Uprising in Kenya
Thousands protest austerity and struggle for liberation
by Zachary PattersonTempest reprints an article on the Kenyan revolt from the Review of African Political Economy by Zachary Patterson.
Trump’s danger isn’t that he’s a fascist
It’s that he’s a centrist
by Dan Davison and Sacha MartenDan Davison and Sacha Marten argue that Donald Trump is best understood as oscillating in a middle space between conventional Republicans and the fascist right.
Bangladeshis march for Gaza
A report from Dhaka
by Ganesh LalGanesh Lal reported briefly on May 4 from Dhaka, Bangladesh and followed up soon after to provide context. Today (May 9), organizers plan to march to the U.S. embassy.
Palestine solidarity on two Southern California campuses
by Dana Cloud and Héctor A. Rivera
While pro-Palestine encampments sprung up at major universities across the United States, Héctor Rivera and Dana Cloud found spirited, inspiring protests on their own campuses, Pasadena City College and California State University, Fullerton.
SF educators strike for Palestine
by Alex Schmaus
Alex Schmaus reports on labor actions for Palestine in the Bay Area and one high school that educators shut down on May Day.
Palestine and the Arab Revolution
Rising in solidarity
by Shireen Akram-Boshar, Soheir Asaad, Dr. Banah Ghadbian, and Hossam el-HamalawyA panel discussion featuring revolutionaries from around the region talking about the inextricable ties between Palestinian liberation and liberation across the region, and its special relevance in this crucial historic moment.
Degrowth and revolutionary socialism
A review of Kohei Saito’s Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto
by Paul FleckensteinTempest’s Paul Fleckenstein reviews Kohei Saito’s Degrowth Manifesto and argues that an ecosocialist future depends on mass social and class struggle.
The Israel-Iran theater show–a distraction from Gaza genocide
by Michael Karadjis
Michael Karadjis explains how the recent interchange of missiles between Israel and Iran was an episode of theater distracting from the ongoing genocide in Gaza and leaving Israel more powerful.
Southern autoworkers on the rise
Interviews with UAW members before a major strike deadline
by Joel SronceWorkers at six Daimler Truck plants in the South were set to strike when Joel Sronce interviewed UAW members and their supporters in North Carolina.
The bipartisan attack on immigrants
An interview with Aly Wane
by Aly Wane and Dana CloudDana Cloud sat down with immigration justice activist Aly Wane to discuss how Democrats and Republicans, despite differences in rhetoric, have the same border agenda.