Competing visions of the BDS Boston Mapping Project
Obscuring the map
by Jonah ben AvrahamJonah ben Avraham critically unpacks the controversy over the BDS Boston Mapping Project.
In the struggle for abortion rights, capitalism is the enemy
by Nancy Welch
Nancy Welch of the Tempest Collective and Upper Valley for Abortion Rights delivered these remarks on the fight to rewin abortion rights at a recent meeting of Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Revenge of the Essential Worker: What’s Next for Labor in 2022?
A Tempest Panel
by TempestWith the large turnout and organizing energy at the Labor Notes conference last weekend, the Tempest Collective hosts a public discussion to assess the conference and talk about the challenges and opportunities facing the labor movement.
Voting for Democrats has been a dead-end for abortion justice
It’s time for socialist feminism
by Stephanie AttarIn the wake of the leaked SCOTUS opinion that is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, thousands have mobilized in support of the right to an abortion. Stephanie Attar argues that activists should transcend bourgeois electoral politics and organize for socialist feminism instead.
Queer liberation and socialism
Learning from the stories of a movement
by Dana CloudIn the first of a series of articles for Pride Month, Dana Cloud writes about the history of queer liberation struggle in the United States, its socialist origins, and lessons for today’s queer politics.
Sri Lankan Uprising: Struggles against neoliberal austerity
Interview with Nimanthi Rajasingham
by Nagesh RaoNagesh Rao spoke to Nimanthi Rajasingham about the roots of the crisis in Sri Lanka and the nature of the protests.
Fighting the attack on abortion rights
by Tempest
A transcript from the Tempest Collective sponsored panel on May 22, 2022.
Democratic decline in the U.S., democratic deficit in Puerto Rico
by Paul Figueroa
As the attacks on basic democratic rights picks up steam in the U.S., these reactionary politics have impacted Puerto Rico, where the right-wing seeks to deploy similar strategies and tactics. As a result, argues Paul Figueroa, the appeal of national independence has again started to grow across the Left in Puerto Rico.
The fight to defend abortion rights (continued…)
Reports from the front
by TempestTempest follows up on our previous roundup of reports from the front, which covered protests around the country in response to the leaked draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
Revolutionary defeatism, yesterday and today
by Simon Hannah
Simon Hannah reviews the varied Left positions in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and how to understand Lenin’s position of “revolutionary defeatism” in the current war.