The following is an excerpt from the upcoming book “The American Road to Socialism: The Unfinished Struggle for Democracy” Ask an American whether workers should own the results of their labor, and…
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Iraq: America’s Trojan War
This isn’t just a film review On a Wednesday afternoon, I walked into…
Building Our Own Power: An Interview with “Unions of Our Own” author Daniel Gross
The following is an interview conducted by San Francisco Bay Area labor and…
Soccer & Solidarity: How the World Cup brings International Solidarity to the forefront
I remember watching the 2014 FIFA World Cup final between Germany and Argentina,…
Learning from the Picket: An interview with a Starbucks Workers United strike captain
Since the first stunning victories in Buffalo, New York, the union drive to…
Labor Branch in 2025: The Work We’ve Done, and Why You Should Join
When members of Chicago DSA arrived at 3201 S Millard in late September…
The Revolution Keeps Me Beautiful: A Report-Back of the DSA Cuba Delegation
At the end of January, I had the pleasure of speaking at the…
Our Editorial Board: The Comrades Behind Midwest Socialist
The Midwest Socialist's Editorial Board Leonard Pronouns: he/him/comrade Neighborhood: Hermosa Outside of Midwest Socialist: I'm on the…
Independence Requires Investment: The Time is Now for an Independent Run
Socialists have to mean what we say and say what we mean. The…
Grassroots Red-Greens
World leaders continue to show the necessity for the development of ecosocialism at the…
Building the General Strike
There is a feeling among the American working class that has not been…
A New Kind of Organizing: Re-Thinking Electoralism
INTRODUCTION Until today, electoral strategy debates within the Democratic Socialists of America have…
What Does It Mean to Betray DSA?
In the months leading up to the New York City mayoral election, there…
Illinois Deserves No Applause for Funding the CTA
On Halloween, the Illinois General Assembly voted on a $1.5 billion funding package…
Famines and Flotillas: From Ireland to Palestine
Picture of Stephen Wahab, Tommy Marcus, Paul Reid, Jessica Clotfelter, and Logan Hollarsmith,…
Neither Paradise Nor Killing Field: A Socialist Perspective on “Crime in Chicago”
The National Guard is coming to Chicago. Never mind the fact that Governor…
THE FIVE WORKING-CLASS COMMANDMENTS
The 2025 national convention of the Democratic Socialists of America wrapped up this…