New Articles

  • DSA after the 2023 convention

    The window for revolutionaries in the DSA is still open, if “open” means the opportunity to work with other socialists in the unions and movements, to win a layer of activists to revolutionary politics, and to advance the projects of left and revolutionary regroupment, argue Tempest members Giselle Gerolami, Ron Lare, and Peter Solenberger.

  • CUNY for Palestine

    Two statements by people affiliated with the City University of New York and related colleges in support of the Palestinian people.

  • A week of solidarity with Palestine

    Tempest members David Whitehouse and Paul Fleckenstein attended significant demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians seeking an end to Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza.

  • Labor for Palestine

    The organization Labor for Palestine put out a call on October 24 for unionists in the United States to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza. Here is their call and a model resolution to use in your union.

  • Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions Statement

    This statement by the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions appeared originally on October 16. We republish it here with the response from U.S. trade unionists in solidarity with Palestine.

  • Support Palestinians when they fight

    Naomi Bennet takes a critical look at the Left’s responses to Palestinian resistance.

Recent Articles

  • The Pink House

    Jackson, Mississippi abortion justice leader Derenda Hancock describes the Jackson Women’s Health Organization’s history and closure and explains why the abortion justice movement must ramp-up clinic defenses in the coming days.

  • Reflections on the 2020 uprising

    Mara Chinelli looks back on the 2020 rebellion  that followed the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota and its reverberations across the country, including in New York City.

  • The alt-right anti-trans crusades

    Eric Maroney argues that the far-right attacks on transgender people stem from profound social anxiety over the crises posed by neoliberal capitalism.

  • Did Lenin Сreate Ukraine?

    Grusha Gilaeva analyzes the positions of Marx and Lenin on the national question and explains why the Left must support the anti-colonial struggle of Ukraine.

  • War and resistance in Putin’s Russia

    Ashley Smith interviews Ilya Budraitskis on the growing political opposition to Putin’s regime following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and its recent battlefield losses.

  • Eric Blanc, Karl Kautsky, and the democratic road to socialism

    John Marot reviews Eric Blanc’s Revolutionary Social Democracy.

  • Reproductive rights for all

    Anyanwu L. argues that queer and trans folks having access to safe and free reproductive healthcare is crucial to building our movements. 

  • Solidarity with fired UPS Teamster

    Thomas Hummel interviews UPS Teamster and socialist Ben Douglass about their firing and the campaign for reinstatement.

  • Italy: fascism for the 21st century?

    Rich Matoušek analyses the Italian elections and the likelihood and character of a far right government.