Category: Article

  • CTU election

    CTU election

    Joe Allen examines the context of the 2022 CTU elections, the impact of its leadership on Chicago politics, teacher unionism, and the trade union movement nationally, and argues for the importance of a vote for CORE.

  • In memory of Neal Adams

    In memory of Neal Adams

    Hank Kennedy celebrates Neal Adams’ political and artistic contributions to the world of comic books in this obituary.

  • Reflections on building the third camp

    Reflections on building the third camp

    Since the 1960s, Cuban-born Samuel Farber has been an activist and writer with a third camp, anti-capitalist, anti-Stalinist perspective. He talked to Kent Worcester about his political development, his experiences—and his reflections on people, movements, and organizations—from his earliest years to today.

  • The fight back to defend abortion rights begins

    The fight back to defend abortion rights begins

    Tempest follows up on last week’s series of reports from the front with additional abortion rights protests and more upcoming actions this weekend around the country in response to the leaked draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

  • Next steps to regain abortion rights

    Next steps to regain abortion rights

    Even though popular support for abortion rights stands at more than two-thirds, the Supreme Court seems dead set on overturning Roe v. Wade. Haley Pessin and Natalia Tylim look at why this majority hasn’t ruled in official politics and the kind of organizing it will take to turn things around.

  • The left wing of the possible?

    The left wing of the possible?

    Bill Keach reviews A Failure of Vision: Michael Harrington and the Limits of Democratic Socialism by Doug Greene.

  • Relief, anti-climax, and glimmers of hope

    Relief, anti-climax, and glimmers of hope

    Sylvestre Jaffard analyses last month’s election results in the French presidential election, including the prospects for a rejuvenated Left challenge in the June legislative vote.

  • Anti-choice bigots stopped in NYC

    Anti-choice bigots stopped in NYC

    Haley Pessin reports on this weekend’s victory by New York City for Abortion Rights.

  • Roe under attack, time to fight back!

    Roe under attack, time to fight back!

    Tempest reports on abortion rights protests and upcoming actions around the country in response to the leaked draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

  • Fighting for trans and queer liberation

    Fighting for trans and queer liberation

    A transcript from the Tempest Collective sponsored panel on April 24, 2022.