Comrades, community, and commitment
Why I joined Tempest
by Aileen CerrillosTempest member Aileen Cerrillos reflects on their experience organizing in university and NGO-modeled spaces and their decision to join the Tempest Collective project.
“The John Brown way” part 2
Into battle
by David WhitehouseDavid Whitehouse recounts the battles, up through the Harpers’ Ferry revolt, of anti-slavery militant John Brown, a period that influenced the emergence of the United States Left.
Perspectives for socialists in 2024
Interview with David McNally—Part 2
by David McNallyThe Tempest Collective Editorial Board recently sat down with David McNally to discuss current geopolitical dynamics, economic fault lines, and labor struggles—and perspectives for socialists in 2024. This is the second part of a two-part interview. Part one can be read here.
Aaron’s Sacrifice
by Rory Fanning
Rory Fanning reflects on the experience and meaning of Aaron Bushnell standing up (and dying) for Palestine.
Académicxs con Palestina is rising from Mexico City
by Joel Sronce
Tempest member Joel Sronce reports on the emergence of a new collective in Mexico, Académicxs con Palestina contra el Genocidio.
Stand against genocide and imperialism, from Palestine to Ukraine
by Ukraine Solidarity Network
Statement of the Ukraine Solidarity Network on the Second Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Sentenced to a life of poor health
Failures in U.S. prison health care
by Slim PhilomathSlim Philomath explains why attempts to reform health care in U.S. prisons have been inadequate to the task, which requires an interrogation of the entire carceral system.
“The John Brown way” (part 1)
Grassroots frameworks, interlinked movements
by David WhitehouseDavid Whitehouse tells a different story about John Brown, who led the 1859 raid against slavery in what was then Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. This article is Part One of Two.
Perspectives for socialists in 2024
Interview with David McNally—Part 1
by TempestThe Tempest Collective Editorial Board recently sat down with David McNally to discuss current geopolitical dynamics, economic fault lines, and labor struggles—and perspectives for socialists in 2024. This is the first part of a two-part interview.
California State faculty mobilize for a no vote
Organize for union democracy
by Dana Cloud and Gary HollowayDana Cloud and Gary Holloway interviewed four activists in the California Faculty Association who are urging union members to vote down a bad tentative agreement reached after just one day of a planned five-day strike across the 23-campus system.