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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.
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For revolutionaries, the period must be defined by the international fight against the far right
Thomas Hummel describes how the rise of the far right defines the tasks of socialists today.
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Tesla: An Appeal for an International Anti-Fascist Campaign
An appeal to build support for the international anti-fascist campaign directed at Tesla and its billionaire, pro-Trump, neo-Nazi owner, Elon Musk.
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Between Trump and Putin
Tempest republishes an article from Daniel Tanuro responding to the political alliance between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin and its meaning for the European Left. Tanuro warns against any alignment with European capital and the imperial interests of the European Union while highlighting the importance of defending the Ukrainians right to self-determination.
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Far-right surges, but left surprises, in German elections
Sean Larson analyses the outcome of last month’s German elections.
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The radical roots of harm reduction
Even the best accounts of the movement for harm reduction leave out the role of Marxists, anarchists, and other radicals. Sam Friedman sets the record straight.
Recent Articles
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In bird flu, capitalism is the culprit
Sam Friedman discusses the role of capitalism in the H5N1 virus’s potential to mutate and become a pandemic.
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The (not so) new red scare
Dana Cloud describes the crackdown on scholars in the Cal State system as an example of the broader pattern of weaponizing the charge of “antisemitism” against faculty and students who have spoken out against the Zionist genocide in Gaza.
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Who and what is the ruling class?
Josh On discusses who makes up the ruling class and how they maintain their rule.
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The Left and U.S. politics today
The International Socialist League interviewed Tempest member Aaron Amaral about the state of U.S. politics today and the role of a radicalizing Left in responding to economic crisis, the presidential elections, the labor movement, and the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.
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The transformative power of solidarity
A review of Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor, Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea
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Imperialism and anti-imperialism today
Ashley Smith explores the asymmetric multipolar world order and the challenges it poses for the Left.
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Convergence of labor and Palestine on campus
Interview with two striking grad workers at Dartmouth College, part of GOLD-UE’s newly formed Palestine caucus.
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From student revolt to workers’ power
As California academic workers prepare to strike against repression of pro-Palestine activism, Helen Scott discusses the connection between student struggle and workers’ action.
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Defend the encampments!
Julian Lin reports on the mob assault on UCLA’s pro-Palestine encampment and argues that the assailants were fascists—and the movement needs to respond with militant self-defense.