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Why Chicago DSA Is Marching in the Pride Parade
In 2023, Chicago DSA’s Chapter Convention was on the same day as Pride.…
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Lessons from the McCarthy Red Scare
We are experiencing the most sustained and broad attacks on US democracy since…
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Political Priorities To Move Chicago DSA Forward
Every June, Chicago DSA holds our annual membership convention. Typically, our convention is…
Op-Ed
Building Working Class Power in Civil Society
Starting With Gramsci MAGA has put together a fascist coalition of white supremacist,…
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A Socialist Future for Families: Paid Leave, Childcare & Reproductive Freedom
As the current administration bemoans the lack of a baby boom in the…
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Tariffs Are Not the Problem – Private Investment Is
It’s hard to repress a devilish grin from stretching across my face when…
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Break the Cycle
As a matter of survival, socialists need to move past models from professionally-managed…
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Understanding agitation
“Agitation” is a term regularly used in the context of organizing and socialist…
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Free Heartland Kids
Donald Trump’s fascist regime has returned to power, unleashing a cascade of anti-immigrant…
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Fix the CTA Campaign Statement on the Metropolitan Mobility Act
The Metropolitan Mobility Act (MMA) which was introduced before the Illinois General Assembly…
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A REPORT FROM THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE PHYSICIANS FOR A NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM
Opening Scene On the quiet morning of Saturday, November 16th, 2024, I met…
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(Sex) Work Won’t Love You Back: A Review of Sean Baker’s Anora
NOTE: This review contains spoilers In his latest film, Anora, director Sean Baker…
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You Do Not Have the Luxury of Checking Out
In the abject chaos of the aftermath of the 2024 election, there is…
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We are still here
Following a grueling presidential campaign and a gut-wrenching election night, our worst fears…
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It’s Time to Permanently End U.S.-Israeli Police Exchanges in St. Louis County
Ten years ago last month, the world watched militarized police forces ‘manage’ the…
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Improving Our Analysis: The Dialectical Method and Historical Materialism
[Friedrich Engels’] three classical laws of dialectics [are]...the law of “interpenetrating opposites,” the…
Op-Ed
Why You Should Protest the Democratic National Convention
Former DSA member Maurice Isserman and fellow author Peter Dreier have expressed concern…
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CDSA Statement on One Democratic State
At our March General Membership Meeting, the Chicago chapter of the DSA voted…
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We Successfully Defended Byron!
Chicago DSA was proud to join working people across Chicago in successfully mobilizing…
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Defend Byron Sigcho-Lopez and Protect Free Speech!
Sign the petition HERE! Click here for the social media toolkit! Alderman Byron…