New Articles

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    Notes on an Interview with Joseph Daher

    Lizartistry shares graphic notes on the Tempest interview with Joseph Daher about the fall of Assad and the rebellion in Syria.

  • A drawing of a hallway of a penitentiary with a dark green and blue filter.

    Borders are prisons and prisons are borders

    Kristen Godfrey argues that the Left must call for an end to borders and nation-states, and build solidarity among Black people and immigrants in and out of the United States to resist displacement and immobility

  • A photo of hundred-dollar bills, covered with a dark red filter.

    CEO murder sparks national discussion on privatized medicine

    Tempest’s Dennis Kosuth explains the reasons behind public anger at for-profit health care in the United States – anger expressed through public sympathy for the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

  • France: The impossibility of a democratic compromise with capital

    Behind the impasse of French politics is a crisis of economic stagnation, says Romaric Godin. Since no party can win consent for austerity, he argues, French capital seems bound to seek authoritarian means to impose it.

  • A photo of a pole with the Syrian flag hanging next to a picture of Bashar al-Assad. Behind it is a building. Heavy green and red filter over the whole photo.

    Understanding the rebellion in Syria

    Tempest interviews Swiss Syrian socialist Joseph Daher about the process that led to the fall of Assad’s rule, the prospects for progressive forces, and the challenges they face in fighting for a truly liberated country that serves the interests of all its peoples and popular classes.

  • Part Two: Resisting authoritarian populism

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

Recent Articles

  • Lenin: Catastrophe and revolution

    Paul Le Blanc in conversation with Promise Li and Cliff Connolly about the legacy of Lenin and the Bolsheviks explored through Leblanc’s recent book Lenin: Responding to Catastrophe, Forging Revolution.

  • Perspectives on Russian imperialism

    Ilya Budraitskis offers an update and perspective on the current political situation in Russia and its ongoing imperialist war in Ukraine.

  • The United States’ home-grown fascist

    Tempest member Hank Kennedy surveys the life and career of Catholic priest Charles Coughlin who was commonly known as Father Coughlin, a prominent and influential Nazi sympathizer who promoted antisemitic and pro-fascist views.

  • Once More on Hamas

    As part of a continuing exchange on October 7, the Palestinian resistance, and the posture of the Left towards Hamas, Dan La Botz and Stephen R. Shalom reply here to Sean Larson. La Botz and Shalom had previously submitted a response to an article by Jonah ben Avraham to which Larson, in turn, responded.

  • Response to Camfield and Post on “What would it take to win in Palestine?”

    Reader Neil Rogall raises questions about the way forward for Palestine.

  • We are fighting for Palestinian liberation

    Tempest member Denée Jackson draws connections among Jewish, Black, and Palestinian experience and liberation, arguing for solidarity across multiple marginalized identities.

  • Anti-racist rebellion and the Left

    Ben Rosenfield reviews the book The George Floyd Uprising edited by Vortex Group.

  • Making sense of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

    Tempest member Sam Friedman reviews Paul Le Blanc’s book Making Sense of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine published by Resistance Books.

  • Priming the Philippines for a “globalized NATO”

    Rasti Delizo critically examines the foreign policy of the Philippines under Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and its role in a globalized NATO.