When members of Chicago DSA arrived at 3201 S Millard in late September last year, they were confronted by a startling question: did you hear about the helicopter? Leon, a worker at…
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On Getting The Basics Right (Again and Again)
Imagine the last five DSA meetings you have been to. Do you feel…
In Chicago, The Legacy of Christopher Columbus Lives On in Italo Balbo
Christopher Columbus is widely considered one of the greatest villains ever to set…
Love, Hate, and Solidarity
Through the lens of Ursula Le Guin's "The Dispossessed," two term EC representative…
Political Education Is Important.
Maybe this seems obvious to some of you; maybe it seems overstated to…
Ultraliberalism: The Dominant Tendency of the American Left
Ultraliberalism is the predominant politics of the left, and so long as the…
Introducing the CDSA Internationalism Series
Earlier this year our chapter’s Political Education and Policy Committee voted to create…
Starving and Policing Imperial Cities
To stay alive in perpetual late capitalist austerity, cities turned to a strategy…
Red Star Bulletin Issue #21
Welcome to Issue #21 of the Red Star Bulletin! The aim of this…
Collective Political Development: How To Build A Cohesive Chapter
With the confluence of this year’s events, it can be hard to find…
Outlaw Country
The worsening of the quality of life for U.S. workers can’t be neatly…
Red Star Strike Update: Day 1
Welcome to the Day 1 of the Red Star Strike Update, a mini daily…
Red Star Bulletin: October 13
Welcome to Issue #6 of the Red Star Bulletin! The aim of this…
Building a Multiracial Working Class Organization in Chicago and Beyond
You can’t hold your breath until you die. The mechanics that make you…
Non-Profits in the Coming Struggle
As socialists look out at the horizon of the struggle for a radically…
The Rank and File Strategy: A Resource List
“The emancipation of the working class must be the work of the working…
The Coming Far Right Resurgence: A Reading List
All signs point to a resurgence of aggressive far right political activity and…