With the confluence of this year’s events, it can be hard to find the time and energy to think through the big picture of where Chicago DSA is and plan for what…
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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…
What It Means to Be a Marxist
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
In the last few months, I've been told a dozen times that we…
Primer Red (Part 6): Late Capitalism
For previous editions of Primer Red, on dialectical materialism, alienation, class, value, and…
Podcast: Sentimental Re-education
Sarah and André talk to Chicago DSA Political Education coordinator Ramsin Canon and…
Primer Red (Part 5): Praxis
“Primer Red” is our political education series on some basics of radical thought…
Primer Red (Part 4): Value
Why does a tree catch fire so easily? Every tree holds in its…
Primer Red (Part 3): Class
“Primer Red” is our political education series on some basics of radical thought…
Primer Red (Part 2): Alienation
“Primer Red” is our political education series on some basics of radical thought…
Primer Red (Part 1): Dialectical Materialism
This is the first in a series of primers on some basics of…