New Articles
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“People have to act collectively”
Leading historian of McCarthyism Ellen Schrecker explains that McCarthyism was not about one person. And what’s happening today within our society, including the erosion of democratic practices and values, is not just about Donald Trump.
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Weathering the storm
Kirstin Roberts and Natalia Tylim report of the 2024 Tempest convention held in Chicago over the long weekend of February 17-19.
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Comrades, community, and commitment
Tempest member Aileen Cerrillos reflects on their experience organizing in university and NGO-modeled spaces and their decision to join the Tempest Collective project.
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“The John Brown way” part 2
David Whitehouse recounts the battles, up through the Harpers’ Ferry revolt, of anti-slavery militant John Brown, a period that influenced the emergence of the United States Left.
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Perspectives for socialists in 2024
The Tempest Collective Editorial Board recently sat down with David McNally to discuss current geopolitical dynamics, economic fault lines, and labor struggles—and perspectives for socialists in 2024. This is the second part of a two-part interview. Part one can be read here.
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Aaron’s Sacrifice
Rory Fanning reflects on the experience and meaning of Aaron Bushnell standing up (and dying) for Palestine.
Recent Articles
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Banking failures and a system in crisis
Thomas Hummel examines the recent run of bank failures and finds a system riven by crisis and contradictions.
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The dialectics of defeat—lessons from the United Kingdom
Aaron Amaral reviews Michael Chessum’s book This is Only the Beginning.
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“We’re all here for the same reason”
Naomi Bennet and Amber Boardman are Ohio-based socialists working to defend queer communities from fascist violence and they discuss the lessons of the past several months and the new challenges facing anti-fascists around the country.
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Resisting the backlash
Speakers on the Tempest Panel “Resisting the Backlash, Defending Black Studies” look to educator organizing and labor movements in higher education as inspiring sites of struggle to defend Black studies against the right-wing backlash.
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A rocky road on the upward path of labor action
Kim Moody looks at the changing economic, internal union, and political contexts for workers whose contracts expire this year and argues that intransigent employers will face a union workforce with years of accumulated grievances, a cost-of-living crisis, and a rebellious rank and file. We can expect major struggles in 2023. This offers a huge opportunity…
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It’s OK to be angry about Bernie Sanders’ new book
Tens of thousands of activists were inspired to join socialist Bernie Sanders’ campaigns for president in 2016 and 2020. Shamus Cooke reviews Bernie’s latest book and argues that the Sanders project of shifting the Democratic Party leftward has squandered the movement in a time of crisis and need.
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Fatal abstractions
There are effective vaccines for COVID-19 and effective treatments for HIV/AIDS, but both remain global epidemics. Medical researcher Sam Friedman explains how the profit system is limiting the reach of life-saving medicines.
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On the Chicago race for mayor
Kirstin Roberts argues that given the stark political choice, the broad mobilization of left and movement forces in support of Brandon Johnson, and the groundwork laid over the last decade by union and social struggles in Chicago, the elections offer real opportunities for socialists committed to political independence.
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Making sense of Chicago’s election
Joe Allen sets the Chicago mayoral election in historical context and argues that the choice on offer, however stark, also reflects the political limits of the strength of the Left and our (social and trade union) movements.