Defund the police
Assessing the state of the movement
by Haley PessinHaley Pessin looks at the advances and setbacks of the defund movement and how the Left fits into these efforts
Authoritarianism and resistance in India (part 2)
The Modi Project
by Aaron Amaral & Ashley SmithAn interview with Nagesh Rao about the ongoing farmers’ protests, the state of Indian politics, the meaning of Modi, and the growing role of the Indian diaspora on U.S. politics.
Fight the far right in the Biden era
Tempest Collective Public Forum
by TempestThe Tempest Collective is hosting an online forum on January 24th to discuss how the Left can organize to fight the Far Right under the incoming Biden Administration.
Authoritarianism and resistance in India (part 1)
The largest strikes in history
by Aaron Amaral & Ashley SmithAn interview with Nagesh Rao about the ongoing farmers’ protests, the state of Indian politics, the meaning of Modi, and the growing role of the Indian diaspora on U.S. politics.
The First Decade of the Arab Revolutionary Process
by Gilbert Achcar
Gilbert Achcar reflects on the tenth anniversary of the start of the Arab Spring, its lessons, and the ongoing process which continues to this day.
Thailand, Belarus, Nigeria: Uprisings, Repression, and Solidarity
A panel hosted by Internationalism From Below
by Internationalism from BelowIn its unofficial launch program, Internationalism From Below (IFB) presents a panel of leading activists from three countries in which massive popular mobilizations have shaken the political status quo and offered hope for a democratic alternative. IFB partnered with Haymarket Books and and the event was co-sponsored by: No Borders News; Review of African Political Economy; Tempest; Lausan 流傘; New Politics magazine; and others.
Framing the 2020 election
by Aaron Amaral
Tempest Collective member Aaron Amaral offers a perspective on the presidential election.
The Tempest project
Who we are
by TempestWe have launched Tempest as a small contribution to rebuilding a revolutionary socialist current in the U.S. Here we reprint a brief introduction to our project.
The lesser-evil trap
Socialists and the 2020 election
by Ashley Smith and Charlie PostAshley Smith and Charlie Post argue that despite the indisputable greater evil in Donald Trump, the socialist Left undermines its own project when it campaigns for the lesser-evil, Joe Biden.
Reflections on the DSA Experience
Socialist Organizing and Mass Movements
by Mel BienenfeldIn this piece, veteran socialist Mel Bienenfeld, provides an overview and assessment of DSA’s approach to social movements based on the historic approach to these questions by the revolutionary socialist tradition.