New Articles

  • Nazi symbolism superimposed upon an image of the U.S.Capitol.

    DC’s friends of fascism

    Hank Kennedy uncovers a domestic history of fascist supporters in the halls of powers and finds a line of continuity and important comparisons to this generation of Washington D.C. ultra-reactionaries.

  • blurred images of tents and protest signs on behalf of non-tenure-track faculty

    Faculty unionization and the legacy of Blackburn:

    Howard University faculty members Sean Pears and Jacob Sloan describe how student militancy fueled struggle on the part of non-tenure-track faculty.

  • A large pink fish containing a school of small fish labeled rank and file democracy eats fish representing business and electoral unionism and money on blue-green background.

    Toward a rank-and-file caucus in UCU

    Dan Davison makes the argument for a rank-and-file strategy given the state of the higher education strikes in the United Kingdom and the debates within the University and College Union.

  • People stand witnessing the rubble of a building destroyed by the earthquake.

    The earthquake in Türkiye and Syria

    On Monday, February 6, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake (followed by another earthquake of 7.5 magnitude) struck southern Türkiye and northwest Syria in the early hours of the morning. Tempest Collective member Shireen Akram-Boshar explains that this tragedy is fundamentally political, affected by the fault lines of counterrevolution, authoritarianism, racism, and capitalism.

  • A multi-colored collage of signs, many of the signs read "TAs & RAs ON STRIKE!" repeated multiple times in a green background with black text, and others have red signs, some of them read "RESPECT US RESPECT OUR STUDENTS" and others have the message "TEMPLE WORKS BECAUSE WE DO."

    Graduate workers strike at Temple!

    Tempest’s Joel Sronce interviews two striking graduate workers from Temple University.

  • A democratic party donkey and a two-horse emblem of the Teamsters Union are in shadow behind the Chicago skyline in a blue on yellow image.

    Building Teamster Power?

    The Teamsters say they are going in a new progressive direction in the U.S. labor movement, yet, Joe Allen explains, there is little evidence of that in the role they are playing in Chicago’s current municipal elections.

Recent Articles

  • Striking echoes in Iran

    Nasrin reports on the growing strike movement in Iran and analyze the historic dynamics and ironies in the strike, and what it means for the theocratic regime.

  • Working class families need universal childcare

    Sarah R explains the importance of universal childcare and how a Childcare For All campaign taken up by DSA would contribute to building working class organizations.

  • Stylized picture of Hong Kong umbrella protest

    Reimagining anti-imperialist praxis in DSA

    Promise Li contends that discerning between allies and enemies is no expression of chauvinism, but a marker of socialist clarity.

  • Is this what solidarity looks like?

    In the aftermath of the “state visit” to Venezuela by DSA officials, Natalia Tylim analyses the debate within the organization, and argues for more democratic deliberation and a greater appreciation of the diversity of the Latin American Left before DSA aligns itself to any ruling parties or states.

  • Safety mirage at FedEx Ground

    Dennis Fritz describes unsafe working conditions at FedEx Ground in Niles, Illinois.

  • How not to unite a class

    Felipe B. responds to a debate on the Left about the relationship between oppression and class and why getting the answer right is essential to forging a united class struggle.

  • Escaping the Left’s electoral impasse

    Howie Hawkins argues for ranked choice voting and proportional representation as part of the fight to defend and expand democratic rights.

  • Iran’s Bloody November

    Nasrin summarizes an important new book that maps the recent uprisings in North Africa and West Asia.

  • Tempest’s DSA Convention Positions

    Tempest Collective’s DSA Committee discussed and voted on which proposals we are supporting or opposing. This document lists our positions with brief explanations to our reasoning.