Tempest Collective
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A revolutionary socialist organizing project in the U.S. https://tempestmag.org/
New Articles from Tempest for 12/08/2025
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December 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New Articles from Tempest for 12/08/2025
"The only road to socialism is the self-organization and self-activity—independent, democratically-directed struggle—of the working class in all its racial, national, and gender diversity."
Socialism from below
In this talk, originally given as part of Tempest’s 2025 education series, Charlie Post outlines Tempest’s commitment to socialism from below.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"The only road to socialism is the self-organization and self-activity—independent, democratically-directed struggle—of the working class in all its racial, national, and gender diversity."
We demand “Hands Off Venezuela,” “End All U.S. Sanctions,” and we speak out in solidarity with the people of Venezuela
Trump’s Looming “Forever War”
A statement in defense of the people and autonomy of Venezuela against Trump’s imperialism by the United Left Platform.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
We demand “Hands Off Venezuela,” “End All U.S. Sanctions,” and we speak out in solidarity with the people of Venezuela
New Articles from Tempest for 12/01/2025
Weekly updates from Tempest
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December 3, 2025 at 5:04 AM
New Articles from Tempest for 12/01/2025
"Trump’s 28-point plan for Ukraine is much like his 20-point plan for Gaza. Neither enforces international law, protects the victims, or holds the perpetrators of colonial aggression and occupation accountable. Both punish the victims and reward the aggressors."
Oppose Trump’s surrender plan for Ukraine
The Ukraine Solidarity Network-U.S. statement in opposition to the Trump/Putin plan for Ukrainian surrender to Russian imperialism.
tempestmag.org
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"Trump’s 28-point plan for Ukraine is much like his 20-point plan for Gaza. Neither enforces international law, protects the victims, or holds the perpetrators of colonial aggression and occupation accountable. Both punish the victims and reward the aggressors."
Despite the excitement of the Mamdani moment, the Democrats have no answer to Trump’s attacks on the working class
After Mamdani, we still have to fight Trump’s America
The Democratic Party has no solutions to the economic, social, political, and ecological crises facing the working class around the world today.
tempestmag.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Despite the excitement of the Mamdani moment, the Democrats have no answer to Trump’s attacks on the working class
"We should push Mamdani to stand up and fight, not conciliate the powers that be... Only mass struggle can win reform, not glad-handing a monster in the White House."
After the surreal summit
Ashley Smith analyzes the surreal, chummy meeting between the authoritarian Trump and NYC Mayor Elect and self-described socialist Zohran Mamdani.
tempestmag.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
"We should push Mamdani to stand up and fight, not conciliate the powers that be... Only mass struggle can win reform, not glad-handing a monster in the White House."
"It’s imperative that we tie the attack on trans people to the crises of capitalism more broadly, but that we also attend to the unique violences trans people experience while also uplifting and celebrating the beauty of trans lives."
Resisting transphobia
A commemoration for Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) in the backdrop of the tragic death of trans activist Lia Smith.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"It’s imperative that we tie the attack on trans people to the crises of capitalism more broadly, but that we also attend to the unique violences trans people experience while also uplifting and celebrating the beauty of trans lives."
New Articles from Tempest for 11/24/2025
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November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
New Articles from Tempest for 11/24/2025
"In a reality characterized by the brutality of the Russian war machine and the cynical, corrupt opportunism of sections of Ukraine’s own leadership, the continued support for those struggling in Ukraine remains as necessary as ever."
Ukrainian nurses call for continued solidarity in the face of unrelenting attacks
Nearly four years of full-scale war has pushed Ukraine’s healthcare system to its limits.
tempestmag.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"In a reality characterized by the brutality of the Russian war machine and the cynical, corrupt opportunism of sections of Ukraine’s own leadership, the continued support for those struggling in Ukraine remains as necessary as ever."
Allen Ruff speaks with brian bean about their timely new book, Their End is our Beginning: Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition @haymarketbooks.org
How the Police Uphold Capitalism - WORT-FM 89.9
Allen Ruff speaks with brian bean whose new book is a timely argument for getting rid of the institution of police.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Allen Ruff speaks with brian bean about their timely new book, Their End is our Beginning: Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition @haymarketbooks.org
"The imposition of accumulation as the central dynamic of the economy, and the consequent social divisions of labor this gave rise to, created a form of capitalism—bureaucratic state capitalism—in which the economy was not run by individual capitalists but by the ruling state bureaucracy." #China
Was the Chinese revolution socialist?
Tempest publishes a chapter fromCharlie Hore’s new edition of The Road to Tiananmen Square.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"The imposition of accumulation as the central dynamic of the economy, and the consequent social divisions of labor this gave rise to, created a form of capitalism—bureaucratic state capitalism—in which the economy was not run by individual capitalists but by the ruling state bureaucracy." #China
"We need a militant working class movement, with class demands aimed at poverty and oppression, at the heart of democracy’s defense."
We need socialism to save democracy
Throughout history, democracy has always come from below, as the exploited and oppressed have entered the fray and demanded it.
tempestmag.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"We need a militant working class movement, with class demands aimed at poverty and oppression, at the heart of democracy’s defense."
New Articles from Tempest for 11/10/2025
Weekly updates from Tempest
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November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
New Articles from Tempest for 11/10/2025
"TDU's evolution is a cautionary tale. Without organizational and political independence, a clear class analysis, and a core of activists with a revolutionary perspective centered on the rank-and-file, even radical movements can become instruments of the status quo."
The conservative (d)evolution of Teamsters for a Democratic Union
Tim Goulet examines the history and recent right-ward direction of Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU).
tempestmag.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"TDU's evolution is a cautionary tale. Without organizational and political independence, a clear class analysis, and a core of activists with a revolutionary perspective centered on the rank-and-file, even radical movements can become instruments of the status quo."
'The bureaucratic one-party regimes governing [“actually existing socialist”] societies never aimed for democratic workers’ control or the abolition of exploitation and oppression.'
“Actually existing socialism” and the communist transition
A review of David Camfield’s new book Red Flags: A Reckoning with Communism for the Future of the Left by David Camfield.
tempestmag.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
'The bureaucratic one-party regimes governing [“actually existing socialist”] societies never aimed for democratic workers’ control or the abolition of exploitation and oppression.'
Join authors David Camfield and brian bean, with interlocutor Demetrius Noble, as they discuss a historical approach to abolition, the state, and how our side can build a genuinely liberatory alternative to capitalism. Mon, Nov 10, 5pm ET. www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
November 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Join authors David Camfield and brian bean, with interlocutor Demetrius Noble, as they discuss a historical approach to abolition, the state, and how our side can build a genuinely liberatory alternative to capitalism. Mon, Nov 10, 5pm ET. www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
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Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the Trump administration has intensified the bipartisan New McCarthyism, compelling willing bosses to censure, suspend, and fire workers. Texas State University fired tenured professor Tom Alter in September for the “crime” of speaking at a socialist conference.
Fired for “Crime” of Speaking at Socialism Summit, Texas Professor Speaks Out
Professor Tom Alter is appealing to Texas’s Board of Regents after being temporarily reinstated and then fired again.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the Trump administration has intensified the bipartisan New McCarthyism, compelling willing bosses to censure, suspend, and fire workers. Texas State University fired tenured professor Tom Alter in September for the “crime” of speaking at a socialist conference.
"If tethered to electoral solutions and to working with Democrats, the movement is likely to see continuously watered-down demands, and even the abandonment of basic demands that do not fit with Democratic Party goals." #FreePalestine
Electoralism cannot free Palestine
Shireen Akram-Boshar argues that a recent interview in Jacobin offers a mistaken analysis of the challenges facing the Palestine solidarity movement.
tempestmag.org
October 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"If tethered to electoral solutions and to working with Democrats, the movement is likely to see continuously watered-down demands, and even the abandonment of basic demands that do not fit with Democratic Party goals." #FreePalestine
"The attack on academic freedom is part and parcel of a national and global authoritarian movement that benefits from [faculty and] students living scared in the dark." tempestmag.org/2025/10/brea...
Breaking barriers to academic freedom
Tempest member Dana Cloud urges scholars to tell the truth and take sides to defend academic freedom.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"The attack on academic freedom is part and parcel of a national and global authoritarian movement that benefits from [faculty and] students living scared in the dark." tempestmag.org/2025/10/brea...
Seattle educator, author, and socialist Jesse Hagopian recently spoke at a National Teach-In organized by the American Association of University Professors.
Loyalty to truth and solidarity—not to the authoritarian state
The Trump administration’s “loyalty oath compacts” are McCarthyism reborn, replacing scholarship with political obedience.
tempestmag.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Seattle educator, author, and socialist Jesse Hagopian recently spoke at a National Teach-In organized by the American Association of University Professors.
Join us at this event on Thursday, November 6 at 7 pm ET to support the fight to defend Tom Alter and the growing list of victims of Trumpite repression, and to speak out against the broad attacks on all of our democratic rights
Speak out! Tom Alter, MAGA McCarthyism, and the fight for free speech
Event in support of Tom Alter and all targets of political repression
tempestmag.org
October 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Join us at this event on Thursday, November 6 at 7 pm ET to support the fight to defend Tom Alter and the growing list of victims of Trumpite repression, and to speak out against the broad attacks on all of our democratic rights
"Socialists, in whatever wing of DSA or further to its left, should support struggles to achieve #Mamdani’s program, even if in weakened form. But we should be under no illusions that Mamdani himself is a class warrior." #NYmayor #Election2025
The candidate, the billionaires, and the Democrats
Mel Bienenfeld explains the pandering of Zohran Mamdani to New York elites.
tempestmag.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Socialists, in whatever wing of DSA or further to its left, should support struggles to achieve #Mamdani’s program, even if in weakened form. But we should be under no illusions that Mamdani himself is a class warrior." #NYmayor #Election2025
UAWD (Unite All Workers for Democracy) is launching Daily Struggle, a new worker-led publication to champion a rank-and-file-led class struggle movement within the UAW that will seek to organize, agitate, and mobilize the entire working class
Introducing the UAWD’s Daily Struggle
UAWD is launching a new worker-led publication by and for UAW members.
tempestmag.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
UAWD (Unite All Workers for Democracy) is launching Daily Struggle, a new worker-led publication to champion a rank-and-file-led class struggle movement within the UAW that will seek to organize, agitate, and mobilize the entire working class
"Labor’s long decline in American life began with the triumph of #McCarthyism. We are still paying the price today."
Rehabilitating McCarthyism
Donald Trump’s campaign of domestic repression makes it worth revisiting McCarthyism today.
tempestmag.org
October 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Labor’s long decline in American life began with the triumph of #McCarthyism. We are still paying the price today."