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  • A purple-filtered photo of protest signs reading things like "General strike", "ICE out of Minnesota", and "Arrest Jonathan Ross for Murder Now"

    The long arc of struggle 

    Harsha Walia argues in the context of the mass mobilizations against ICE in Minnesota, for a politics grounded in the long arc of struggle and learning across generations.

  • Iran: The anatomy of Dey

    Iranian exile Siyavash Shahabi explores the roots of the country’s crisis and the currents that make up the recent wave of resistance.

  • U.S. out of Venezuela – ICE out of our communities!

    The United Left Platform is hosting a meeting to help build the movements in opposition to U.S. imperialism and against Trump’s wars abroad and those here in the U.S.

  • A close-up photo of a crowd holding anti-ICE signs. The photo has an orangish-red filter.

    Resistance to ICE’s war on Chicago

    Members of the Chicago Tempest Collective compiled these oral history interviews with anti-ICE activists in Chicago.

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    Minneapolis shows the way

    Friday’s mass strike actions in Minneapolis could be a major step forward for resisting Trump’s racist campaign of street terror—and an example for activists in other cities to follow. A Tempest National Committee statement.

  • A photo of Nicolás Maduro driving an army car with others in it, holding his fist up, with a crowd of people behind. Photo is filtered with a faded brownish texture.

    The end of pretenses

    The January 3 attack on Venezuela, says Anderson Bean, was the collision of U.S. imperial escalation with a regime that had dismantled the very social forces capable of defending sovereignty from below.

Recent Articles

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    “The starvation of Gaza is not a glitch in the system”

    brian bean, writing for the Tempest National Committee, calls out the crocodile tears of the U.S. ruling class over the starvation of Gaza, and calls for an immediate response to the starving and a broadening of the movement against the genocide and the system behind it.

  • Foreground: Bearded young man speaks speaks outdoors into a microphone. Background: Rally-goers hold signs and listen as they stand on the steps of a building with large columns. A blue tint filter over the whole photo.

    Will Mamdani be allowed to govern NYC?

    To win the Democratic Party nomination for mayor, Zohran Mamdani ran on a platform that won him a base of support in New York City’s working class. Shamus Cooke argues that Mamdani’s promises can only become a reality if his supporters are ready to fight against ruling-class resistance.

  • A black and white sketch of rolling hills, fields, and houses.

    Suweida under fire

    Joseph Daher lays out the complex situation for activists in Syria’s recent struggles since the fall of Assad.

  • A photo of people on a street amidst rubble. Photo has an orange filter.

    History without democracy

    Following an overwhelming membership vote in favor of a resolution opposing scholasticide in Gaza, the Executive Council of the American Historical Association vetoed the decision. Daniel Johnson provides an update on this important struggle.

  • A painting of a dancer with a flowing skirt, duplicated twice next to each other. Image overlaid with a thick yellow filter.

    Mutual ruin? Or working-class revolution?

    Sam Friedman reviews Volodymyr Ishchenko’s Towards the Abyss: Ukraine from Maidan to War.

  • US dollar bills and Chinese yuan bills overlap. A pink filter over the image.

    Trump’s strategy to reassert U.S. dominance

    Despite all the chaos, confusion, and faction fights, the Trump administration is united behind one project—escalating Washington’s imperial rivalry with China—argues Ashley Smith.

  • A close-up of a crowd of people at a march. One wears a sweatshirt that says CTU on it, another holds a signpole.

    May Day Strong!

    Tempest member Alex Schmaus interviewed Chicago Teachers Union activist Jesse Sharkey about the May Day Strong Meeting at CTU headquarters on July 18, 2025.

  • A red-filtered photo of a school bus facing left on a street in front of a wall and trees.

    Schools as sites of struggle

    Education scholar and activist Lois Weiner discusses the strength of education workers and the specific attacks facing the education sector.

  • US dollar bills and Chinese yuan bills overlap.

    Trump’s strategy to reassert U.S. dominance

    Despite all the chaos, confusion, and faction fights, the Trump administration is united behind one project—escalating Washington’s imperial rivalry with China—argues Ashley Smith.