Countering the Calls to Reopen
A Chicago nurse who took part in a counter-protest of a “Re-open Illinois” rally reports on the scene.
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Social Justice Educators Should Seize This Moment
The crisis induced by the global pandemic has presented a number of key questions to social justice educators around the country. Black Lives Matter at School leader Jesse Hagopian talks to Rampant about how to confront those challenges and build on recent waves of teacher organizing.
De Blasio’s Pivot to Antisemitism
De Blasio’s crackdown on the Jewish community in New York has stoked antisemitism at a dangerous moment. He draws from a long playbook of state violence against Black and brown New Yorkers.
May Day Means Class Warfare
International Workers’ Day is rooted in Chicago-style class warfare. By remembering this history today, our movements are tapping into a subterranean fire.
From Mutual Aid to Food Justice
Providing relief to food insecurity is going to take more than mutual aid and community gardens.
What Does the Far Right Want From the COVID-19 Crisis?
A researcher of far-right activity talks about the real threat posed by the recent right-wing rallies—not just in worsening the spread of the virus but in an advance of their toxic politics.
Black Lives Matter and COVID-19
Antiracist activists and organizers from around the country describe what Black Lives Matter means in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Life is Not on Pause
One month into pandemic lockdowns and many of us are still disoriented, waiting for a return to normal. But accepting the strange new normal is a prerequisite for shaping a better world.
Empty the Prisons
The pandemic has exposed the depth of racism embedded in US society. The Left should center the struggle against mass incarceration as a strategic priority in our efforts to #FreeThemAll.
When We Emerge from the Storm
A lifelong socialist reflects on the new world we are entering, and the challenges and opportunities we can expect ahead.
Iraq’s Tahrir: Finishing What We Started
An Iraqi revolutionary talks about the current uprising in Iraq, its political history, and the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Are Billionaires People?
Billionaires live on a different planet than most working people. They should not just be taxed, but abolished.
The Lesser of Two Rapists?
Survivors of sexual violence face a nauseating new twist on lesser evilism.
Inside Cook County Jail
Chicago police torture survivor Mark Clements talks to Rampant about the inhumane conditions he witnessed inside Cook County Jail when he was unjustly targeted and sent there last week.
Bernie and the House Obama Built
Centrist corporate politics has demonstrated a strange ability to outlast multiple crises and now the insurgent campaign of Bernie Sanders. The key to their power is the Obama mythos, which will have to be taken on if they are ever to fall.
A Southside Chicago Emergency
As Black Chicagoans suffer the worst of the COVID-19 crisis, nurses at Provident Hospital fight to keep their emergency room open.
Turning Pain into Action
Dorothy Holmes recounts her fight just to learn the basic facts of her son’s murder and how she has fueled her long struggle toward justice with generosity.
I Belong to the Movement
Chicago's 33rd Ward Alderwomen speaks on navigating local governance as a socialist, decolonization of Puerto Rico, and building alternatives to the police.
The Capitalist State and Socialist Strategy
States are the rules of the game in capitalist society. If we want to build socialism we’re going to have to break the rules.
Postal Workers and COVID-19
A Chicago-area letter carrier discusses the situation on the ground in the midst of the pandemic. In spite of widespread failures on the part of management, postal workers are organizing to win safer conditions for themselves and the public they serve.
Abolish the Police
Cops are not part of the working class and perform no socially beneficial function. Only good things can result from abolishing the police.
Cops Won’t Solve the COVID Crisis
Chicago’s Mayor Is Flunking the Most Elementary Question of the Coronavirus Crisis
Fighting for Abortion in a Pandemic
A Chicago abortion provider reports on the right using the COVID-19 crisis to further attack abortion access. But the pandemic is also exposing the possibilities for safe, accessible reproductive health care – if we fight for it.
Chicago Teachers Confront the Crisis
Teachers have led the way in the struggle for economic and racial justice in Chicago. The current crisis demands that we prepare for the worst while taking crucial steps to fight for a just future.