Author: Alex Schmaus
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May Day Strong!
Tempest member Alex Schmaus interviewed Chicago Teachers Union activist Jesse Sharkey about the May Day Strong Meeting at CTU headquarters on July 18, 2025.
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SF educators strike for Palestine
Alex Schmaus reports on labor actions for Palestine in the Bay Area and one high school that educators shut down on May Day.
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United Educators of San Francisco board calls for ceasefire resolution
UESF member Alex Schmaus reports on the union’s executive board vote recommending the endorsement of a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and urges members of the union to vote yes.
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This is what solidarity looks like!
Alex Schmaus interviews UTLA member Thalía Cataño and SEIU Local 99 member Rosalba Romero— both of whom work at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles—about the successful strike in March.
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#BlockTheBoat Seattle
Alex Schmaus and brian bean interview Ranna Harb and Izzy Halaka of Falastiniyat about the blockade against Israeli shipping company ZIM at the Port of Seattle in June.
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San Francisco educators endorse BDS
Alex Schmaus and brian bean report on the first public school educators union in the U.S. to endorse boycott, divestment, and sanctions against Israeli apartheid.
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Lessons from the Chicago budget battle
Alex Schmaus and brian bean interview three Chicago Democratic Socialists of America members about the city council vote for an austerity budget proposed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
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They are few
Alex Schmaus details an attempt by far right provocateurs to organize a rally in San Francisco last weekend.
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Any way you cut it…
Alex Schmaus reports on the state of the defund movement in San Francisco, including the strategic and tactical debates among its supporters.