Let them eat steak
UAW Pickets at G.M. in Rancho Cucamonga
by Dana CloudTempest’s Dana Cloud reports from a United Auto Workers picket line at a G.M. parts distribution center in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
Between fact and fiction
A critique of Mexico’s “Fourth Transformation”
by Ruben Jaramillo and Héctor A. RiveraIn this article, Ruben Jaramillo and Héctor A. Rivera critically examine the impact of the “Fourth Transformation” under Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Ocean Hill-Brownsville and the Freedom Schools of 1968
A teacher’s account
by Marc PessinThe following piece is an account of the 1968 Ocean Hill-Brownsville Strike by former teacher and rank-and-file activist in the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Marc Pessin.
On the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Modi and Khalistan on the world stage
by Nagesh RaoNagesh Rao analyzes the assassination of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Once again on the Democratic Party, the lesser evil, and the working-class Left
by Keith Rosenthal
Tempest’s Keith Rosenthal argues that, in the context of looming environmental catastrophe and ongoing social crisis, we cannot place our faith in the Democratic Party to advance the interests of the working class and the oppressed.
Nurses’ strike in New Brunswick, NJ
Report from the front
by Dana CloudSam Friedman reports on a nurses’ strike in New Brunswick, NJ. over oppressive working conditions, including unsafe staffing levels.
What happened to the Left in the U.S. labor movement?
Sam Gindin’s critique of the UPS deal raises big questions
by Joe AllenThe recent contract settlement between the Teamsters and UPS continues to spark debate and reflections on the Left. Tempest’s Joe Allen weighs in.
The DSA moment is over
by Andy Sernatinger
Andy Sernatinger looks at the crisis facing the Democratic Socialists of America, arguing that DSA’s ‘moment’ has passed.
Socialism from below
by Anthony Arnove
This talk by Anthony Arnove kicked off a NYC Tempest Collective discussion on the theme of “Socialism from Below.”
Racism, self-determination, and the dissolution of the Palestine working group
A reflection on the DSA Convention
by Jonah ben AvrahamThe DSA voted to dissolve the BDS and Palestine Solidarity Working Group (BDSWG) and force it into the International Committee despite protest from both groups. To ignore the gravity of this decision and its implications would be a disastrous mistake–a mistake reflected in the celebration of the new DSA leadership.