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Beyond the Headlines, Communities are Working to Replace Police with Actual Public Safety  

Latest in Topic: Police Accountability

Beyond the Headlines, Communities are Working to Replace Police with Actual Public Safety  

by Yuch Aris and Jack Lewis | December 20, 2021December 21, 2021

As the movement to defund the police has grown more popular, many mainstream headlines have told a different, misleading story. More than a year removed from the summer of 2020, after witnessing…

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A Haunting On LaSalle Street: Protesting the Chicago Budget

A Haunting On LaSalle Street: Protesting the Chicago Budget

by Keith Schnabel | October 27, 2021October 27, 2021
As city council prepared to pass Mayor Lightfoot's Chicago budget, crowds gathered outside…
CPD Out of CPS Panel: The Fight To End Police Brutality In Schools

CPD Out of CPS Panel: The Fight To End Police Brutality In Schools

by Keith Schnabel | October 14, 2021January 22, 2022
On October 5th, activists held a "CPS, Safety, and Democracy" panel advocating the…
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…
Anti-Asian, Anti-Sex Work Hate Crimes Don’t Get A Congressional Hearing

Anti-Asian, Anti-Sex Work Hate Crimes Don’t Get A Congressional Hearing

by Kenzo Shibata | March 17, 2021
This piece was originally published in the author's newsletter - Classtime. You can…
Red Star Bulletin Issue #21

Red Star Bulletin Issue #21

by Red Star Bulletin | February 24, 2021February 9, 2022
Welcome to Issue #21 of the Red Star Bulletin! The aim of this…
Oh, How Little Mayor Lightfoot CARES

Oh, How Little Mayor Lightfoot CARES

by Leonard Pierce | February 18, 2021
The trouble with living through history is that it all happens at once.…
The Treason of John Catanzara

The Treason of John Catanzara

by Marco Rosaire Rossi | January 29, 2021January 28, 2021
Lodge 7 of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)’s president John Catanzara hates…
Socialism Must Always Be Anti-Fascist

Socialism Must Always Be Anti-Fascist

by Steven Lazaroff | January 8, 2021
On January 6, 2021, 500 fascists took the US Capitol. We socialists were…
Treatment Not Trauma: An Interview With Alderman Rossana Rodriguez

Treatment Not Trauma: An Interview With Alderman Rossana Rodriguez

by Keith Schnabel | November 21, 2020November 21, 2020
Rossana Rodriguez is a theater professional, former teacher, and member of Chicago’s chapter…
87% of Chicagoans Want to #DefundCPD

87% of Chicagoans Want to #DefundCPD

by Midwest Socialist | October 21, 2020October 22, 2020
According to the Mayor Lori Lightfoot's own survey, 87% of Chicagoans want more…
$5 Million/Day

$5 Million/Day

by Midwest Socialist | October 13, 2020October 13, 2020
Chicago spends nearly 40% of our budget on the police department. That’s 5…
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…
Why Unemployment Day?

Why Unemployment Day?

by Miguel Alvelo and Ken Barrios | October 2, 2020
Chicago’s first Unemployment Day will be held on Saturday, October 3rd, at 1…
“CPAC from A to D:” How Chicago Can Win a Civilian Police Accountability Council

“CPAC from A to D:” How Chicago Can Win a Civilian Police Accountability Council

by Ali Cassity | July 28, 2020July 28, 2020
Across the country, collective uprisings are building momentum for the conversation surrounding the…
Lodge 7 of the Fraternal Order of Police is Not a Labor Union

Lodge 7 of the Fraternal Order of Police is Not a Labor Union

by Marco Rosaire Rossi | July 15, 2020July 15, 2020
During Chicago's police accountability protests, John Catanzara—the Chicago the president of Lodge 7…
An Abolitionist Moment in Chicago

An Abolitionist Moment in Chicago

by Steven Lazaroff | July 6, 2020July 14, 2020
This moment holds possibilities for change that we have never before experienced... we…
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