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Chicago Notes: Busting Bourgeois Election Myths
In any given society, the dominant ideas are those which serve the ruling…
Data-Sharing and Theories of Change
The topic of data-sharing has come up recently as an essential part of…
Alito v Abortion Rights: American Society at the Crossroads
On Monday, May 2nd, a draft majority opinion of the Supreme Court was…
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…
The LSC Debate and Theories of Change
During the November meeting of the Electoral Working Group (EWG), a proposal was…
Ultra-labelism and the End of Explosive Growth
Whenever I read an article, I try to figure out what problem it…
The City Budget Coalition As A Pre-Party Formation
Chicago DSA’s December General Chapter Meeting included open discussion of the Chicago city…
For Clarity – Then Unity: Jamaal Bowman and Palestine
There has been furious debate around what consequences, if any, Jamaal Bowman should…
The Big Tent and the Tensions within DSA
Over the course of the last year, there have been growing tensions within…
Between Low Hanging Fruit and Full Harvests
As Chicago DSA starts thinking through how we move Towards a Socialist Chicago,…
Shovel According to Your Ability, Dibs According to Your Need
Chicago winters create certain routines: dealing with snow, dealing with dibs, debating dibs.…
Fascism and Mass Politics
The Next Four Years Today's fascist movement was conceived through the union of…
The Uprising and the Vote on the Chicago City Budget
We are finally nearing the end of 2020. The largest uprising in US…
Full Abolitionism — The Highest Stage of Socialism
The combination of despair at the U.S. government’s refusal to address the COVID-19…
Case Study: Unemployment Day and Collaborative Action
As of this writing, there is a lot of fear that election day,…
Can the Left Work with the Democrats? Three Questions to Ask
Ever since Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, the US Left has taken up…