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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With (Imaginary) Friends Like These (or why we should stop worrying about what “a worker” thinks)
Hello everyone, my name is Dallas but you likely know me better as…
Starving and Policing Imperial Cities
To stay alive in perpetual late capitalist austerity, cities turned to a strategy…
Socialist Poetry Slam
Every so often, we highlight a socialism-inspired poem that captures the angst of…
Oh, How Little Mayor Lightfoot CARES
The trouble with living through history is that it all happens at once.…
When a Boss Gets Fired
It was an unceremonious exit. A few days before the election, former Illinois…
Trump Reaps What Bipartisan Capitalism Sows
The insurrection of the U.S. capitol and the online ban of Donald Trump…
Seven Hundred and Sixty-Nine
2020 was a year of murder. Murder rates were up across America's major…
The Real Error in Judgment is Voting for Tom Tunney
"An error in judgment." That was 44th Ward Alderperson Tom Tunney's response to…
A Biden Presidency is A Win For Tech Monopolies
When the 2020 election officially came to a close, the announcement that Joe…
Another Way to Tidy Up a City: Ban Outdoor Advertising
Walk down a street of almost any major city and one will be…
I Urge You To Vote No On This Malicious Budget
This is the written version of the public comment given by Catlyn Savado…
Politicians Are Clowns, But The Circus Is Capitalism
Rod Blagojevich is a clown. As the Trump campaign desperately tries to find…
In the Time of Monsters
There are times when a victory is a failure. For Democrats, this is…
As Power in Illinois Shifts Towards Springfield, Socialists Must Adapt
Compared to its neighbors, Illinois has fared better than most under the COVID-19…
Pilsen Versus Gentrifiers: An Interview With Diego Morales
Pilsen is Chicago’s first majority Latinx neighborhood. For years, real estate speculators have…
Socialism Won the First 2020 Presidential Debate
Thirty-three million unemployed Americans. Countless more underemployed. Climate change fueled wildfires darken skies…