The party question in DSA
A Tempest Collective public event
by TempestJoin Tempest Collective for a debate between socialists with different views about the question of independence and the Democratic Party.
Futures of DSA
Independence or liquidation?
by Hakan YilmazHakan Yilmaz responds to debate in Democratic Socialists of America about the goal of an independent political party of the working class.
Socialist perspectives on 2021
Eight red takes for Biden year one
by TempestEight socialist groups offer a summary statement of their political perspectives heading into 2021.
Is socialism winning?
by Emma Wilde Botta
Emma Wilde Botta contends that the idea that socialism is winning misreads the moment.
What is socialism from below?
by Sean Larson
Sean Larson outlines different conceptions of socialism and asserts that only the self-emancipation of the working class can lead to the world we want.
Capitalism can’t be curbed with carrots
A review of Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency
by Paul FleckensteinPaul Fleckenstein reviews Andreas Malme’s provocative new book, Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency: War Communism in the Twenty-First Century.
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.