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  • Illustration of young people, some in headscarves, reading.

    Scholasticide at the American Historical Association 

    Following an overwhelming membership vote in favor of a resolution opposing scholasticide in Gaza the Council of the American Historical Association, in a blatantly undemocratic act, vetoed the decision. Daniel Johnson reports on the events and plans to challenge this decision. 

  • Ukraine solidarity under the Trump administration

    In principled opposition to imperialism including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and in solidarity with the Ukrainian struggle for self-determination and its defense of basic democratic rights, we republish the statement of the Ukraine Solidarity Network-U.S. (USN) on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

  • Ukraine’s fight for self-determination

    Upcoming event of the Ukraine Solidarity Network-U.S. marking the three years anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

  • A mural of workers in a field. On the left and right are yellow and green stripes as borders.

    Immigrants Are Leaders in Our Class Struggle

    Avery Wear argues that immigrant workers are creating the first grassroots opposition to Trump’s second-term agenda and are critical to building an effective labor movement.

  • A photo of a keffiyeh with a red filter.

    A review of Palestine and Marxism

    brian bean reviews Joseph Daher’s new book Palestine and Marxism.

  • A picture of a person looking forward with a keffiyeh wrapped around their neck.

    Solidarity with Professor Joseph Daher

    Tempest joins the call for solidarity with Joseph Daher who is facing the loss of his job for his Palestine activism. We stand in full solidarity with all who are facing repression for their principled stand in opposition to the genocide in Gaza and for Palestinian liberation.

Recent Articles

  • Building grocery power

    Paul KD interviews three leaders of the independent New Seasons Labor Union which has organized 11 out of 20 stores in the Portland, Oregon-based natural foods chain New Seasons Market and now represents over 1000 workers.

  • Yale students take over Beinecke (Gaza) Plaza

    Tempest interviews Elisa Miah, a student organizer for Palestine on the campus occupation by Yale students inspired by the Columbia University encampments to demand Yale divest from arms manufacturing.

  • Trump’s danger isn’t that he’s a fascist

    Dan Davison and Sacha Marten argue that Donald Trump is best understood as oscillating in a middle space between conventional Republicans and the fascist right.

  • Bangladeshis march for Gaza

    Ganesh Lal reported briefly on May 4 from Dhaka, Bangladesh and followed up soon after to provide context. Today (May 9), organizers plan to march to the U.S. embassy.

  • Palestine solidarity on two Southern California campuses

    While pro-Palestine encampments sprung up at major universities across the United States, Héctor Rivera and Dana Cloud found spirited, inspiring protests on their own campuses, Pasadena City College and California State University, Fullerton.

  • SF educators strike for Palestine

    Alex Schmaus reports on labor actions for Palestine in the Bay Area and one high school that educators shut down on May Day.

  • Palestine and the Arab Revolution

    A panel discussion featuring revolutionaries from around the region talking about the inextricable ties between Palestinian liberation and liberation across the region, and its special relevance in this crucial historic moment.

  • Degrowth and revolutionary socialism

    Tempest’s Paul Fleckenstein reviews Kohei Saito’s Degrowth Manifesto and argues that an ecosocialist future depends on mass social and class struggle.

  • The Israel-Iran theater show–a distraction from Gaza genocide 

    Michael Karadjis explains how the recent interchange of missiles between Israel and Iran was an episode of theater distracting from the ongoing genocide in Gaza and leaving Israel more powerful.