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Beyond the Headlines, Communities are Working to Replace Police with Actual Public Safety  

Latest in Topic: Anti-Racism

Beyond the Headlines, Communities are Working to Replace Police with Actual Public Safety  

by Yuch Aris and Jack Lewis | December 20, 2021December 21, 2021

As the movement to defund the police has grown more popular, many mainstream headlines have told a different, misleading story. More than a year removed from the summer of 2020, after witnessing…

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CPD Out of CPS Panel: The Fight To End Police Brutality In Schools

CPD Out of CPS Panel: The Fight To End Police Brutality In Schools

by Keith Schnabel | October 14, 2021January 22, 2022
On October 5th, activists held a "CPS, Safety, and Democracy" panel advocating the…
Anti-Asian, Anti-Sex Work Hate Crimes Don’t Get A Congressional Hearing

Anti-Asian, Anti-Sex Work Hate Crimes Don’t Get A Congressional Hearing

by Kenzo Shibata | March 17, 2021
This piece was originally published in the author's newsletter - Classtime. You can…
I Urge You To Vote No On This Malicious Budget

I Urge You To Vote No On This Malicious Budget

by Catlyn Savado | November 25, 2020November 25, 2020
This is the written version of the public comment given by Catlyn Savado…
Full Abolitionism — The Highest Stage of Socialism

Full Abolitionism — The Highest Stage of Socialism

by Ken Barrios | November 15, 2020
The combination of despair at the U.S. government’s refusal to address the COVID-19…
87% of Chicagoans Want to #DefundCPD

87% of Chicagoans Want to #DefundCPD

by Midwest Socialist | October 21, 2020October 22, 2020
According to the Mayor Lori Lightfoot's own survey, 87% of Chicagoans want more…
$5 Million/Day

$5 Million/Day

by Midwest Socialist | October 13, 2020October 13, 2020
Chicago spends nearly 40% of our budget on the police department. That’s 5…
DEBATE DEFLATE: Vicko Alvarez (part 2)

DEBATE DEFLATE: Vicko Alvarez (part 2)

by Midwest Socialist | October 1, 2020October 21, 2020
Yes, they are racists, but Vicko Alvarez is back to remind us that…
When Weeks Become Decades: Riots and Rebellions

When Weeks Become Decades: Riots and Rebellions

by Michael Ehrenreich | August 4, 2020August 4, 2020
– Almost all progressive change in the United States of America has occurred…
“CPAC from A to D:” How Chicago Can Win a Civilian Police Accountability Council

“CPAC from A to D:” How Chicago Can Win a Civilian Police Accountability Council

by Ali Cassity | July 28, 2020July 28, 2020
Across the country, collective uprisings are building momentum for the conversation surrounding the…
The Black Abolitionist Network: An Interview with Jasson Perez

The Black Abolitionist Network: An Interview with Jasson Perez

by brian bean | July 27, 2020July 27, 2020
This article originally appeared at Rampant. After the first weeks of the rebellion…
An Abolitionist Moment in Chicago

An Abolitionist Moment in Chicago

by Steven Lazaroff | July 6, 2020July 14, 2020
This moment holds possibilities for change that we have never before experienced... we…
RSL#10 Pain of the Pandemic Comes from Capitalism

RSL#10 Pain of the Pandemic Comes from Capitalism

by Midwest Socialist | June 29, 2020October 6, 2021
Hadas Thier, Author of A People's Guide to Capitalism (@HadasThier, @haymarketbooks), talks with…
Class Enemy of the Week: Miguel del Valle, Sendhil Revuluri, Dwayne Truss and Lucino Sotelo

Class Enemy of the Week: Miguel del Valle, Sendhil Revuluri, Dwayne Truss and Lucino Sotelo

by Midwest Socialist | June 26, 2020December 3, 2020
The brutal murders of George Floyd, Breona Taylor, and countless other unarmed Black…
Why Socialists Should Fight to Defund the Police

Why Socialists Should Fight to Defund the Police

by Will Bloom, Melinda Bunnage, Matthew Cason, Sarah Hurd, Robin Peterson, Sarah Richmond, Sveta Stoytcheva | June 23, 2020June 23, 2020
DSA, like the working class in general, is facing a moment of possibility…
How to Demand Racial Justice Right Now

How to Demand Racial Justice Right Now

by Sean Larson | June 22, 2020June 22, 2020
Now is a moment of historical urgency, demanding action from organized socialists. If…
The Return of the ‘Hamburgs’? White Vigilantes, the Chicago Police, and Anti-Fascism in Chicago

The Return of the ‘Hamburgs’? White Vigilantes, the Chicago Police, and Anti-Fascism in Chicago

by Joe Allen | June 19, 2020June 19, 2020
Chicago has seen some of the largest and most militant demonstrations in the…
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