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A Socialist Future for Families: Paid Leave, Childcare & Reproductive Freedom

As the current administration bemoans the lack of a baby boom in the…

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Tariffs Are Not the Problem – Private Investment Is

It’s hard to repress a devilish grin from stretching across my face when…

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Break the Cycle

As a matter of survival, socialists need to move past models from professionally-managed…

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Understanding agitation 

“Agitation” is a term regularly used in the context of organizing and socialist…

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Free Heartland Kids

Donald Trump’s fascist regime has returned to power, unleashing a cascade of anti-immigrant…

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Fix the CTA Campaign Statement on the Metropolitan Mobility Act

The Metropolitan Mobility Act (MMA) which was introduced before the Illinois General Assembly…

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A REPORT FROM THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE PHYSICIANS FOR A NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM

Opening Scene On the quiet morning of Saturday, November 16th, 2024, I met…

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(Sex) Work Won’t Love You Back: A Review of Sean Baker’s Anora

NOTE: This review contains spoilers In his latest film, Anora, director Sean Baker…

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You Do Not Have the Luxury of Checking Out

In the abject chaos of the aftermath of the 2024 election, there is…

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We are still here

Following a grueling presidential campaign and a gut-wrenching election night, our worst fears…

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It’s Time to Permanently End U.S.-Israeli Police Exchanges in St. Louis County 

Ten years ago last month, the world watched militarized police forces ‘manage’ the…

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Improving Our Analysis: The Dialectical Method and Historical Materialism

[Friedrich Engels’] three classical laws of dialectics [are]...the law of “interpenetrating opposites,” the…

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CDSA Statement on One Democratic State

At our March General Membership Meeting, the Chicago chapter of the DSA voted…

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We Successfully Defended Byron! 

Chicago DSA was proud to join working people across Chicago in successfully mobilizing…

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Ending the Fossil Fuels We Burn Inside Our Homes

In the midst of a climate crisis and rising utility costs, People’s Gas,…

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Socialist Involvement in Local School Councils and the September GCM

At the September general chapter meeting, members of Chicago DSA will vote on…

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We Must Democratize ComEd: CDSA Co-Chair Speaks In City Council

On Wednesday, July 12th, I took time out of my work day to…

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What Kind of Relationship Do We Want With Union Leadership?

As DSA Convention season descends on us, a familiar debate from previous conventions…

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CDSA Distributes 1,000 Masks To Chicago Workers Amidst Air Quality Crisis

On Wednesday, June 28th, the Chicago chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America…

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Why Is The Chapter Convention The Day Of The Pride Parade?

Dear Chicago DSA members, I am writing to encourage you to RSVP for…