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A Haunting On LaSalle Street: Protesting the Chicago Budget

Latest in Topic: Economics

A Haunting On LaSalle Street: Protesting the Chicago Budget

by Keith Schnabel | October 27, 2021October 27, 2021

As city council prepared to pass Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago budget, crowds gathered outside in a “City Hall Haunting” to protest the 2022 budget’s increased police funding and the 2021 budget amendment using…

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Chicago DSA Statement on the 2022 City of Chicago Budget

Chicago DSA Statement on the 2022 City of Chicago Budget

by Chicago DSA | October 27, 2021October 27, 2021
The Chicago Democratic Socialists of America (CDSA) was a part of the 2022…
Socialist Poetry Slam

Socialist Poetry Slam

by Katherine Montalto | March 11, 2021March 11, 2021
Every so often, we highlight a socialism-inspired poem that captures the angst of…
Wheels Turning Faster

Wheels Turning Faster

by Sean Estelle | March 2, 2021March 2, 2021
In 2001, the last time there was a 50-50 split in the Senate,…
It Could Happen Here

It Could Happen Here

by Marco Rosaire Rossi | February 26, 2021
The power outages from winter storm Uri have claimed multiple lives. There is…
Comrade DeepFuckingValue

Comrade DeepFuckingValue

by Marco Rosaire Rossi | February 5, 2021February 5, 2021
By now, the markets have passed the point of no return. Reddit users…
The Cost of “Financial Literacy”

The Cost of “Financial Literacy”

by Andy Davis | January 31, 2021April 7, 2022
In 1997, Robert Kiyosaki published Rich Dad, Poor Dad—a cultural phenomena that has…
Seven Hundred and Sixty-Nine

Seven Hundred and Sixty-Nine

by Marco Rosaire Rossi | January 8, 2021
2020 was a year of murder. Murder rates were up across America's major…
Chicago’s Budgets Are an Exercise in Pain Management

Chicago’s Budgets Are an Exercise in Pain Management

by Marco Rosaire Rossi | December 4, 2020
The first time around, it was scotch and a cigar. That is how…
The Insidiousness of Networking

The Insidiousness of Networking

by Vivien Schwarz | November 20, 2020
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know is perhaps the most…
Class Enemy of the Week: Ken Griffin

Class Enemy of the Week: Ken Griffin

by Midwest Socialist | September 4, 2020December 3, 2020
Ken Griffin, the richest man in Illinois, is trying to keep the state…
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…
RSL#01, Christian Zamarrón, Amazonians United

RSL#01, Christian Zamarrón, Amazonians United

by Midwest Socialist | April 22, 2020October 6, 2021
Red Star Live talks to Christian Zamarrón, who works for Amazon at its…
Join the Fight to Democratize ComEd

Join the Fight to Democratize ComEd

by Midwest Socialist | March 21, 2020March 21, 2020
Chicago’s contract with Commonwealth Edison — better known as ComEd, Chicago’s electric utility…
Energy Democracy in the Midwest: From Minneapolis to Chicago

Energy Democracy in the Midwest: From Minneapolis to Chicago

by Midwest Socialist | October 28, 2019October 28, 2019
Around the country, environmental activists are working to bring democracy to their cities'…
The Standard Economic Theory of Rent is Ideological Fiction

The Standard Economic Theory of Rent is Ideological Fiction

by Ron Baiman | October 22, 2019October 23, 2019
Introduction In this paper I will demonstrate: A) that the standard economics theory…

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