Welcome to 2021. The last year has been a hell of a ride, and 2021 promises to be even more volatile. Multiple Covid-19 vaccines have been approved, and ‘the light at the…
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The View From the Tracks: Chicago’s Geographic Segregation Made Visible by the CTA
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
This is the written version of the public comment given by Catlyn Savado…
Journalism Is A Racket
With a bit of embarrassment, I have a confession to make. Back in…
Do You Feel Shame, Aldermen?
This piece was originally given as a public comment at the Chicago City…
A New Crowd: Reading and Making History in Red Chicago
I reactivated politically five years ago. A dormant New Leftist, I was reawakened…
40th Ward Aldermanic Candidate Ugo Okere (Midwest Socialist Live)
At our Midwest Socialist Live Aldermanic Candidate Forum we talked to 40th Ward…
33rd Ward Aldermanic Candidate Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez (Midwest Socialist Live)
At our Midwest Socialist Live Aldermanic Candidate Forum we talked to 33rd Ward…
35th Ward Alderman Carlos Rosa (Midwest Socialist Live)
At our Midwest Socialist Live Aldermanic Candidate Forum we talked to 35th Ward…
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
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
Jacobin’s Spring 2018 issue is on the complicated legacy of the upheavals of…
Podcast: Joanna Was There in 1968
This week marked the 50th anniversary of the 1986 protests of the Democratic…
How Military Service Turned Me Into a Socialist
September 4, 2001 was my first day of active duty military service. Prior…