Tag: U.S. politics
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For a fighting approach, not factionalism
Andy Sernatinger and Emma Wilde Botta interview Kshama Sawant, socialist city council member from Seattle, Washington.
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No war, no KKK
Bill Mullen reviews No Fascist USA!, a new book covering anti-KKK organizing in the 1970s and 80s and argues that it contains important lessons for today.
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Proposal for the DSA convention
A list of DSA convention proposals endorsed by the Tempest Collective.
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Futures of DSA
Hakan Yilmaz responds to debate in Democratic Socialists of America about the goal of an independent political party of the working class.
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Electoral politics ≠ Black liberation
Phillip Clark assesses the current political moment and argues that Black liberation cannot be realized through electoral politics.
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For a democratic DSA
A Tempest Collective statement advocating for an effort to transform DSA into a more democratic and political organization.
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No shortcuts on socialist electoral strategy
Nate Moore looks at the pitfalls of the “dirty break” strategy and argues that socialist electoral campaigns should not be run on the Democratic Party ballot line.
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Defund the police
Haley Pessin looks at the advances and setbacks of the defund movement and how the Left fits into these efforts
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Fight the far right in the Biden era
The Tempest Collective is hosting an online forum on January 24th to discuss how the Left can organize to fight the Far Right under the incoming Biden Administration.
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Meet the new boss
Eric Maroney and Jay Poppa, provide a background to Biden’s nominee for Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona, and insight into what education activists might expect over his administration.