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.
At a crossroads
DSA in the COVID age
by Andy SernatingerAndy Sernatinger reviews the recent history of the refounded DSA, the strategic and organizational questions which defined the last few years, and the emerging political question in the COVID moment.
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.
Editorial
Headlong into the storm
by Aaron AmaralTempest Collective member, Aaron Amaral, launches our first issue of Tempest with a round-up of the current political moment and an overview of this week’s articles.
Socialists and the uprising against racism
An activist roundtable
by TempestA roundtable of socialist activists from around the country discuss the opportunities and challenges of the revolt against racism and police violence.
Comrades and allies
An interview with Donna Murch
by Sherry WolfSherry Wolf, author of Sexuality and Socialism, interviews Donna Murch, activist and author of Living for the City: Migration, Education, and the Rise of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California, about the uprising and questions of organization, solidarity, and strategy.
A new era begins?
Thoughts on perspectives
by Joe AllenChicago-based socialist and union activist, Joe Allen, assesses the current moment and the challenges and opportunities facing the Left.