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Tempest’s Keith Rosenthal argues that, in the context of looming environmental catastrophe and ongoing social crisis, we cannot place our faith in the Democratic Party to advance the interests of the working class and the oppressed.
Report from the front
by Dana CloudSam Friedman reports on a nurses’ strike in New Brunswick, NJ. over oppressive working conditions, including unsafe staffing levels.
Sam Gindin’s critique of the UPS deal raises big questions
by Joe AllenThe recent contract settlement between the Teamsters and UPS continues to spark debate and reflections on the Left. Tempest’s Joe Allen weighs in.
Andy Sernatinger looks at the crisis facing the Democratic Socialists of America, arguing that DSA’s ‘moment’ has passed.
This talk by Anthony Arnove kicked off a NYC Tempest Collective discussion on the theme of “Socialism from Below.”
A reflection on the DSA Convention
by Jonah ben AvrahamThe DSA voted to dissolve the BDS and Palestine Solidarity Working Group (BDSWG) and force it into the International Committee despite protest from both groups. To ignore the gravity of this decision and its implications would be a disastrous mistake–a mistake reflected in the celebration of the new DSA leadership.
Ukraine’s struggle for self-determination
by TempestFour scholars and leftists from Ukraine and Russia will participate in a speaking tour with events in Chicago, New York, and Berkeley.
Andy Sernatinger analyzes the developments from DSA’s 2023 National Convention.
The blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh is a form of terrorism
by Nancy KricorianThe blockade is a form of terrorism, meant to drive people from their homeland. Starvation is a weapon of genocide, but for the moment Artsakh’s residents are doing everything they can to hold on.
Why did the FBI smear this civil rights martyr?
by Hank KennedyOn the 60th anniversary of the civil rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Hank Kennedy tells the riveting story of a mostly unsung civil rights hero, Viola Liuzzo, who was murdered by the KKK in 1965 and then smeared by the FBI and police.