New Articles
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Pandemic futures
Sam Friedman, Sara Johnson and Karyn Pomerantz report on the threat of a Bird Flu pandemic, analyzing capitalism’s failures in mitigating pandemics like COVID-19. They argue for a socialist vision of public health that prioritizes the well-being of people, the welfare of animals and a commitment to protect the environment.
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Who and what is the ruling class?
In part two of “Who and What is the Working Class,” Josh On discusses the relationship between the market and the state. Part one is here.
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Defending trans students in NYC schools
Educator Danielle Bullock reports on the struggle to defend transgender students, arguing that solidarity among teachers, transgender students, activists, and community members will be crucial for NYC to remain a progressive oasis in Trump’s America.
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What’s next for the Syrian revolution?
A Tempest sponsored panel: “What’s next for the Syrian revolution? Challenges and organizing since Assad’s fall”
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July 9, 2024
In this poem, Joel Sronce weaves together three different soccer matches including a pickkup game at a schoolyard in Gaza during the genocide.
Recent Articles
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California State faculty mobilize for a no vote
Dana Cloud and Gary Holloway interviewed four activists in the California Faculty Association who are urging union members to vote down a bad tentative agreement reached after just one day of a planned five-day strike across the 23-campus system.
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Toward a free Palestine
The current struggle for Palestinian liberation marks a turning point in world politics, argues this Tempest Collective editorial.
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Is a new political cycle opening in Chile?
Franck Gaudichaud and Pablo Abufom report on a second constitutional referendum held this past December in Chile to replace the Pinochet-era constitution for the country. This time around Chilien voters rejected a proposed right-wing constitution after the defeat of a more progressive constitution in a 2022 referendum.
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Argentina general strike
Sergio García reports from the massive general strike of January 24, 2024 against the radical neoliberal austerity measures being proposed by the new far-right government of Javier Milei.
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What it means to say Trump will govern like a fascist
David Renton argues the answer to Trump’s potential election is not to minimize the risk posed by Trump but to insist that our organizing is the only protection against the rise of authoritarianism in the United States and worldwide.
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Vermonters’ solidarity with Palestine
A new statewide coalition, Vermont Coalition for Palestinian Liberation, has formed with eight sponsoring groups.
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Taiwan’s 2024 presidential elections
Brian Hioe and Wen Liu analyze the recent national elections in Taiwan and their significance for domestic politics and the country’s relationship with China.
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Bolshevism Mystified
In a new book, Russia scholar Lars Lih sees a basic continuity in Bolshevism from 1903 to Stalin. John Marot argues that party history was marked instead by major turns—first toward socialist revolution and later a break away from it.
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The war in Ukraine
Oleksandr Kyselov writes about what solidarity looks like for the international Left with the Ukrainian people and the Ukraine Left in their resistance against Russian imperialism.