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Tuesday Thoughts With Sean – Unity?

Latest Category: Op-Ed

Tuesday Thoughts With Sean – Unity?

by Sean Estelle | January 26, 2021

Last week, on Wednesday January 20th, with much pomp and circumstance, Joe Biden was elected as the 46th president of the United States. Amidst a spectacle of flags representing the now 400000+…

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When a Boss Gets Fired

When a Boss Gets Fired

by Marco Rosaire Rossi | January 22, 2021January 21, 2021
It was an unceremonious exit. A few days before the election, former Illinois…
Tuesday Thoughts with Sean – On Hope

Tuesday Thoughts with Sean – On Hope

by Sean Estelle | January 19, 2021
It was hard to identify something to write about this week. I could…
Against A “Godawful Patriot Act Mark II”

Against A “Godawful Patriot Act Mark II”

by Marco Rosaire Rossi | January 15, 2021
In many ways, the image of a QAnon shaman wearing a bearskin Viking…
Trump Reaps What Bipartisan Capitalism Sows

Trump Reaps What Bipartisan Capitalism Sows

by Andrew Paul Davis | January 13, 2021January 13, 2021
The insurrection of the U.S. capitol and the online ban of Donald Trump…
Tuesday Thoughts with Sean – Contradictions

Tuesday Thoughts with Sean – Contradictions

by Sean Estelle | January 12, 2021
The last week has brought some stunning new developments to our political terrain.…
Socialism Must Always Be Anti-Fascist

Socialism Must Always Be Anti-Fascist

by Steven Lazaroff | January 8, 2021
On January 6, 2021, 500 fascists took the US Capitol. We socialists were…
Seven Hundred and Sixty-Nine

Seven Hundred and Sixty-Nine

by Marco Rosaire Rossi | January 8, 2021
2020 was a year of murder. Murder rates were up across America's major…
Tuesday Thoughts with Sean

Tuesday Thoughts with Sean

by Sean Estelle | January 5, 2021
Welcome to 2021.  The last year has been a hell of a ride,…
The Uprising and the Vote on the Chicago City Budget

The Uprising and the Vote on the Chicago City Budget

by Ken Barrios | December 19, 2020
We are finally nearing the end of 2020. The largest uprising in US…
The Real Error in Judgment is Voting for Tom Tunney

The Real Error in Judgment is Voting for Tom Tunney

by Marco Rosaire Rossi | December 18, 2020December 18, 2020
"An error in judgment." That was 44th Ward Alderperson Tom Tunney's response to…
A Biden Presidency is A Win For Tech Monopolies

A Biden Presidency is A Win For Tech Monopolies

by Aidan Smith | December 15, 2020
When the 2020 election officially came to a close, the announcement that Joe…
In US, 3243 Died From COVID Yesterday. Without A Lockdown, How Many More Deaths Will We See?

In US, 3243 Died From COVID Yesterday. Without A Lockdown, How Many More Deaths Will We See?

by Nick Hussong | December 10, 2020
Yesterday the United States reported over 3,000 deaths from COVID in a single…
The Democrats’ Lack of Populist Instincts

The Democrats’ Lack of Populist Instincts

by Chris Mason | December 9, 2020
Despite what Republicans or Trump say, the 2020 presidential election is over. Biden…
Another Way to Tidy Up a City: Ban Outdoor Advertising

Another Way to Tidy Up a City: Ban Outdoor Advertising

by Vivien Schwarz | December 8, 2020
Walk down a street of almost any major city and one will be…
To Make a Movement Last

To Make a Movement Last

by Anna Kochakian | December 7, 2020December 7, 2020
As socialists, our work is inherently forward looking. We are working to not…
Chicago’s Budgets Are an Exercise in Pain Management

Chicago’s Budgets Are an Exercise in Pain Management

by Marco Rosaire Rossi | December 4, 2020
The first time around, it was scotch and a cigar. That is how…
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