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#BlockTheBoat Seattle
Alex Schmaus and brian bean interview Ranna Harb and Izzy Halaka of Falastiniyat about the blockade against Israeli shipping company ZIM at the Port of Seattle in June.
Reimagining anti-imperialist praxis in DSA
Promise Li contends that discerning between allies and enemies is no expression of chauvinism, but a marker of socialist clarity.
Is this what solidarity looks like?
In the aftermath of the “state visit” to Venezuela by DSA officials, Natalia Tylim analyses the debate within the organization, and argues for more democratic deliberation and a greater appreciation of the diversity of the Latin American Left before DSA aligns itself to any ruling parties or states.
Safety mirage at FedEx Ground
Dennis Fritz describes unsafe working conditions at FedEx Ground in Niles, Illinois.
Call for the release of detainees in Cuba
The Tempest Collective joins the international call on the Cuban government to release those arrested and detained following the July 11 protests.
Recent articles
How not to unite a class
Felipe Bascuñán responds to a debate on the Left about the relationship between oppression and class and why getting the answer right is essential to forging a united class struggle.
Escaping the Left’s electoral impasse
Howie Hawkins argues for ranked choice voting and proportional representation as part of the fight to defend and expand democratic rights.
Iran’s Bloody November
Sam Salour summarizes an important new book that maps the recent uprisings in North Africa and West Asia.
Tempest’s DSA Convention Positions
Tempest Collective’s DSA Committee discussed and voted on which proposals we are supporting or opposing. This document lists our positions with brief explanations to our reasoning.
Socialists and the defense of voting rights
Sudip Battacharya argues that the socialist movement must take up the defense of voting rights as a matter of principle, and part of the basic struggle for the extension of democracy.
Why Referendum and Recall
Andy Sernatinger explains two proposed amendments to the constitution and bylaws of the Democratic Socialists of America, “National Referendum” (C2) and “For a Leadership Elected by and Accountable to the Membership” (C5), or “Recall” for short.
Twin Cities bus drivers and anti-racist action
Paul KD interviews Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 member Adam Burch about the union and the anti-racist action it took during the uprising in Minneapolis last summer.
Palestinian liberation and the MENA revolutions
In the aftermath of the outpouring of Palestinian resistance to Israel’s latest escalation of its policy of slow-motion ethnic cleansing, Joseph Daher analyses the strategic alternatives for the Palestinian struggle.
New Jersey Communists in the 1920s
Tim Goulet reviews The Red Thread: The Passaic Textile Strike by Jacob Zumoff