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  • A watercolor illustration of an atomic bomb cloud emerging from the ground. The strokes are all black with a background of dark green.

    Nuclear Devastation

    David Friedman reviews Annie Jacobsen’s latest book, Nuclear War: A Scenario (2024).

  • A zoomed-in picture on the face of a statue of Lenin.

    Theory and the question of organization (part 1)

    Nate Moore argues that Lenin’s main contribution was not a theory of organization but in his attention to concrete social analysis—revolutionary theory that could inform strategy, tactics, and ways of organizing.

  • A photo of Dr. Steven Thrasher looking at the camera wearing a keffiyeh, transposed against the background of an arch at Northwestern University. Entire picture is tinted dark red.

    Support Dr. Steven Thrasher 

    Tempest encourages our members and supporters to sign the petition in support of Dr. Steven Thrasher.

  • Block, squander, disorganize?

    Ashley Smith responds to Max Elbaum’s overheated polemic on the question of strategy for socialists in the 2024 elections.

  • A sketched drawing of Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams, depicting a Black man with glasses and a curly beard.

    Stop the state sanctioned murder of Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams

    Tempest member Kirstin Roberts urgently advocates for saving the life of Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams who is scheduled to be unjustly executed by the State of Missouri on September 24.

  • A solid purple background, with a red pencil drawing a line from the left to the right.

    Another view on the 2024 French Legislative Elections

    While Left enthusiasts for the results of the French elections rightly celebrate the electoral defeat of the right, Peter Solenberger argues that Marxists need to confront the problem that the elections do not offer a forward for the working class.

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