On January 6, 2021, 500 fascists took the US Capitol. We socialists were in the streets over the summer of 2020, fighting police murder of Black lives. We felt the police pepper…
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Treatment Not Trauma: An Interview With Alderman Rossana Rodriguez
Rossana Rodriguez is a theater professional, former teacher, and member of Chicago’s chapter…
87% of Chicagoans Want to #DefundCPD
According to the Mayor Lori Lightfoot's own survey, 87% of Chicagoans want more…
$5 Million/Day
Chicago spends nearly 40% of our budget on the police department. That’s 5…
Do You Feel Shame, Aldermen?
This piece was originally given as a public comment at the Chicago City…
Why Unemployment Day?
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
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
During Chicago's police accountability protests, John Catanzara—the Chicago the president of Lodge 7…
An Abolitionist Moment in Chicago
This moment holds possibilities for change that we have never before experienced... we…
Class Enemy of the Week: Monterrey Private Security
On June 6th, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot hired three private security companies to…
Why Socialists Should Fight to Defund the Police
DSA, like the working class in general, is facing a moment of possibility…
The Return of the ‘Hamburgs’? White Vigilantes, the Chicago Police, and Anti-Fascism in Chicago
Chicago has seen some of the largest and most militant demonstrations in the…
RSL#08: Anger, Protest and Demands to Defund Police with Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez
Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, Alderman of Chicago’s 33rd Ward (@RossanaFor33rd), joins Red Star Live host…
Flint Taylor: The Torture Machine
A discussion with Flint Taylor, author of The Torture Machine: Racism and Police…
The Next Step For Police Accountability in Chicago: Civilian Oversight
In the wake of Jason Van Dyke’s conviction of second-degree murder for the…
Jason Van Dyke is Guilty of Murdering Laquan McDonald
The Chicago DSA was out at the Emergency Response Rally organized by CAARPR…
#NoCopAcademy vs. City Hall
By the time I arrived at City Hall the Friday afternoon before Memorial…