CDSA Co-Chair Lyra Spencer traveled to Cuba in October 2025 and witnessed the effects of the U.S. blockade and the resilience of the Cuban people in the face of imperialism.
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With (Imaginary) Friends Like These (or why we should stop worrying about what “a worker” thinks)
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Spearheading a Successful Union Drive: An Interview
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Tuesday Thoughts with Sean
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The View From the Tracks: Chicago’s Geographic Segregation Made Visible by the CTA
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I Urge You To Vote No On This Malicious Budget
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Do You Feel Shame, Aldermen?
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A New Crowd: Reading and Making History in Red Chicago
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40th Ward Aldermanic Candidate Ugo Okere (Midwest Socialist Live)
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33rd Ward Aldermanic Candidate Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez (Midwest Socialist Live)
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35th Ward Alderman Carlos Rosa (Midwest Socialist Live)
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25th Ward Aldermanic Candidate Byron Sigcho-Lopez (Midwest Socialist Live)
At our Midwest Socialist Live Aldermanic Candidate Forum we talked to 25th Ward…
An Interview with Kim Brooks
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Reflections on 1968: Joanna Misnik and Micah Uetricht in Conversation
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