As a system that values profit over the well-being of its people, the United States’ healthcare industrial complex was failing long before the coronavirus shed a harsh light on its underbelly. If…
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Red Rabbits: The Formation of a Trained Marshal Group in Chicago DSA
Reflections on This Summer Like many cities, Chicago saw an explosive number of…
We Are The Majority, Dammit!
On being a dude from the Midwest, watching the example of MAS and…
We Have To Begin Anew: Socialist Reflections On Pope Francis’ Encyclicals
Pope Francis isn’t a socialist, and he’d probably be the first one to…
To Fight the Actual Racist “Machine” that Harms Young People, Judge Toomin Needs to Go
Rallying cries to defund the police have become commonplace on the heels of…
Collective Political Development: How To Build A Cohesive Chapter
With the confluence of this year’s events, it can be hard to find…
Do You Feel Shame, Aldermen?
This piece was originally given as a public comment at the Chicago City…
Why Unemployment Day?
Chicago’s first Unemployment Day will be held on Saturday, October 3rd, at 1…
Socialism Won the First 2020 Presidential Debate
Thirty-three million unemployed Americans. Countless more underemployed. Climate change fueled wildfires darken skies…
An Editorial Is Not An Edict
Last week, I published an op-ed in Midwest Socialist on why DSA is…
Discussion and Debates are Better Than Edicts
I read Sean Duffy’s “Why DSA is Not Endorsing Joe Biden” in the…
Why DSA is Not Endorsing Joe Biden
Just a little over a year ago at DSA’s national convention in Atlanta,…
We’re Comrades, Not Coworkers
One of the cruel absurdities of capitalist society is that it demands that…
An Abolitionist Moment in Chicago
This moment holds possibilities for change that we have never before experienced... we…
Why Socialists Should Fight to Defund the Police
DSA, like the working class in general, is facing a moment of possibility…
How to Demand Racial Justice Right Now
Now is a moment of historical urgency, demanding action from organized socialists. If…
The Return of the ‘Hamburgs’? White Vigilantes, the Chicago Police, and Anti-Fascism in Chicago
Chicago has seen some of the largest and most militant demonstrations in the…