Author: Thomas Hummel
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Hiding our goals is no way to win
brian bean and Thomas Hummel respond to Ben Burgis’s recent Jacobin article, “The Point of Politics is to Convince People, Not Grandstand.”
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The buffoon, the empire, and the crisis
Thomas Hummel describes the onslaught of Trump’s first six months: a program of crisis-driven neoliberal austerity and ideological appeals to his petty bourgeois base.
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Madness as method
Thomas Hummel argues that Trump’s tariff policy is a desperate gamble to re-establish U.S. world dominance.
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For revolutionaries, the period must be defined by the international fight against the far right
Thomas Hummel describes how the rise of the far right defines the tasks of socialists today.
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Building International Solidarity Against Imperial Rivalry
Thomas Hummel interviews Ashley Smith about a new book on China in global capitalism.
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Banking failures and a system in crisis
Thomas Hummel examines the recent run of bank failures and finds a system riven by crisis and contradictions.
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Jackson Heights defends Drag Story Hour NYC!
Tempest members Reuben Abitbol, Thomas Hummel, and Haley Pessin report on a successful campaign action last month in defense of Drag Story Hour NYC against far-right protesters.
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Fascism in Italy today
Last September a fascist party descended from Mussolini’s movement won election in Italy—a milestone in the advance of the far right internationally. Thomas Hummel examines the Italian situation and argues that united struggle can turn the tide.
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Don’t ever forgive, don’t ever forget
Thomas Hummel reviews the film “All Quiet on the Western Front,” a new adaptation of the classic anti-war novel.
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Solidarity with fired UPS Teamster
Thomas Hummel interviews UPS Teamster and socialist Ben Douglass about their firing and the campaign for reinstatement.