A response to Jonah ben Avraham’s “Support Palestinians when they fight…”
Readers’ View
by Dan LaBotz and Stephen R. ShalomDan La Botz and Stephen R. Shalom respond critically to a recent article by Jonah Ben Avraham.
DSA after the 2023 convention
Another view
by Giselle Gerolami, Ron Lare, and Peter SolenbergerThe window for revolutionaries in the DSA is still open, if “open” means the opportunity to work with other socialists in the unions and movements, to win a layer of activists to revolutionary politics, and to advance the projects of left and revolutionary regroupment, argue Tempest members Giselle Gerolami, Ron Lare, and Peter Solenberger.
Settler colonial violence from the Dakota Uprising to Gaza
A reader’s view
by Brian WardBrian Ward writes about the Dakota’s resistance to U.S. settler colonialism and its parallels with the current situation in Gaza.
Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson is not on our side
A reply to Dennis Kosuth
by Joe AllenJoe Allen responds to a Tempest article on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s role in passing a pro-Israel resolution before the city council.
Their indoctrination and ours
by Tyler Thier
As the right wing tries to impose restrictions on what can be taught, Tyler Thier says that educators should fight back by exposing students to deliberately provocative material.
Time for DSA’s internationalists to show solidarity with Ukraine
Readers’ Views
by John LawrenceTempest reader John Lawrence writes in support of amendments to DSA convention proposals on internationalism and Ukraine solidarity.
UPS part-time wage cuts
A reader response to Joe Allen
by Dom BelcastroIn this response to Joe Allen’s article On the Brink? The Teamsters and UPS, Dom Belcastro details part-time wage cuts.
Fascism, the far right, and the threat to democracy
A response to Charlie Post
by Jonah ben AvrahamJonah ben Avraham responds to Charlie Post on how to understand the relationship between the electoral far right and fascist forces and what this means for threats to bourgeois democracy and the strategies for the Left.
A call for internationalism
From our readers: May Day 2022 remarks
by Bob KosuthBob Kosuth, in his remarks from May Day 2022, argues for the centrality of an internationalist perspective in our political work.
Mobilize on December 1 for abortion rights
A Reader’s reply: Fighting for the future!
by Linda LoewLinda Loew replies to Tempest coverage of recent abortion justice organizing and mobilizing and calls attention to an important day of action on December 1, including information for local mobilizations.