New Articles

  • A light purple and brown filter over a photo of Trump and Netanyahu standing next to each other.

    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.

  • A heavily purple and orange filtered photo of the gatehouse of Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

    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.

  • Two knights on a chess board face each other.

    Building International Solidarity Against Imperial Rivalry

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

  • Photo of an empty polling center, with a dark orange and blue filter.

    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.

  • A red, paintbrush-effect-filtered photo of Paul Foot's face looking off into the distance to the right.

    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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