There has been furious debate around what consequences, if any, Jamaal Bowman should face from DSA after both voting to fund Israel’s Iron Dome and then going on a pro-Israel propaganda trip….
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DSA Should Stay Neutral On Mask And Vaccine Mandates
On November 5th, 23 Chicago labor unions filed a complaint in Cook County…
Revolutionary Habits: Marxism as a Moral Philosophy
By now, you’ve likely heard the news - Current Affairs, the most delightful…
Chicago DSA Statement on the 2022 City of Chicago Budget
The Chicago Democratic Socialists of America (CDSA) was a part of the 2022…
SocFem Queer and Trans Solidarity Statement, August 2021
As socialists, we know that the fall of capitalism necessitates the fall of…
Abolish The Suburbs
Tucker Carlson recently launched into a tirade on Democrats' rather milquetoast efforts to…
The Big Tent and the Tensions within DSA
Over the course of the last year, there have been growing tensions within…
One Step Forward, Three Steps Back – The ‘Crisis’ of Pronouns & Unity For Our Class
So the Chicago Class Unity Caucus played everyone, got the publicity they were…
Introducing the CDSA Internationalism Series
Earlier this year our chapter’s Political Education and Policy Committee voted to create…
Vote for Class Unity in the CDSA branch elections
Chicago DSA is in bad shape. After a year without general meetings, our…
What Does An Elected School Board Mean For Chicago?
With the watershed news of the HB 2908 passing the Illinois House and…
Factions: A Hard Electoral Problem
INTRODUCTION Comrade Sean Duffy wrote a great article. I respond to it here,…
Chicago DSA Campaigns: How We Should Move Forward
TL;DR We should reauthorize campaigns annually We should have a strong system for…
Proportional Representation Is Still The Way Forward
In the wake of our elections for delegates to the upcoming national convention,…
In Support of the Mass Action Points of Unity
After May 28th, when all of the votes have been submitted and the…
Between Low Hanging Fruit and Full Harvests
As Chicago DSA starts thinking through how we move Towards a Socialist Chicago,…
Solving America’s Housing Crisis Requires More Democracy, Not Less
A recent article by Slate’s Henry Grabar claims Mayor Lightfoot “stripped aldermen of…