To stay alive in perpetual late capitalist austerity, cities turned to a strategy of luring in and viciously protecting big capital and a high-income gentry. This strategy required a lot of different…
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How Do Left Organizations Define Their Priorities?
The Chicago DSA general chapter meeting on April 3 will take up a…
A Budding Midwestern Labor Struggle: Colectivo Coffee Employees In The Middle Of Historic Vote To Unionize
All across the Midwest, employees at Colectivo Coffee are in the middle of…
Why We’re Discussing “Towards a Socialist Chicago”
At the Chicago DSA general chapter meeting on April 3, members will be…
Anti-Asian, Anti-Sex Work Hate Crimes Don’t Get A Congressional Hearing
This piece was originally published in the author's newsletter - Classtime. You can…
Tuesday Thoughts with Sean – Majority Rule
Since the last column was published, the American Rescue Plan has made it…
Large Tech Companies Punish Sex Workers
“Sex work is work”, we hear over and over again on social media…
Red Star Bulletin Issue #22
Welcome to Issue #22 of the Red Star Bulletin! The aim of this…
Spearheading a Successful Union Drive: An Interview
A Detroit DSA member helped lead a union organizing drive this summer and…
The Origins of QAnon
Part One: What is QAnon? QAnon is ubiquitous today in American politics. It…
Socialist Poetry Slam
Every so often, we highlight a socialism-inspired poem that captures the angst of…
It Could Happen Here
The power outages from winter storm Uri have claimed multiple lives. There is…
Red Star Bulletin Issue #21
Welcome to Issue #21 of the Red Star Bulletin! The aim of this…
On Demand, Without Apology: Megan Jeyifo on the Fight for Reproductive Justice in Our Current Political Landscape
I had the privilege of speaking with Megan Jeyifo, Executive Director of Chicago…
All In On the PRO Act
Last week, I didn’t write a column, because I was working to help…
Fascism and Mass Politics
The Next Four Years Today's fascist movement was conceived through the union of…
What Karen Lewis Taught Us
On Monday, February 8, 2021, Chicago lost a titan of the labor movement.…