New Articles

  • Rock against capitalism

    Tempest’s Hank Kennedy introduces readers to the socialist punk band Redskins and encourages us to seek out their music.

  • Reject racist persecution by the Dominican government

    Dominican writers and activists have initiated an international call to condemn the racist repression of Haitian migrants—and also to boycott a book fair that is set to honor to apartheid Israel.

  • This is a war against the studios

    Tempest members Dana Cloud and Nina Lozano went out in support of a picket against Netflix in Hollywood, where they interviewed six actors and writers about their work and the demands of the strike.

  • The Writers Guild fights back

    Tempest member Eric Maroney sat down with Gabriela, an ally close to the Writers Guild of America strike, to talk about the strike action, what is at stake, and what it will take to win.

  • Teamsters ready to strike

    In these two brief reports, Tempest members Ashley Smith and Paul KD describe Teamsters’ practice pickets as a potential UPS strike looms.

  • Starbucks workers protest Moms for Liberty

    Tempest member Joel Sronce interviews Sarah and Silvia, two of the unionized Starbucks workers who showed up in protest against Moms for Liberty.

Recent Articles

  • Where is the Left on pandemic politics?

    Justin Feldman and Sam Friedman discuss the shortcomings of the Left in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and try to trace a path forward.

  • Building from the bottom

    Joel Sronce reflects on an event featuring artist and activist Linqua Franqa and the importance of cultural workers to radical organizing in the South.

  • Amazon: The future is unwritten

    A Tempest editorial assesses the importance of the bombshell victory of the independent Amazon Labor Union in its organizing effort against the logistics giant.

  • The need for abortion rights

    Gee Roughin, a member of Greensboro Revolutionary Socialists (GRS), makes a case for free and safe abortion that’s grounded in the experience of two pregnancies.

  • Internationalist manifesto against the war

    The Tempest Collective joins socialist and anti-capitalist organizations from across the NATO countries, Russia, and Ukraine, as part of an effort to rebuild a truly internationalist anti-war and anti-imperialist movement.

  • Solidarity & support for Walden Bello

    Tempest adds our solidarity, and shares the statement of support for intellectual and activists Walden Bello, who is facing the threat of political violence and narco-tagging in his run for the vice-presidency of the Philippines.

  • A new chapter for Mexican labor

    Héctor A. Rivera interviews Willebaldo Gómez Zupa about the recent union victory at General Motors Mexico.

  • Vietnam war in balloons and panels

    Hank Kennedy explores the depictions of the Vietnam War in popular comics from the 1960s.

  • A “messiah” won’t save us

    Brian Young Jr. reflects on the themes of solidarity, socialism, and revolutionary struggle in the film Judas and the Black Messiah.