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The Left under Brandon Johnson: Accommodation or Struggle?

brian bean · May 15, 2023

Brandon Johnson’s meteoric rise to the mayor’s office inaugurates a new political period for Chicago. Winning necessary reforms going forward will require independent organizing and confrontation with the rich.

Sanctuary City written on a Chicago flag

Chicago Has Plenty of Room for Refugees

Tyler Zimmer · May 4, 2023

Both the Texas governor and Chicago’s outgoing mayor are framing refugees as a burden. But Chicago has the material resources and supports to welcome refugees if only officials would muster the political will.

A student protest for Palestine at University of Illinois-Chicago.

Palestinian Students Face Discrimination at UIC

Students for Justice in Palestine at UIC · April 12, 2023

Administrators at UIC have been implicated in a series of racist incidents aimed to limit free speech and political activism. Students for Justice in Palestine at UIC are demanding accountability.

A chair in Weelaunee forest faces a sign which reads "On this ground GSP assassinated forest defender, comrade, friend, lover Tortuguita.

Growing Solidarity in Weelaunee

Kai Chase · March 28, 2023

The radical community being built and defended at the Weelaunee forest occupation is opening up new worlds. #StopCopCity is a lesson in solidarity as risk and responsibility.

Defund is Not a Liability

Jasson Perez, brian bean · March 16, 2023

Defunding the police has been portrayed as a political liability, but a forthright condemnation of police violence has proven to be compelling.

Paul Vallas and the Myth of the Competent White Man

Talique Taylor · March 10, 2023

Paul Vallas’s record is utterly disastrous. Why do political figures and mainstream press seem to be united in whitewashing it?

A 'Stop Cop City' banner over a forest background

Why We Must Stop Cop City

Nisha Atalie · March 8, 2023

Forest protectors in Atlanta are resisting the construction of “cop city” and the centuries of colonial violence it represents. In their struggle, all of our futures hang in the balance.

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Protesters with signs that read "Black Lives Matter" and "Defund CPD" march while reflected underneath is the Chicago skyline.

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Mueze Bawany with a superimposed outline of the 50th Ward

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Lightfoot and others cut the ribbon at the opening of the new cop academy, while superimposed lines of cops in riot gear look on.

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Yes We Do Mean Smash the State: In Defense of Revolution

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