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Love, Hate, and Solidarity

Latest in Topic: Political Education

Love, Hate, and Solidarity

by Soleil S | October 12, 2022October 12, 2022

Through the lens of Ursula Le Guin’s “The Dispossessed,” two term EC representative Soleil reflects on CDSA’s greatest strength and greatest liability — our deep love for each other — and examines…

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Political Education Is Important.

Political Education Is Important.

by Leonard Pierce | June 9, 2022June 9, 2022
Maybe this seems obvious to some of you; maybe it seems overstated to…
Ultraliberalism: The Dominant Tendency of the American Left

Ultraliberalism: The Dominant Tendency of the American Left

by Ramsin Canon | February 7, 2022February 7, 2022
Ultraliberalism is the predominant politics of the left, and so long as the…
Introducing the CDSA Internationalism Series

Introducing the CDSA Internationalism Series

by The CDSA Poli Ed. Internationalism Series Planning Committee | July 13, 2021July 13, 2021
Earlier this year our chapter’s Political Education and Policy Committee voted to create…
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…
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…
Collective Political Development: How To Build A Cohesive Chapter

Collective Political Development: How To Build A Cohesive Chapter

by Will Bloom | October 9, 2020October 13, 2020
With the confluence of this year’s events, it can be hard to find…
Outlaw Country

Outlaw Country

by Ramsin Canon | May 14, 2020May 21, 2020
The worsening of the quality of life for U.S. workers can’t be neatly…
Red Star Strike Update: Day 1

Red Star Strike Update: Day 1

by Red Star | October 18, 2019
Welcome to the Day 1 of the Red Star Strike Update, a mini daily…
Red Star Bulletin: October 13

Red Star Bulletin: October 13

by Red Star | October 13, 2019October 15, 2019
Welcome to Issue #6 of the Red Star Bulletin! The aim of this…
Building a Multiracial Working Class Organization in Chicago and Beyond

Building a Multiracial Working Class Organization in Chicago and Beyond

by Ramsin Canon and Diego Morales | September 25, 2019September 25, 2019
You can’t hold your breath until you die. The mechanics that make you…
Non-Profits in the Coming Struggle

Non-Profits in the Coming Struggle

by Ramsin Canon | July 29, 2019July 29, 2019
As socialists look out at the horizon of the struggle for a radically…
The Rank and File Strategy: A Resource List

The Rank and File Strategy: A Resource List

by Joe Allen | June 7, 2019June 7, 2019
“The emancipation of the working class must be the work of the working…
The Coming Far Right Resurgence: A Reading List

The Coming Far Right Resurgence: A Reading List

by Joe Allen | April 30, 2019May 20, 2019
All signs point to a resurgence of aggressive far right political activity and…
What It Means to Be a Marxist

What It Means to Be a Marxist

by Ramsin Canon | November 29, 2018March 26, 2019
It’s unfortunate that there isn’t a better word for “Marxism.” Marx himself famously…
I’m a Socialist but I’m Not a Marxist

I’m a Socialist but I’m Not a Marxist

by Scotty Hendricks | November 16, 2018May 5, 2019
In the last few months, I've been told a dozen times that we…
Primer Red (Part 6): Late Capitalism

Primer Red (Part 6): Late Capitalism

by Ramsin Canon | September 3, 2018May 5, 2019
For previous editions of Primer Red, on dialectical materialism, alienation, class, value, and…
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