2020 was a year of murder. Murder rates were up across America’s major cities. In some places they reached horrifying peaks. In Los Angeles, over 300 people were murdered, a height not…
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The Legalization of Affordable Housing
The legalization of affordable housing. That is what the Chicago City Council did…
The Heirs to the Sewer Socialists: Part 3
This is part 3 is a 3 part series. Part 1 can be…
The Heirs to the Sewer Socialists: Part 2
This is part 2 in a 3-part series. You can find part 1…
The Heirs to the Sewer Socialists: Part 1
This is part 1 in a 3-part series. You can find part 2…
The Real Error in Judgment is Voting for Tom Tunney
"An error in judgment." That was 44th Ward Alderperson Tom Tunney's response to…
Frank A. Stauber: Chicago’s First Socialist Alderman
Today, there is no 526 North Milwaukee Avenue. The numbers jump from 518…
Chicago’s Budgets Are an Exercise in Pain Management
The first time around, it was scotch and a cigar. That is how…
The View From the Tracks: Chicago’s Geographic Segregation Made Visible by the CTA
It’s 5:15 p.m. on a Thursday evening in Chicago’s downtown Loop. Hoards of…
I Urge You To Vote No On This Malicious Budget
This is the written version of the public comment given by Catlyn Savado…
In Chicago, It’s Your Civic Duty to Vote In Your Local School Council Election
This summer, Chicago saw some of its only tangible wins to date in…
For Illinois to Survive, Progressives Must Bury Madiganism
The last few weeks have shattered Illinois’ hopes of making an economically sensible…
As Power in Illinois Shifts Towards Springfield, Socialists Must Adapt
Compared to its neighbors, Illinois has fared better than most under the COVID-19…
An Abolitionist Moment in Chicago
This moment holds possibilities for change that we have never before experienced... we…
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…
Red Star Bulletin: May 20
Welcome to the Red Star Bulletin! We just put six socialists into office…
Direct Action in a Time of Class Struggle
Perhaps the most important political sentence written about Chicago went by largely unnoticed…