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With (Imaginary) Friends Like These (or why we should stop worrying about what “a worker” thinks)

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With (Imaginary) Friends Like These (or why we should stop worrying about what “a worker” thinks)

by Archie Carter | March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

Hello everyone, my name is Dallas but you likely know me better as Archie Carter. You may remember me from such articles as DSA is Doomed, or from my appearances in such outlets…

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Spearheading a Successful Union Drive: An Interview

Spearheading a Successful Union Drive: An Interview

by Jane Slaughter | March 12, 2021March 10, 2021
A Detroit DSA member helped lead a union organizing drive this summer and…
Tuesday Thoughts with Sean

Tuesday Thoughts with Sean

by Sean Estelle | January 5, 2021
Welcome to 2021.  The last year has been a hell of a ride,…
The View From the Tracks: Chicago’s Geographic Segregation Made Visible by the CTA

The View From the Tracks: Chicago’s Geographic Segregation Made Visible by the CTA

by Tyler Olmsted | December 2, 2020
It’s 5:15 p.m. on a Thursday evening in Chicago’s downtown Loop. Hoards of…
I Urge You To Vote No On This Malicious Budget

I Urge You To Vote No On This Malicious Budget

by Catlyn Savado | November 25, 2020November 25, 2020
This is the written version of the public comment given by Catlyn Savado…
Journalism Is A Racket

Journalism Is A Racket

by Max Von Wald | November 9, 2020November 9, 2020
With a bit of embarrassment, I have a confession to make. Back in…
Do You Feel Shame, Aldermen?

Do You Feel Shame, Aldermen?

by Brian Bennett | October 6, 2020
This piece was originally given as a public comment at the Chicago City…
A New Crowd: Reading and Making History in Red Chicago

A New Crowd: Reading and Making History in Red Chicago

by Bill Young | September 16, 2020September 16, 2020
I reactivated politically five years ago. A dormant New Leftist, I was reawakened…
40th Ward Aldermanic Candidate Ugo Okere (Midwest Socialist Live)

40th Ward Aldermanic Candidate Ugo Okere (Midwest Socialist Live)

by Midwest Socialist | February 11, 2019May 19, 2019
At our Midwest Socialist Live Aldermanic Candidate Forum we talked to 40th Ward…
33rd Ward Aldermanic Candidate Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez (Midwest Socialist Live)

33rd Ward Aldermanic Candidate Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez (Midwest Socialist Live)

by Midwest Socialist | February 11, 2019May 19, 2019
At our Midwest Socialist Live Aldermanic Candidate Forum we talked to 33rd Ward…
35th Ward Alderman Carlos Rosa (Midwest Socialist Live)

35th Ward Alderman Carlos Rosa (Midwest Socialist Live)

by Midwest Socialist | February 11, 2019May 19, 2019
At our Midwest Socialist Live Aldermanic Candidate Forum we talked to 35th Ward…
25th Ward Aldermanic Candidate Byron Sigcho-Lopez (Midwest Socialist Live)

25th Ward Aldermanic Candidate Byron Sigcho-Lopez (Midwest Socialist Live)

by Midwest Socialist | February 11, 2019May 19, 2019
At our Midwest Socialist Live Aldermanic Candidate Forum we talked to 25th Ward…
An Interview with Kim Brooks

An Interview with Kim Brooks

by Lori Barrett | December 27, 2018May 5, 2019
Kim Brooks wrote a 2014 essay for Salon about leaving her then four-year-old…
Reflections on 1968: Joanna Misnik and Micah Uetricht in Conversation

Reflections on 1968: Joanna Misnik and Micah Uetricht in Conversation

by Midwest Socialist | September 1, 2018May 6, 2019
Jacobin’s Spring 2018 issue is on the complicated legacy of the upheavals of…
Podcast: Joanna Was There in 1968

Podcast: Joanna Was There in 1968

by Midwest Socialist | August 29, 2018May 14, 2019
This week marked the 50th anniversary of the 1986 protests of the Democratic…
How Military Service Turned Me Into a Socialist

How Military Service Turned Me Into a Socialist

by Derek Beyer | June 1, 2018May 5, 2019
September 4, 2001 was my first day of active duty military service. Prior…

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