New Articles
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Their indoctrination and ours
As the right wing tries to impose restrictions on what can be taught, Tyler Thier says that educators should fight back by exposing students to deliberately provocative material.
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What happened to the big UPS Strike?
Can a union achieve a “historic victory,” a gamechanger in contract negotiations without an actual strike? Joe Allen writes on the tentative agreement between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and United Parcel Service (UPS).
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Rock against capitalism
Tempest’s Hank Kennedy introduces readers to the socialist punk band Redskins and encourages us to seek out their music.
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Reject racist persecution by the Dominican government
Dominican writers and activists have initiated an international call to condemn the racist repression of Haitian migrants—and also to boycott a book fair that is set to honor to apartheid Israel.
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This is a war against the studios
Tempest members Dana Cloud and Nina Lozano went out in support of a picket against Netflix in Hollywood, where they interviewed six actors and writers about their work and the demands of the strike.
Recent Articles
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Oakland teachers and ILWU strike against racism and gentrification
Bill Balderston reports of labor actions in the East Bay, directed against school closures and gentrification. A show of solidarity in common struggles against gentrification and racism in Oakland.
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What are the origins of May Day?
Rosa Luxemburg on the origins of May Day as International Workers Day.
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The Teamsters: A new era?
Joe Allen examines the expectation and challenges facing the new leadership of the Teamsters.
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Remembering an icon of the resistance to settler colonialism
Brian Ward reviews David Correia’s new book on Larry Casuse and the struggle for Native liberation.
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Get your nationalism out of our sports!
Thomas Hummel reflects on the strategic use of nationalism in sports to support the interests of the ruling class and U.S. imperialism.
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From Managed Democracy to Fascism
In the aftermath of its invasion of Ukraine, Ilya Budraitskis describes Russia as evolving to a new form of fascism.
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Was holding the line enough for MFT?
In March—less than two years after outbreak of massive protests following the police murder of George Floyd—Minneapolis teachers and educational support professionals went on strike. After two weeks out, they’d won some gains, including on racial justice demands. Educator-activist Dan Troccoli explains how they did it and how far there is to go.
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Seattle concrete drivers suffer setback
Steve Leigh analyzes the defeat of the Seattle concrete workers strike in light of the developments in the labor movement, including Striketober and the new Teamster leadership.
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Capitalism and the changing classroom
Chapter two of Lois Weiner’s forthcoming book, as yet untitled, on capitalism, education, teachers’ work and teachers unions.