New Articles
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To remember is to fight!
Tempest shares the call of the Russian Socialist Movement for solidarity with Russian anti-war and anti-fascist activists.
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Class independence and the broad parties
Tempest’s Andrew Sernatinger responds to a debate with Left Voice on how revolutionary socialists should relate to broad parties.
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The Denmark Vesey rebellion (part 1)
Tempest member David Whitehouse examines how Denmark Vesey and his comrades recruited and organized in 1822 for an attempted uprising against slavery in Charleston, South Carolina.
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The contradictions of internationalism from above
Travis S. argues that a more promising road forward for effective confrontation with the U.S. empire lies in disruptive power from below.
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Worker insurgency and the New Deal
Kim Moody interrogates Eric Blanc’s account of the relationship between the Democrats and working-class self-activity in the New Deal era.
Recent Articles
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Defund the police
Haley Pessin looks at the advances and setbacks of the defund movement and how the Left fits into these efforts
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Save our school
Paul Fleckenstein reports on the struggle to oppose the budget cuts and restructuring at the University of Vermont.
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Writings on the “putsch”
Aaron Amaral and Scott McLemee provide a digest, with links and excerpts, of some of the best of the recent commentary about the events at the U.S. capitol on January 6, 2021.
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Understanding unions in the United States
Andrew Sernatinger describes the basics of labor law and obstacles for labor organizing in the United States.
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Meet the new boss
Eric Maroney and Jay Poppa, provide a background to Biden’s nominee for Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona, and insight into what education activists might expect over his administration.
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How rock became white – part 3
In the final of a three-part series, Geoff Bailey, looks at the racial politics of rock and roll in the creation of “Classic Rock”, and how they inform a critique of the concept of cultural appropriation.
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A revolution in permanence
Nasrin summarizes an important new book that maps the recent uprisings in North Africa and West Asia.
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The First Decade of the Arab Revolutionary Process
Gilbert Achcar reflects on the tenth anniversary of the start of the Arab Spring, its lessons, and the ongoing process which continues to this day.
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Foundations of a DSA labor strategy
Hakan Yilmaz proposes an industrial organizing strategy for the Democratic Socialists of America.