Author: brian bean
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What solidarity requires
brian bean replies to Mel Bienenfeld’s criticism of two earlier Tempest articles by the author on the analysis and posture of revolutionary socialists towards the events of October 7 in Palestine.
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On sowing and reaping in Palestine
brian bean analyzes Israel’s ongoing genocidal war and offers important perspectives for the resurgent movement for Palestinian liberation.
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Breakout from Gaza
The armed strike by Gazan forces into Zionist-occupied Palestine is a daring attempt to push back against escalating settler violence and oppression. brian bean explains.
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The Left under Brandon Johnson
brian bean argues the need for independent organizing and struggle under Mayor Brandon Johnson in Chicago
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Revolution means smashing the state
Any responsible approach to overcoming capitalism, argues brian bean, must grapple with the need to dismantle the capitalist state and replace it with our own democratic institutions from below.
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The legacy of occupation and the fight for a democratic Iraq
brian bean interviews Workers Against Sectarianism on the struggle against sectarian politics in Iraq.
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Do comrades cross picket lines?
brian bean responds to Hadas Thier’s article in Jacobin, “No, DSA Shouldn’t Expel Rep. Jamaal Bowman”.
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Palestine, Bowman, and the DSA
brian bean argues for continuing to demand both the expulsion of Bowman and a renewed principled commitment to BDS from DSA and the entire U.S. Left.
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Iron Dome’s Deadly Lessons
brian bean analyzes the refusal of several socialist elected officials to oppose Israel’s settler colonialism and discusses implications for socialist strategy.
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For a free Palestine
On behalf of the Tempest Collective, brian bean provides our statement of solidarity with Palestine.