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On Demand, Without Apology: Megan Jeyifo on the Fight for Reproductive Justice in Our Current Political Landscape
I had the privilege of speaking with Megan Jeyifo, Executive Director of Chicago…
Chicago Teachers Union, Socialist Alderpeople Fight Mayor For Safe Schools
Despite below freezing temperatures and an icy edict by Chicago Public Schools (CPS)…
In US, 3243 Died From COVID Yesterday. Without A Lockdown, How Many More Deaths Will We See?
Yesterday the United States reported over 3,000 deaths from COVID in a single…
Treatment Not Trauma: An Interview With Alderman Rossana Rodriguez
Rossana Rodriguez is a theater professional, former teacher, and member of Chicago’s chapter…
A Tangled Web: The Cruelty of For-Profit Health Insurance
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the weaknesses and dysfunction plaguing multiple realms of…
Will Bidencare Save Us From The Wreckage of COVID-19? Probably Not.
As a system that values profit over the well-being of its people, the…
RSL#10 Pain of the Pandemic Comes from Capitalism
Hadas Thier, Author of A People's Guide to Capitalism (@HadasThier, @haymarketbooks), talks with…
RSL#07 Human Need not Corporate Greed: A Right to Recovery
The Right to Recovery coalition is working on legislation to ensure public health,…
RSL#05: The Black and Brown Plague
Activist and healthcare worker, Dennis Kosuth (@Dennis_Kosuth) joins Red Star Live host, Ravi…
Protests of Stay-At-Home Orders Demand a Socialist Response
The COVID-19 crisis entered a new chapter in the last two weeks with…
RSL#02, Elizabeth Lalasz, National Nurses United
Red Star Live talks to Elizabeth Lalasz, a nurse at Stroger Hospital, Chicago’s…
Answer Time with Michael Lighty
Michael Lighty is considered a preeminent spokesperson and expert on Medicare for All.…
Tim Faust: Beyond Single Payer
Over the past year and a half, Tim Faust has been traveling the…
Chicago DSA’s Health Care Working Group: 2017 in Review
The past year has seen major growth in Chicago DSA and a boom…
Join DSA Medics for a Midwest Medic Training
DSA Medics is a national medic collective formed by street medics and socialist…
DSA Leaders Meet in Chicago to Plan Medicare-for-All Campaign and Dues Strategy
DSA’s highest-elected members convened in Chicago for their quarterly meeting, the first since…