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  • A mosaic image of two goldfish facing each other against a background of orange, above a wavy strip of blue.

    Hiding our goals is no way to win

    brian bean and Thomas Hummel respond to Ben Burgis’s recent Jacobin article, “The Point of Politics is to Convince People, Not Grandstand.”

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    Against the New McCarthyism

    Ashley Smith argues that the Left must reject both the civility trap that liberals and Democrats have fallen into, which simply legitimizes Kirk’s bigotry as debate, and the dead-end of individualist violence. The task for socialists is to advocate and build the capacity to carry out collective organizing, protests, and strikes to advance democratic demands.

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    The Mamdani campaign, left horizons, and the “defund the police” question

    Keith Rosenthal discusses the New York City Mayoral race,  Zohran Mamdani’s courting of the New York Police Department (NYPD), and cautions the socialist Left against abandoning racial justice demands.

  • On the left, a close-up of Jeremy Corbyn's face looking off to the right. On the right, a headshot of Zarah Sultana looking at the camera. The image is filtered in orange.

    Your Party: Don’t fuck this up! 

    UK socialists in rs21 call on the country’s new political party not to squander this opportunity.

  • Dark blue background with light blue shapes, taken from the shapes of the Nepal flag, against it.

    Nepal protests have deeper roots

    Protests against a social media in Nepal ban grew into a full blown uprising after police killed 19 protesters. But what is next? Tempest republishes this article from Alex de Jong, initially run in International Viewpoint, with minor edits.

  • A photo of Tom Alter smiling at the camera holding his dog. The photo has a red filter over top of it.

    Texas State University Fires History Professor Tom Alter

    A statement from the Texas State Employees Union condemning the termination of Texas State University Professor Tom Alter. Tempest stands in solidarity with Tom Alter.

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  • An illustration of all the Sesame Street characters lined up next to each other, with the Sesame Street logo faded in the back.

    Union days, sweepin’ the clouds away

    Phoebe Gilpin, Senior Director of Formal Learning at Sesame Workshop, is part of the union organizing committee and one of the workers recently laid off. Gilpin spoke with Keith Rosenthal for Tempest Magazine about the struggle, how it transpired, and what comes next.

  • A blue-tinted image of a person wearing a beanie and scarf, made up of a collage of a few different images.

    Ukrainian anarchists fighting imperialism and building mutual aid in wartime

    Robert Francis reports on Solidarity Collectives, a network of Ukrainian anarchists who are organizing on an anti-authoritarian basis and fighting on the frontlines against the Russian invasion. 

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    Walter Rodney: a revolutionary for our times

    Presenting at the 2023 Socialism conference in a panel organized and moderated by Lee Wengraf, Robert Cuffy and Leo Zeilig examine the revolutionary legacy of Walter Rodney, casting light on his break with state socialism and his embrace of working-class struggles from below. What follows is a transcript of their talk, edited for length and…

  • Postal workers under attack and in struggle

    Natalia Tylim interviews letter carrier and National Association of Letter Carriers leader Melissa Rakestraw about a bad contract and the attacks on postal workers by the Trump Administration.

  • A green-filtered image of the Supreme Court with a FOR SALE sign in front of it.

    The Courts & Politicians Have Failed Us

    Legal rallies and marches like here today have their place. They allow us to communicate and solidarize with each other. They allow new people to join our movement and meet each other so that they can do further, more valuable work in the future. However, as Andy Thayer points out, we need more!

  • What is Trumpism now? 

    Mel Bienenfeld considers the more puzzling aspects of “Trumpism” and opens up space for a much-needed conversation about how to understand our current political moment.  

  • Reflection on the January 1, 2025 Pasadena Rose Parade

    Tempest member Teto reports on the New Year’s Palestine solidarity march during the Roses Parade.

  • High school students walk out for immigrants

    Tempest member Kai B. describes a spirited high school student walkout for immigrants in Pasadena, California.

  • Free, Free Mahmoud Khalil!

    Tempest calls for the defense and release of Columbia Palestine activist Mahmoud Kahlil, ground zero for increasing attacks by the Trump administration on campus activism, the Left, and the working class.