New Articles
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Pretty sure this FedEx job will kill me
Conditions at FedEx have always been brutal, but as Malli Nath writes, climate change is making a bad situation more dangerous.
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Resisting authoritarianism in the Caucasus
In this joint interview conducted on behalf of Tempest and Posle Media, Georgian activists and scholars Ia Eradze, Giorgi Kartvelishvili, Luka Nakhutsrishvili, Tamar Qeburia, and Lela Rekhviashvili answer questions about the roots, nature, and trajectory of the country’s social movements and the future of Georgia.
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BDS is about justice, not antisemitism
Historian Barnaby Raine examines the myths Israel creates in order to perpetuate its occupation of Palestine – including the myth that anti-Zionism is antisemitism.
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In bird flu, capitalism is the culprit
Sam Friedman discusses the role of capitalism in the H5N1 virus’s potential to mutate and become a pandemic.
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The (not so) new red scare
Dana Cloud describes the crackdown on scholars in the Cal State system as an example of the broader pattern of weaponizing the charge of “antisemitism” against faculty and students who have spoken out against the Zionist genocide in Gaza.
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Who and what is the ruling class?
Josh On discusses who makes up the ruling class and how they maintain their rule.
Recent Articles
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Drag defenders organize to outnumber the right in Royal Oak
In this report back Hank Kennedy discusses the successful defense of Drag Story Time in Royal Oak, MI.
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Erdoğan again, but for a slightly different reason
Hakan Yilmaz examines the recent election victory of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and notes that the opposition’s defeat was particularly devastating, given the closeness of the election and the possibility for change in Turkey after the recent devastating earthquakes there.
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Pricey Propaganda Against Ukraine Solidarity
Howie Hawkins critically assesses a recent New York Times “anti-war” ad.
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In Memoriam: Hugo Blanco (1934-2023)
In this poem, Warren Montag remembers Peruvian revolutionary Hugo Blanco (1934-2023).
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Construyendo un movimiento masivo para detener Cop City
En este artículo, publicado en Tempest en inglés, Erwin Freed de Workers’ Voice escribe sobre la lucha contra la construcción de Cop City en Atlanta, la cual ha llegado a ser la primera línea de batalla contra el estado carcelario.
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Celebrating pride month
In this Tempest editorial, Eric Maroney for the Editorial Board explains why Stonewall and its legacy remain important to our understanding of queer resistance-more than ever at a time when LGBTQIA people find themselves under attack.
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Reflections on the Oakland teachers’ strike
Bill Balderston assesses the challenges and victories of the Oakland educators strike.
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Time for DSA’s internationalists to show solidarity with Ukraine
Tempest reader John Lawrence writes in support of amendments to DSA convention proposals on internationalism and Ukraine solidarity.




