Category: Interview
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War and resistance in Putin’s Russia
Ashley Smith interviews Ilya Budraitskis on the growing political opposition to Putin’s regime following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and its recent battlefield losses.
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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.
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The long hot summer (& autumn) for UK labor
Joe Allen interviewed Ian Allinson, a member of
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Assata Taught Me
Donna Murch’s latest book is Assata Taught Me: State Violence, Racial Capitalism, and the Movement for Black Lives. Naomi Murakawa spoke to her soon after its release.
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Rail workers may strike next month
Federal mediators will soon release their recommendation to resolve contract talks between the United Rail Unions and the bosses. Paul KD spoke to Ross Grooters, co-chair of Railway Workers United—who says a national freight rail strike is possible in September.
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Taiwan: Caught Between Rival Superpowers
Tempest interviews Brian Hioe and Wen Liu, two prominent commentators on Taiwanese politics and editors of New Bloom Magazine, about Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit and the geopolitical battle between the U.S. and China over the island.
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Nicaragua summons!
This month an International Human Rights Commission made up of parliamentarians, social movement, and human rights leaders from different countries, will be traveling to Costa Rica and from there to the border with Nicaragua to demand access to, and to check on the conditions of, political prisoners held by the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and…
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Through DSA’s looking glass
Jen Bolen from Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) National Political Committee (NPC) describes the story behind the controversial grievance report by the NPC regarding violations of the grievance policy during and beyond the 2021 DSA Convention.
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Inside the Ukrainian Resistance
Tempest interviews Alona Liasheva and Denys Pilash about the Ukrainian Resistance, the state of war, the dynamics of class struggle and popular consciousness, and the tasks of the international Left in building solidarity with Ukraine.
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An unstable triumph: the Philippines after the election
Tempest’s Ashley Smith interviews Walden Bello in this follow-up interview after the national elections in the Philippines on May 9, which saw the consolidation of power under the right-wing populist and authoritarian Marcos/Duterte ticket.