DNC Unity Reform Commission: Are the Democrats Serious About Democracy?
By Charles Austin
How much democracy is enough democracy? The question may sound glib (of course we want democracy) but it’s a fair question with a complex answer, and it’s what the Democratic National Committee’s Unity Reform Commission was in town to discuss on the last weekend of August. The Unity Reform Commission was created following the 2016
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Statement on the Biss Campaign’s Decision to Drop Carlos Ramirez-Rosa
By Charles Austin
We were disappointed, but not entirely surprised, to learn that Daniel Biss made the decision to drop Carlos Ramirez-Rosa from his campaign. While we believe Carlos would have made an outstanding lieutenant governor of Illinois – as he has made an outstanding alderman of Chicago’s 35th Ward – we also believe that he is a man of strong
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Primer Red (Part 1): Dialectical Materialism
By Charles Austin
By Ramsin Canon This is the first in a series of primers on some basics of radical thought and history. Please share questions and suggestions for future discussions! Every Labor Day, radicals rightfully take pleasure in pointing out to cliche-merchant politicians and media the radical roots of the U.S. labor movement, sharing stories of the
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DSA Member Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa Announced as Lt. Governor Running Mate by Daniel Biss
By Charles Austin
Chicago DSA and the national DSA organization have not endorsed Daniel Biss’s campaign at this time. Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, a member of the Chicago chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, was announced as Democratic gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss’s running mate at a campaign event held August 31 in
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DSA Convention 2017: Organizing for a New Era
By Leonard Pierce
Bring a Democrat to the DSA National Convention and they may balk at the lack of well-remunerated consultants and credentialed Ivy League thought leaders. Bring a Republican and they may recoil at the sight of free-range journalists not safely locked in a cage. Such is the state of American politics today. At a time when the erstwhile party of
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DSA Swag Search!
By Leonard Pierce
As you probably know, the DSA's national convention is in Chicago this year, and it's going to be the biggest in our history. (If you don't know, you better ask somebody.) Many of our branches are fundraising to send their delegates and attendees to the Big Town, and that means big fun for you, because a lot of them are giving you, in exchange
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Episode 71 – Only One Thing Can Save Us
By femiagbabiaka
Recorded 05.08.2015 at the 57th Annual Debs – Thomas – Harrington Dinner in Chicago. Tom Geoghegan argues that even as the U.S. labor movement crumbles, a revived but different labor movement is crucial to building a democratic society. How might that be done? Geoghegan has some suggestions and he notes: Disruption works. Use the audio player
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