As socialists, we know that the fall of capitalism necessitates the fall of white supremacy; it necessitates the fall of patriarchy; it necessitates the fall of all systems of intertwined oppression. As…
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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…
Factions: A Hard Electoral Problem
INTRODUCTION Comrade Sean Duffy wrote a great article. I respond to it here,…
An Examination into Chicago’s Independent Political Organizations
In Chicago, we have a tradition of political organizations called Independent Political Organizations.…
Labor Branch Perspectives — Towards a Socialist Chicago
National Terrain As the working class suffers from the economic fallout of last…
Between Low Hanging Fruit and Full Harvests
As Chicago DSA starts thinking through how we move Towards a Socialist Chicago,…
Want a More Accessible and Democratic Organization? The Answer is Politics, Not Process
As a mass organization, transparency and increased democratic participation are unquestionably important and…
Transparency Requires Labor, Not Legislation
The resolution titled “Transparency and Accountability to Build Socialist Power” and proposed at…
The Uprising and the Vote on the Chicago City Budget
We are finally nearing the end of 2020. The largest uprising in US…
Case Study: Unemployment Day and Collaborative Action
As of this writing, there is a lot of fear that election day,…
Sara Nelson speaks at Chicago DSA
The Keynote Address at the 61st Annual Eugene Debs – Lucy Gonzalez Parsons…
Wanda Williams’ speech at Debs-Parsons-Randolph Dinner 2019
Chicago DSA presented Wanda Williams with the A. Philip Randolph Award on behalf…
Rachel Zibrat speech at Debs-Parsons-Randolph Dinner 2019
Chicago DSA presented Benita Ulisano with the Lucy Gonzalez Parsons Community Organizing Award…
Rick Perlstein with Anna Clark: The Poisoned City
When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014,…
Debs For Our Time – Graphic Novel Release
Think socialism won't play in the Midwest? Join historian and Madison DSA member…