Category: Editorial
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Revolutionary defeatism, yesterday and today
Simon Hannah reviews the varied Left positions in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and how to understand Lenin’s position of “revolutionary defeatism” in the current war.
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CTU election
Joe Allen examines the context of the 2022 CTU elections, the impact of its leadership on Chicago politics, teacher unionism, and the trade union movement nationally, and argues for the importance of a vote for CORE.
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Not one vote for Le Pen!
The second round of presidential elections in France is set to take place April 24th, 2022. As in 2017, the two candidates advancing to the final contest are the center-right neoliberal Emmanuel Macron and the neo-fascist Marine Le Pen. The collapse of the historic French center and the Parti Socialiste since the presidency of Francois…
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Amazon: The future is unwritten
A Tempest editorial assesses the importance of the bombshell victory of the independent Amazon Labor Union in its organizing effort against the logistics giant.
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Internationalist manifesto against the war
The Tempest Collective joins socialist and anti-capitalist organizations from across the NATO countries, Russia, and Ukraine, as part of an effort to rebuild a truly internationalist anti-war and anti-imperialist movement.
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Solidarity & support for Walden Bello
Tempest adds our solidarity, and shares the statement of support for intellectual and activists Walden Bello, who is facing the threat of political violence and narco-tagging in his run for the vice-presidency of the Philippines.
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DSA’s Palestine problem
The Tempest Collective Steering Committee lays the recent actions of the leadership of the DSA at the feet of the organization’s pro-Democratic Party right-wing, which seeks to drive out of the organization all critical voices. That the central issue is Palestine and anti-imperialism is no accident, and strengthening those movements, as well as the socialist…
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Russia out of Ukraine!
Tempest Collective statement in opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Erin Cass writes on behalf of the Steering Committee.
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No war in Ukraine!
A Tempest editorial argues that building a movement that can challenge the main enemy at home, to defeat imperialism globally, must be based on solidarity from below, and unwavering opposition to all ruling class adventurism and imperial war-mongering internationally.
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DSLC: Isn’t democracy power?
Paul KD and Natalia Tylim provide the Tempest perspective on recent developments with the DSA’s Democratic Socialist Labor Commission.