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Online Voting… Again
At the upcoming 2026 General Chapter Convention of Chicago Democratic Socialists of America,…
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Middle-Level Organizing: The Key to a Successful CDSA
As a rising leader in the Democratic Socialists of America, you could be…
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“Vote With Your Feet” and With Your Hands
In September of 2024, I brought a resolution to a Chicago Democratic Socialists…
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A Vision for a Lean, Political, and Effective Executive Committee
At the upcoming Chicago Democratic Socialists of America chapter convention on June 6,…
Op-Ed
Mass Movement Electoralism
Introduction: A Mass Orientation This article will attempt to address some ongoing debates…
Op-Ed
Lessons from the 2026 Primary Season
It feels like we have all been here before. A massively unpopular president,…
Articles
Learning from the Picket: An interview with a Starbucks Workers United strike captain
Since the first stunning victories in Buffalo, New York, the union drive to…
Op-Ed
Why You Should Write for Midwest Socialist
“The animal is immediately one with its life activity. It is not distinct…
Articles
Labor Branch in 2025: The Work We’ve Done, and Why You Should Join
When members of Chicago DSA arrived at 3201 S Millard in late September…
Op-Ed
The Case for Reforming the Executive Committee
The Executive Committee (EC) of the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America (CDSA) is…
Articles
The Revolution Keeps Me Beautiful: A Report-Back of the DSA Cuba Delegation
At the end of January, I had the pleasure of speaking at the…
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Our Editorial Board: The Comrades Behind Midwest Socialist
The Midwest Socialist's Editorial Board Leonard Pronouns: he/him/comrade Neighborhood: Hermosa Outside of Midwest Socialist: I'm on the…
Op-Ed
On Getting The Basics Right (Again and Again)
Imagine the last five DSA meetings you have been to. Do you feel…
Op-Ed
An Assessment of the Socialists Everywhere Project
The Socialists Everywhere Project began in the now-defunct Organizing Committee for the North…
Articles
Independence Requires Investment: The Time is Now for an Independent Run
Socialists have to mean what we say and say what we mean. The…
Articles
Grassroots Red-Greens
World leaders continue to show the necessity for the development of ecosocialism at the…
Articles
Building the General Strike
There is a feeling among the American working class that has not been…
Articles
A New Kind of Organizing: Re-Thinking Electoralism
INTRODUCTION Until today, electoral strategy debates within the Democratic Socialists of America have…
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What Does It Mean to Betray DSA?
In the months leading up to the New York City mayoral election, there…