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Socialism Must Always Be Anti-Fascist

Latest in Topic: Protest

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 in the streets over the summer of 2020, fighting police murder of Black lives. We felt the police pepper…

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Chicago DSA Goes Viral: An Interview with Sean Estelle

Chicago DSA Goes Viral: An Interview with Sean Estelle

by Zach Shearer | November 14, 2020
You recently had a video of a protest in downtown Chicago go viral.…
Case Study: Unemployment Day and Collaborative Action

Case Study: Unemployment Day and Collaborative Action

by Ken Barrios | November 2, 2020November 3, 2020
As of this writing, there is a lot of fear that election day,…
Red Rabbits: The Formation of a Trained Marshal Group in Chicago DSA

Red Rabbits: The Formation of a Trained Marshal Group in Chicago DSA

by Levi Todd | October 24, 2020October 24, 2020
Reflections on This Summer Like many cities, Chicago saw an explosive number of…
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…
When Weeks Become Decades: Riots and Rebellions

When Weeks Become Decades: Riots and Rebellions

by Michael Ehrenreich | August 4, 2020August 4, 2020
– Almost all progressive change in the United States of America has occurred…
RSL#06: Hasty Reopening Serves the Right Wing War on Workers

RSL#06: Hasty Reopening Serves the Right Wing War on Workers

by Midwest Socialist | May 17, 2020May 17, 2020
Sarah Lazare (@sarahlazare), reporter and web editor for In These Times, joins Red…
Free Heartland Kids: A Campaign to End the Detention of Immigrant Children in Chicago

Free Heartland Kids: A Campaign to End the Detention of Immigrant Children in Chicago

by Stavroula Harissis | July 9, 2019July 9, 2019
It seems that each day some new level of horror is unveiled through…
Jason Van Dyke is Guilty of Murdering Laquan McDonald

Jason Van Dyke is Guilty of Murdering Laquan McDonald

by Midwest Socialist | October 9, 2018May 5, 2019
The Chicago DSA was out at the Emergency Response Rally organized by CAARPR…
The Legacy of Wisconsin’s Act 10

The Legacy of Wisconsin’s Act 10

by Karl Locher | July 27, 2018May 5, 2019
The mass mobilization in response to Wisconsin’s Act 10 of 2011 was unprecedented…
Chicago DSA Rallies Against ICE Deportations

Chicago DSA Rallies Against ICE Deportations

by Laura Colaneri | July 19, 2018March 26, 2019
On July 6, in front of a crowd of about 100 people protesting…
Socialists March Against Gun Violence

Socialists March Against Gun Violence

by Keith Schnabel | April 30, 2018May 5, 2019
On March 24, an estimated 85,000 people voiced their support for gun reform…
Necessary Disruptions (and the Illusion of Order)

Necessary Disruptions (and the Illusion of Order)

by Sean Duffy | December 8, 2017March 26, 2019
ST. LOUIS — In September before the Stockley verdict had even been passed…
Chicago DSA Fights to Shut Down Oil Pipeline Under Lake Michigan

Chicago DSA Fights to Shut Down Oil Pipeline Under Lake Michigan

by Charles Austin | September 18, 2017March 26, 2019
It may not be on our minds as we lounge at the beach…

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