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‘Romance of American Communism,’ and What It Can Teach Socialists Today

Latest in Topic: History

‘Romance of American Communism,’ and What It Can Teach Socialists Today

by J. M. | January 6, 2023January 6, 2023

“What I remember most deeply about the Communists is their passion. It was passion that converted them, passion that held them, passion that lifted them up and then twisted them down. Each…

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Mass Campaigns and Queer Liberation

Mass Campaigns and Queer Liberation

by Sean Estelle | June 14, 2022June 14, 2022
Based on a recent membership demographic survey, about ⅓ of DSA members identify…
New All-Affordable Housing Development Named After Lucy Gonzalez Parsons

New All-Affordable Housing Development Named After Lucy Gonzalez Parsons

by Carlos Ramirez-Rosa | May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
On Friday, May 20, 2022, over 250 Chicagoans gathered on the 2600 block…
Solidarity With Ukraine: Resistance Movements, The Masses, and Socialism

Solidarity With Ukraine: Resistance Movements, The Masses, and Socialism

by Ken Barrios | April 29, 2022April 30, 2022
On 04/12/22, Democratic Left published “How DSA’ers Can Help Ukraine” by Dan La…
The Populist Pathway to Socialism

The Populist Pathway to Socialism

by Bryan Tyrpin | March 17, 2022March 17, 2022
Many early 20th century American socialists like Eugene Debs and Henry Demarest Lloyd…
To Meet the Moment, the Left Must Study Reconstruction

To Meet the Moment, the Left Must Study Reconstruction

by Dana Kleifield | March 5, 2022March 5, 2022
A recent panel hosted by Bernie Sanders explored the lessons of Reconstruction. Dana…
Puerto Rico’s Obreros Ilustrados: An Interview With Author Jorell A. Meléndez-Badillo

Puerto Rico’s Obreros Ilustrados: An Interview With Author Jorell A. Meléndez-Badillo

by Cruz Bonlarron Martínez | February 14, 2022February 14, 2022
Jorell A. Meléndez-Badillo's The Lettered Barriada: Workers, Archival Power, and the Politics of…
Starving and Policing Imperial Cities

Starving and Policing Imperial Cities

by Ramsin Canon | March 25, 2021
To stay alive in perpetual late capitalist austerity, cities turned to a strategy…
Taibbi is Right: Wither Marcuse

Taibbi is Right: Wither Marcuse

by Marco Rosaire Rossi | March 5, 2021
Matt Taibbi has done a great service for the American Left. His recent…
Eight Books I Read in 2020 That You Should Read Too

Eight Books I Read in 2020 That You Should Read Too

by Midwest Socialist | January 12, 2021
Of all the negatives 2020 bestowed upon us, one opportunity it happened to…
The Legalization of Affordable Housing

The Legalization of Affordable Housing

by Marco Rosaire Rossi | January 1, 2021
The legalization of affordable housing. That is what the Chicago City Council did…
The Heirs to the Sewer Socialists: Part 3

The Heirs to the Sewer Socialists: Part 3

by Bryan Tyrpin | December 30, 2020
This is part 3 is a 3 part series. Part 1 can be…
The Heirs to the Sewer Socialists: Part 2

The Heirs to the Sewer Socialists: Part 2

by Bryan Tyrpin | December 29, 2020January 12, 2021
This is part 2 in a 3-part series. You can find part 1…
The Heirs to the Sewer Socialists: Part 1

The Heirs to the Sewer Socialists: Part 1

by Bryan Tyrpin | December 28, 2020December 30, 2020
This is part 1 in a 3-part series. You can find part 2…
Frank A. Stauber: Chicago’s First Socialist Alderman

Frank A. Stauber: Chicago’s First Socialist Alderman

by Marco Rosaire Rossi | December 11, 2020
Today, there is no 526 North Milwaukee Avenue. The numbers jump from 518…
Every President Has Been Bad But Here Are The Five Worst

Every President Has Been Bad But Here Are The Five Worst

by Dylan Shearer | November 11, 2020November 11, 2020
Picking the five worst presidents of all time is a hard job. For…
How Milwaukee’s Sewer Socialists Prepared the City for a Pandemic

How Milwaukee’s Sewer Socialists Prepared the City for a Pandemic

by Marco Rosaire Rossi | June 10, 2020October 6, 2021
Historians and epidemiologists have compared the COVID-19 outbreak to the Spanish Flu of…
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