Hiding our goals is no way to win
A response to Ben Burgis
by brian bean and Thomas Hummelbrian bean and Thomas Hummel respond to Ben Burgis’s recent Jacobin article, “The Point of Politics is to Convince People, Not Grandstand.”
Against the New McCarthyism
Building the resistance after the Kirk assassination
by Ashley SmithAshley Smith argues that the Left must reject both the civility trap that liberals and Democrats have fallen into, which simply legitimizes Kirk’s bigotry as debate, and the dead-end of individualist violence. The task for socialists is to advocate and build the capacity to carry out collective organizing, protests, and strikes to advance democratic demands.
The Mamdani campaign, left horizons, and the “defund the police” question
by Keith Rosenthal
Keith Rosenthal discusses the New York City Mayoral race, Zohran Mamdani’s courting of the New York Police Department (NYPD), and cautions the socialist Left against abandoning racial justice demands.
Your Party: Don’t fuck this up!
by rs21 steering group
UK socialists in rs21 call on the country’s new political party not to squander this opportunity.
Nepal protests have deeper roots
by Alex de Jong
Protests against a social media in Nepal ban grew into a full blown uprising after police killed 19 protesters. But what is next? Tempest republishes this article from Alex de Jong, initially run in International Viewpoint, with minor edits.
Texas State University Fires History Professor Tom Alter
Union demands justice
by TempestA statement from the Texas State Employees Union condemning the termination of Texas State University Professor Tom Alter. Tempest stands in solidarity with Tom Alter.
Trump’s D.C. occupation is an attack on all of us
A conversation with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò and Jacob SloanIn this interview, conducted before Trump’s direct control of the M.P.D. expired, D.C.-based scholar Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò discusses the forms of resistance and experimental collectivity that emerged in opposition to Trump’s takeover and considers the possibility of future escalation and organization.
Palestine on trial in Argentina
Interview with Alejandro Bodart
by Anderson Bean and brian beanAs Argentina continues to arrest peaceful protesters, socialist Alejandro Bodart speaks to Tempest again about the criminalization of himself and other advocates of Palestinian freedom.
Venezuela’s authoritarian turn and the repression of its Left
An interview with Edgardo Lander
by Anderson Bean and Edgardo LanderIn this interview, conducted by Anderson Bean, Edgardo Lander reflects on the deepening repression in Venezuela, the criminalization of dissent, and the stakes for academic freedom, democracy, and international solidarity
On the Flotilla to Gaza
International Aid Confronts Regime of Starvation
by Cele Fierro, Anderson Bean, and brian beanAnderson Bean and brian bean interview Argentina socialist Cele Fierro about aid flotillas to Gaza sailing from Tunisia and Spain.