Author: Travis S.
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The contradictions of internationalism from above
Travis S. argues that a more promising road forward for effective confrontation with the U.S. empire lies in disruptive power from below.
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The shooter in Laguna Woods
Travis S explains that the recent shooting of six people at a Taiwanese church was motivated by hostilities within the diaspora—hostilities fueled by four decades of U.S.-backed dictatorship in Taiwan and the more-recent promotion of virulent ethnonationalism on the mainland.
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Building a mass movement with no apologism
Within and outside DSA, many on the Left have aligned themselves with the Communist Party of China (CPC). Guest author Travis S. submitted this piece to Tempest in the interest of furthering debate on the question of how the left should relate to the CPC. He explores the contradictions and implications of tying the Left…