Category: Readers’ Views
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A solidarity message from Canada on the UAW and auto tariffs
A powerful statement to the labor movement and auto workers from Bruce Allen, a former president of Unifor Local 199, opposing Trump’s tariff policies. This was read at one of the twin rallies held on April 26, 2025 in Detroit and across the Canadian border in Windsor, Ontario.
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What is Trumpism now?
Mel Bienenfeld considers the more puzzling aspects of “Trumpism” and opens up space for a much-needed conversation about how to understand our current political moment.
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Criticisms and conditions in support for Palestinian resistance
Tom Dale responds to the Tempest editorial “Toward a free Palestine” and argues for clarifying what socialists mean by “unconditional but critical support” for national liberation struggles.
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Response to Camfield and Post on “What would it take to win in Palestine?”
Reader Neil Rogall raises questions about the way forward for Palestine.
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Against colonial narcissism
Sean Larson responds to an argument made by Dan La Botz and Stephen R. Shalom about whether and how to judge the actions taken by Hamas on October 7.
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A response to Jonah ben Avraham’s “Support Palestinians when they fight…”
Dan La Botz and Stephen R. Shalom respond critically to a recent article by Jonah Ben Avraham.
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DSA after the 2023 convention
The window for revolutionaries in the DSA is still open, if “open” means the opportunity to work with other socialists in the unions and movements, to win a layer of activists to revolutionary politics, and to advance the projects of left and revolutionary regroupment, argue Tempest members Giselle Gerolami, Ron Lare, and Peter Solenberger.
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Settler colonial violence from the Dakota Uprising to Gaza
Brian Ward writes about the Dakota’s resistance to U.S. settler colonialism and its parallels with the current situation in Gaza.
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Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson is not on our side
Joe Allen responds to a Tempest article on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s role in passing a pro-Israel resolution before the city council.
