Over the course of the last year, there have been growing tensions within DSA. Some comrades theorize that these conflicts are mainly the product of online-only organizing. While I agree that this…
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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,…
Why Single Transferable Vote is Wrong for Internal DSA Elections
There is a debate within the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) around voting…
Transparency & Accountability: Recommendations for Growth!
At the CDSA April General Chapter Meeting, we democratically amended and then voted…
Chicago DSA Campaigns: How We Should Move Forward
TL;DR We should reauthorize campaigns annually We should have a strong system for…
Proportional Representation Is Still The Way Forward
In the wake of our elections for delegates to the upcoming national convention,…
In Support of the Mass Action Points of Unity
After May 28th, when all of the votes have been submitted and the…
Working With Borrowed Time On Stolen Land
There are moments in time when we see a glimpse of the future…
Who Is “We,” Comrade?
Towards a Socialist Chicago (TaSC) provides us with a period of experimentation housed…
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…
A Guide for Smarties and A Rebuttal: On the Proposal for Transparency and Accountability
If you’re a member of Chicago DSA, you are likely to have heard…