Over the last few months, it has been extremely exciting and gratifying to see the way members of the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America turned out to try to get our comrade…
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This Ain’t No Party Bus: Movement Lessons From the Brandon Johnson Administration
“Election day he shouted ‘a socialist for mayor’ The comrade got elected, he…
Mass Movement Electoralism
Introduction: A Mass Orientation This article will attempt to address some ongoing debates…
Lessons from the 2026 Primary Season
It feels like we have all been here before. A massively unpopular president,…
A New Kind of Organizing: Re-Thinking Electoralism
INTRODUCTION Until today, electoral strategy debates within the Democratic Socialists of America have…
What Does It Mean to Betray DSA?
In the months leading up to the New York City mayoral election, there…
Cadre In Office, Socialists In Power
The democratic road to socialism needs state power, so democratic socialists need to…
Why You Should Protest the Democratic National Convention
Former DSA member Maurice Isserman and fellow author Peter Dreier have expressed concern…
Paul Vallas Will Privatize Chicago
The runoff election April 4 is a pivotal time for workers in Chicago…
Statement On Municipal Election Victories
Yesterday, thousands of Chicagoans placed votes for socialist candidates in the 2023 Municipal…
The Pragmatist’s Perspective On Progressives’ Prospects
To a casual observer it would seem to be a great time to…
We Shall See in ‘23
With Chicago’s municipal elections just days away, let's get an overview of the…
Chicago Notes: Political Ecosystems
As we enter 2023, it would help to better understand the political context…
Chicago Notes: Busting Bourgeois Election Myths
In any given society, the dominant ideas are those which serve the ruling…
Data-Sharing and Theories of Change
The topic of data-sharing has come up recently as an essential part of…
Local School Council Representative Profile: Dave Pitak
Dave Pitak lives in the Edgewater neighborhood, has been a member of the…
LSC Representative Profile: Michael Cummings
Michael Cummings is a longtime DSA member who lives in Bridgeport and serves…