Midwest Socialist

It’s Time to Permanently End U.S.-Israeli Police Exchanges in St. Louis County midwestsocialist.com/2024/09/30/its…

What is the dialectical method that Marxists talk about? Read about it here in a new article by @ramsincanon Improving Our Analysis: The Dialectical Method and Historical Materialism midwestsocialist.com/2024/09/23/imp…

"We thank DSA members Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez and Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez for their brave floor speeches against the resolution." Chicago DSA Condemns City Council Resolution On Israel midwestsocialist.com/2023/10/13/chi…

"Nearly one third of all households in Chicago incurred a late fee last year because they struggled to afford to pay their bills in full...All of these shutoffs and late fees are happening as People’s Gas continues to turn a record profit." midwestsocialist.com/2023/10/09/end…

"...We have a unique opportunity to engage with local school councils as Democratic Socialists. These bodies are democratic assemblies that hold (limited) power in the distribution of material goods to Chicago’s working class." midwestsocialist.com/2023/09/08/loc…

"I urge you to reject ComEd’s corruption and unreliable service, reject the disastrous legacy of poor franchise agreements, and move to municipalize our power grid." CDSA Co-Chair Elena Gormley spoke in City Council in favor of @DemComEd midwestsocialist.com/2023/08/07/we-…

"What Kind Of Relationship Do We Want With Union Leadership?" Will B argues that a DSA National Convention amendment would "harm our labor work, and distract from our goal of building a militant, democratic, socialist labor movement." midwestsocialist.com/2023/07/17/wha…

"These volunteer-led relief efforts were necessitated by our government’s failure to mobilize an adequate response...CDSA joins our partners at the @ccwchicago in calling for Mayor Johnson to uphold his campaign promise to fire Dr. Arwady." midwestsocialist.com/2023/06/30/cds…

"I am excited for families who want to celebrate and show their kids what inclusivity looks like. But as a trans person, I will never feel comfortable at a Pride Parade that prioritizes our oppressors over me." midwestsocialist.com/2023/06/22/why…

Thanks Sean K. and @MWSocialist for the great review of "Occupation: Organizer" (@haymarketbooks)! I'm not sorry the way forward isn't very clear, though 😁

"Occupation: Organizer is a must-read...The way forward is not remarkably clear after reading, but the historical lessons the book provides are critical to shaping our understanding of the organizing world as it is." midwestsocialist.com/2023/06/02/rev…

"Our path will illuminate the political forces that shaped, and were shaped by, the city of Chicago. It also tells a bigger story, tracing the arc of the labor movement over its 150+ year history in the United States..." midwestsocialist.com/2023/04/13/a-u…

"Vallas has a long history of turning public goods into private profits for friends and donors, at people of color’s expense." @ChicagoDSA urges voters to reject Paul Vallas. midwestsocialist.com/2023/03/09/pau…

"With no concrete plan for beating the capitalist class that rules our city...Progressives would have to be content with minor adjustments to police budgets, with courting 'equitable' gentrification dollars, and scoring symbolic victories." midwestsocialist.com/2023/02/21/the…

"During this election cycle, Brandon [Johnson] has become the gravitational center of Chicago’s political ecosystem." @BebopOtt argues that a true left wing alternative to Chicago's weakened political machine is taking shape. midwestsocialist.com/2023/02/17/we-…

"No struggle, no organization, is an island. Collectively, our struggles and organizations are more like an interdependent ecosystem." Author Ken Barrios' latest op-ed: midwestsocialist.com/2023/02/07/chi…

"...In their bones [nonprofit executives] know they can’t lose their power over these decisions without exposing their business model for what it is: cold privatization based on lower working standards." midwestsocialist.com/2023/02/03/non…

Joint Statement on February 1st Unjustified Expulsion of Chicagoan from City Hall Cosigned: @AldermanLaSpata @RossanaFor33 @taylorfor20th @CDRosa @SigchoFor25 @Andrefor40th midwestsocialist.com/2023/02/03/joi…

CAMPAIGN STATEMENT: The proposed new franchise agreement with ComEd fails to meet the needs of Chicago for a future with clean, affordable and reliable electricity, and chooses to instead continue business as usual with a corrupt private business profiting off of ratepayers. 🧵:

Yesterday, our comrade and elected volunteer Campaigns Coordinator, Sean, was removed from a City Council meeting by police officers after giving a public comment in opposition to Mayor Lightfoot’s proposed contract with ComEd.