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    The crisis of liberal hegemony

    Ilya Budraitskis discusses the successes of the far-right internationally, the post-fascists, and what the Left must do in response.

  • The battle of Los Angeles

    Tempest members provide a gripping account of the rise of pro-immigrant resistance and police and military backlash in Los Angeles.

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    Assessing the queer fightback

    Within a few days of Trump’s first anti-trans executive order, protests were called, and trans people and their allies began to gather in large numbers to demonstrate their opposition in NYC and beyond. To grow and sustain this opposition, it is important for organizers to recount and reflect on the shape and form of struggle…

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    Prospects for organized mass struggle

    Mel Bienenfeld offers an optimistic assessment of the emerging struggles against Trumpism and calls for greater organization.

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    Building solidarity in auto: across the shop floor, across the borders

    An interview with UAW Local 160 member and skilled mold-maker, Jessie Kelly, about Trump, tariff policy, U.S. nationalism and the struggle to build an internationalist and solidaristic class politics on the shop floor and within the Union. 

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    NYC teachers may toss out union leaders

    The country’s biggest teachers’ union may vote for a major change, but a three-way election is making the results hard to predict. Peter Allen-Lamphere and Chris O’Brien explain what’s at stake.

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    Part One: Resisting authoritarian populism

    Ashley Smith analyzes the Democrats’ failure to defeat Trump and what it means for the Left.

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    What’s next for the Chicago Left? 

    On November 17, 80-90 activists joined Tempest members in Chicago for a vibrant discussion about organizing after the presidential election.

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    On Gaza and the struggle to restrain Trump

    The West’s support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza has legitimized and encouraged the far right in the West itself, argues British socialist David Renton.

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    No Laughing Matter

    Tempest member Hank Kennedy discusses the Nazi use of cartoon propaganda and draws parallels to the Zionist attack on Palestinians and Palestine solidarity activists today.

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    Building International Solidarity Against Imperial Rivalry

    Thomas Hummel interviews Ashley Smith about a new book on China in global capitalism.

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    Not showing up for Harris

    With a focus on the supposed shift toward Trump in New York City, BC Hamilton argues that the real story of the election was a lack of motivation to vote for status-quo politics.

  • A red silhouette of Donald Trump on the left points a finger towards a blue silhouette of Kamala Harris speaking on the right. Between them is a picture of a figure in a top hat standing on top of a pyramid of tanks and other weaponry, being held up by and crushing masses off people underneath. Purple background.

    Trump vs Harris: how did the U.S.A. get here? 

    David Camfield interviews Tempest’s Aaron Amaral about the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the development of the two-party system, and the history and possibility of mass challenges from below for an episode of podcast Victor’s Children. What follows is a transcript of that interview, edited for length and clarity.

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    A review of Paul Foot: A Life in Politics

    Bill Roberts reviews the new biography Paul Foot: A Life in Politics.

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    Re-opening the question of Jewish Liberation

    The new book on fighting antisemitism by Ben Lorber and Shane Burley could not have come at a better time, writes Naomi Bennet.