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A Socialist Movement Needs a Truly Independent Political Vehicle
Talking to people day in and day out who are dealing with the social fallout of capitalism in the United States, it is easy to see the potential socialist right beneath the…
Op-Ed
Socialist Film Review — Tout Va Bien (1972)
In this inaugural Socialist Film Review, Sarah Hurd examines the Jean-Luc Godard political drama “Tout Va Bien,” a film which centers on a strike, and compares Godard’s depiction of class contradictions in…
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SHUT DOWN LINE 5
This piece was originally published on Detroit Socialist. **** This summer, members of Detroit DSA’s Ecosocialist Working Group traveled north for two weeks of community building and direct action with a coalition…
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CDSA Endorses Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, Votes To Create Socialist Slate
At their quarterly General Chapter Meeting held October 16th, 2022, the Chicago chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America endorsed Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez in the upcoming 2023 Aldermanic Elections. Members also voted…
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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…
Podcast
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…
Op-Ed
Labor Delivers the Goods: Why CDSA Should Throwdown with Starbucks and UPS
In a recent South Side Branch meeting, our icebreaker question was “What should…
Op-Ed
Love, Hate, and Solidarity
Through the lens of Ursula Le Guin's "The Dispossessed," two term EC representative…
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Rank and File Interview Series: Dennis Kosuth
This interview is part of an initiative that the Chicago DSA Labor Branch…
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Chicago DSA Releases Second Round of Aldermanic Endorsements
The Chicago chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America has endorsed Angela Clay,…
Op-Ed
We Will Transform Chicago Into A City In A Garden
On Saturday, September 10, 2022, nearly 100 campaign volunteers gathered outside the United…
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CDSA Releases First Round of Aldermanic Endorsements
The Chicago chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America has endorsed Carlos Ramirez-Rosa,…
Op-Ed
Hot Labor Summer: Fighting For The Workers’ Rights Amendment In The 48th Ward
Hot Labor Summer is a project of 48th Ward Neighbors for Justice, a…
Op-Ed
The Rank and File Strategy in Chicago
The coming years will be a high time for class struggle in Chicago. …
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How Strike Support Helps Unionizing Starbucks Workers
On Friday July 1, 2022, Starbucks workers at a store located at 5964…
Op-Ed
Direct Action Gets the Goods: How You Can Join the Abortion Fight
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right…
Op-Ed
The Fight For Abortion Is Class Struggle
The fight for universal abortion rights is the fight to control the reproduction…
Op-Ed
Mass Campaigns and Queer Liberation
Based on a recent membership demographic survey, about ⅓ of DSA members identify…
Op-Ed
Political Education Is Important.
Maybe this seems obvious to some of you; maybe it seems overstated to…
Op-Ed
A Vision For The Next Year of Chicago DSA
The next year is an incredible opportunity to grow Chicago DSA, build working-class…
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The Neighborhood Pledge — Electoral Campaigning As A Small Chapter
Currently, the Mid-Missouri DSA is unable to run candidates in our community directly.…
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New All-Affordable Housing Development Named After Lucy Gonzalez Parsons
On Friday, May 20, 2022, over 250 Chicagoans gathered on the 2600 block…
Op-Ed
“Pro-Life” Is A Lie
"Pro-life" is a lie. The United States, its right wing nationalists, its white…
Op-Ed
No Hero Will Save Us: Collective Action Wins Abortion Rights
This speech was originally delivered on May 7th at the We Won't Go…
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Alito v Abortion Rights: American Society at the Crossroads
On Monday, May 2nd, a draft majority opinion of the Supreme Court was…
Op-Ed
Solidarity With Ukraine: Resistance Movements, The Masses, and Socialism
On 04/12/22, Democratic Left published “How DSA’ers Can Help Ukraine” by Dan La…