Author: Hank Kennedy
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Perseverance in Ferndale’s fight for a ceasefire
Tempest member Hank Kennedy reports on a nearly three-month successful campaign led by Palestine activists in Ferndale, MI to pass a ceasefire resolution.
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The United States’ home-grown fascist
Tempest member Hank Kennedy surveys the life and career of Catholic priest Charles Coughlin who was commonly known as Father Coughlin, a prominent and influential Nazi sympathizer who promoted antisemitic and pro-fascist views.
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Pat Robertson: Supervillain
Tempest member Hank Kennedy looks back at the X-Men comic God Loves, Man Kills, which inspired a surprising fight with the famed televangelist Pat Robertson who passed away earlier this year.
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Viola Liuzzo (1925-1965)
On the 60th anniversary of the civil rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Hank Kennedy tells the riveting story of a mostly unsung civil rights hero, Viola Liuzzo, who was murdered by the KKK in 1965 and then smeared by the FBI and police.
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UAW rally in Warren, Michigan
On August 25, 97 percent of the 150,000 auto workers represented by the UAW voted to authorize a strike if an agreement is not reached before their contracts expire on September 14. Hank Kennedy reports on a rally of the United Auto Workers in Warren, Michigan last weekend before the strike authorization vote.
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Rock against capitalism
Tempest’s Hank Kennedy introduces readers to the socialist punk band Redskins and encourages us to seek out their music.
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Drag defenders organize to outnumber the right in Royal Oak
In this report back Hank Kennedy discusses the successful defense of Drag Story Time in Royal Oak, MI.
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Remembering Marshal Law
Tempest’s Hank Kennedy pays tribute to the radical comic book artist Kevin O’Neill, who died last November.
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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.
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“Do not forsake me, comrade”
Hank Kennedy revisits the Hollywood classic High Noon.