New Articles
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Case studies in political independence
David Friedman presents lessons for the new socialist movement in building movement-based independent political action and organization. Part two of two.
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Case studies in political independence
David Friedman presents lessons for the new socialist movement in building movement-based independent political action and organization. Part one of two.
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Community defends migrant workers
Antonio Golán and Paul Fleckenstein report on the growing resistance in the community of South Burlington, Vermont following an ICE raid last month.
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Stop the War Now!
A March 26, 2026 panel discussion on the devastating US-Israeli war on Iran and Israel’s war on Lebanon.
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Anti-West politics in Iran
Ever since a U.S.-British coup brought the Shah of Iran to power in 1953, says Nasser Asgary, anti-Westernism has served as an common “analytical lens” for the country’s politics—both for the current regime and for the opposition.
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The Iran war comes home to India
The shock of the Iran war is showing up first in India by creating hardships in everyday life—and exposing the country’s social fracture lines. Snehal Shingavi explains.
Recent Articles
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United Educators of San Francisco strike, a blow against austerity logic
Julia Corrado reports on the recently concluded successful strike of United Educators of San Francisco.
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Revolution and Counterrevolution in Venezuela
Guillermo Kawin offers this review of Anderson Bean’s new work Venezuela in Crisis.
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Mamdani, the market, and the NYC housing crisis
Ben Rosenfield and Holden Taylor speak to Tempest to provide further context for their recently published Spectre article about the NYC housing crisis, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s policy, and the debates on the Left.
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Communism, abolition, states, and the future of the Left
In this conversation with Demetrius Noble, David Camfield and brian bean analyze the capitalist state and argue for abolition of the state and the police that defend it.
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Lessons from Minneapolis
The Tempest National Committee argues that we can use the kinds of mass protests seen in Minneapolis to build the organizational capacity to launch mass strikes against Trump.
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Iran on the brink?
Tempest’s Ashley Smith interviews Houshang Sepehr about the recent wave of mass protest in Iran and the Iranian regime’s brutal response.
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When the rubber hits the road
Three organizers discuss putting the tradition of socialism from below to work in their organizing projects.
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Venezuela after the coup
Ashley Smith talks to Federico Fuentes about the Donroe Doctrine, the crisis of Chavismo, and anti-imperialist resistance.
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How should the Left respond to Trump’s threats against Canada?
Tempest member David Camfield lays out the proper Left response to Trump’s bullying.