There has been furious debate around what consequences, if any, Jamaal Bowman should face from DSA after both voting to fund Israel’s Iron Dome and then going on a pro-Israel propaganda trip….
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For Clarity – Then Unity: Jamaal Bowman and Palestine
There has been furious debate around what consequences, if any, Jamaal Bowman should face from DSA after both voting to fund Israel’s Iron Dome and then going on a pro-Israel propaganda trip….
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DSA Should Stay Neutral On Mask And Vaccine Mandates
On November 5th, 23 Chicago labor unions filed a complaint in Cook County Circuit Court against Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for city employees. The plaintiffs, which include Teamsters Local 700,…
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Uniformed CPD Officers Openly Join Anti-Vaccine Rally
On November 20th, a far-right protest against vaccines in Millennium Park was joined by uniformed CPD officers. The rally comes two months after a September 18th vaccine rally at the same location….
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Revolutionary Habits: Marxism as a Moral Philosophy
By now, you’ve likely heard the news – Current Affairs, the most delightful magazine on the Left, has fallen to serious internal conflict. According to Lyta Gold, the fall was occasioned by…
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AntiFascist Case Study: No Proud Boys in Chicago!
On Sept 18, 2021, the Chicago chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (CDSA) AntiFascist Working Group (AFWG) collaborated with other organizations, including the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), to mobilize…
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Struggle is a Universal Language: an Interview with Anthony Clark
Illinois primary elections are March 17th, one week from tomorrow, and early voting is happening NOW! In this episode, our host Dave Byrnes sat down with Anthony Clark, a democratic socialist candidate…
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A Haunting On LaSalle Street: Protesting the Chicago Budget
As city council prepared to pass Mayor Lightfoot's Chicago budget, crowds gathered outside…
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Chicago DSA Statement on the 2022 City of Chicago Budget
The Chicago Democratic Socialists of America (CDSA) was a part of the 2022…
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Democratic Socialist Caucus, Chicago Budget Coalition Poised For Crucial Vote
After months of organizing, the Chicago Budget Coalition and their allies in the…
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CPD Out of CPS Panel: The Fight To End Police Brutality In Schools
On October 5th, activists held a "CPS, Safety, and Democracy" panel advocating the…
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Fear Doesn’t Put Food on the Table: An Interview with an El Milagro worker
On Thursday, September 30, workers at the popular Chicago tortilla company El Milagro…
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Statement on End of Illinois Eviction Moratorium
With both the federal and Illinois state eviction moratoria ending on October 3rd,…
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Eye on Springfield
Introduction. In the U.S. system, the power is at the state level. Federal…
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Why Chicago Needs to Pass Just Cause for Eviction
On Saturday, August 21 the Chicago Housing Justice League, a coalition of housing…
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Madigan Down, But Not Out – City Quietly Renews ShotSpotter Contract – Chicago Bears Consider Move
Welcome to Issue #26 of the Red Star Bulletin! The aim of this…
Op-Ed
SocFem Queer and Trans Solidarity Statement, August 2021
As socialists, we know that the fall of capitalism necessitates the fall of…
Op-Ed
Abolish The Suburbs
Tucker Carlson recently launched into a tirade on Democrats' rather milquetoast efforts to…
Articles
Primer Red: The Petit (Petty) Bourgeoisie
It has been observed, fairly widely at this point, that “Trumpism,” whatever that…
Op-Ed
The Big Tent and the Tensions within DSA
Over the course of the last year, there have been growing tensions within…
Op-Ed
One Step Forward, Three Steps Back – The ‘Crisis’ of Pronouns & Unity For Our Class
So the Chicago Class Unity Caucus played everyone, got the publicity they were…
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Introducing the CDSA Internationalism Series
Earlier this year our chapter’s Political Education and Policy Committee voted to create…
Op-Ed
Vote for Class Unity in the CDSA branch elections
Chicago DSA is in bad shape. After a year without general meetings, our…
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What Does An Elected School Board Mean For Chicago?
With the watershed news of the HB 2908 passing the Illinois House and…
Op-Ed
Factions: A Hard Electoral Problem
INTRODUCTION Comrade Sean Duffy wrote a great article. I respond to it here,…
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Why Single Transferable Vote is Wrong for Internal DSA Elections
There is a debate within the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) around voting…