A revolutionary socialist organizing project
Welcoming kittens, developing tigers
by Mel BienenfeldTempest’s Mel Bienenfeld shares an account by NYSNA member Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez of how nurses organized themselves and their community ahead of the victorious NYC nurses strike.
An interview with nurses in Texas
by Snehal ShingaviTempest member Snehal Shingavi spoke to four nurses in Texas who participated in rallies last month to protest understaffing at a number of major hospitals.
The long history and active present
by Hank KennedyHank Kennedy uncovers a domestic history of fascist supporters in the halls of powers and finds a line of continuity and important comparisons to this generation of Washington D.C. ultra-reactionaries.
How Howard students helped win a faculty union contract after losing their battle
by Sean Pears and Jacob SloanHoward University faculty members Sean Pears and Jacob Sloan describe how student militancy fueled struggle on the part of non-tenure-track faculty.
U.K. higher ed strikes and union strategy
by Dan DavisonDan Davison makes the argument for a rank-and-file strategy given the state of the higher education strikes in the United Kingdom and the debates within the University and College Union.
The fault lines of counterrevolution, authoritarianism, racism, and capitalism
by Shireen Akram-BosharOn Monday, February 6, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake (followed by another earthquake of 7.5 magnitude) struck southern Türkiye and northwest Syria in the early hours of the morning. Tempest Collective member Shireen Akram-Boshar explains that this tragedy is fundamentally political, affected by the fault lines of counterrevolution, authoritarianism, racism, and capitalism.
Interview with two members of the Temple University Graduate Students’ Association (TUGSA)
by Joel SronceTempest’s Joel Sronce interviews two striking graduate workers from Temple University.
Joint Council 25 in Chicago is stuck in the past
by Joe AllenThe Teamsters say they are going in a new progressive direction in the U.S. labor movement, yet, Joe Allen explains, there is little evidence of that in the role they are playing in Chicago’s current municipal elections.
The Russian invasion and the task of U.S. socialists
by Nate MooreNate Moore explains why U.S. based socialists should not be opposing arms to Ukraine despite the inter-imperialist dynamics unleashed by the Russian invasion.
Report on Madison reproductive justice march
by Tessa E. and Dayna LongMadison-area reproductive justice organizers Tessa E. and Dayna Long report on the Bigger Than Roe March and Rally in Madison, Wisconsin on January 22.