared the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s bombing of Iran.
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The Middle East in flames—yet again
Imran Kamyana assesses the social forces at play in Israel’s war against Iran.
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Neither authoritarianism nor exploitation
The Venezuelan socialist organization Marea Socialista offers a powerful critique of the Maduro government and calls for independent working-class organization.
Recent Articles
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When the circus leaves town
The 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…
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The logic of Trump vs. the logic of Lenin
Paul LeBlanc argues that socialists must adapt Leninism to the current moment to face Trumpism’s political effectiveness.
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A review of China in Global Capitalism: Building International Solidarity against Imperial Rivalry
Ben Rosenfield reviews Eli Friedman, Kevin Lin, Rosa Liu, and Ashley Smith’s China in Global Capitalism.
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A racist counter-offensive in Texas
Interview with Joshua Hamilton on the attacks on DEI in the Texas higher-education system.
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Notes on the ILA tentative agreement and the end of the strike
Kim Moody offers some initial thoughts on the settlement of the East Coast strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the role of the Biden Administration.
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The history (and present) of anti-Haitian racism in the Dominican Republic
Tempest interviews Ingrid Luciano and Amaury Rodriguez, on the history of racist violence against Haitians and black Dominicans, in the Dominican Republic and its current, frightening resurgence.
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The post-election challenge in France
Tempest interviews French socialist, John Mullen, about the challenges facing the Left in France following the the formation of a new right-wing government led by a prime minister Michel Barnier.
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Solidarity across borders
Jayna Ahsaf of the FreeHer VT campaign for the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls in a talk given earlier this year discusses the urgency of global struggles against state violence and incarceration from the United States to Palestine.
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A year into the genocide
Tempest Collective editorial on the anniversary of October 7, the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and Isreal’s escalating war crime in Lebanon.