Who Are Our Libraries For?
Chicago’s libraries are vibrant neighborhood centers of learning, rest, and community building. They could offer a glimpse of another kind of world, if we protect and support these spaces and the people who make them run.
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No Reproductive Justice Without Palestinian Liberation
At the “Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws” march that kicked off a week of protest against the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Chicago for Abortion Rights drew the connections between the need for reproductive justice and Palestinian liberation.
“I knew community was the answer”
An interview with an unstoppable organizer, Gerardo Marciano
Elbit Systems is Not Welcome in Chicago
Elbit Systems, the Israeli weapons manufacturer that has long marketed its weapons as “battle-tested” after deploying them on unarmed Palestinians, is coming to Chicago next week. Chicagoans will not be complicit in their war crimes.
Flour, Bullets, and Blood: The State of the Genocide
Today, Biden will deliver his State of the Union speech while the US backs mass murder and starvation in Gaza. Instead of watching Biden’s farce, hundreds of Chicagoans will refuse the humiliation of their Palestinian neighbors and stand vigil for Gaza.
The People’s Resolution
The people of Chicago stand with Palestine against Israel’s US-backed genocide, even if our elected representatives will not.
Chicago’s City Council Should Stand for Peace, Not Violence
Jewish progressives condemn City Council for passing a resolution in support of Israel.
Genocide in Gaza, Murder in Chicago
A six-year-old Palestinian American child was murdered. A bloodthirsty media atmosphere and Chicago City Council’s pro-Israel resolution bear responsibility for dehumanizing Palestinians and normalizing calls for genocide.
The US Border in Chicago
Everyone deserves housing. GardaWorlds’s tent camps are carceral sites and an attack on us all.
From Palestine to Chicago: The Circuits of Imperial Policing
The narrative of counterterrorism builds circuits of repressive policing and resistance from the West Bank to the West Side.
“It failed because you made it fail”: The Story of Todo Para Todos
The City of Chicago yesterday announced a $29 million contract with a company known as “Canada’s Blackwater” to run tent camps for newly arrived asylum seekers. Meanwhile, a prominent and effective alternative based in dignity and care had to shut down for lack of city support. This is their story.
Sanctuary and the Neoliberal City
While elected officials plead scarcity, communities create and share means of collective survival with newly arriving asylum seekers in Chicago.
The Colonial Origins of the UChicago Police
Modern policing has its origin in colonial violence. The University of Chicago has long played a part in cultivating, promoting, spreading, and normalizing the tools of such state violence.
Chicago Has Plenty of Room for Refugees
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.
Palestinian Students Face Discrimination at UIC
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.
Defund is Not a Liability
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
Paul Vallas's record is utterly disastrous. Why do political figures and mainstream press seem to be united in whitewashing it?
Anatomy of a Class War: Chicago’s 2023 Elections
Chicago’s municipal elections are being fiercely contested by the business class and working people. If we hope to come out of this election stronger, we’ll need political clarity on the police, the machine, and our side’s source of power.
“We can no longer just survive” Oscar Sanchez and the 10th Ward
Former hunger striker and aldermanic candidate Oscar Sanchez talks about building sustainable futures, violence de-escalation, and facilitating community involvement on the Southeast Side.
On Palestine and Local Elections
Like others before him, aldermanic hopeful Mueze Bawany has come under attack by those seeking to discredit the Palestine solidarity movement. As Israel escalates its violent occupation, our side has to reject the false frameworks of the liberal establishment, even in Chicago’s municipal elections.
“Schools are the heartbeat of every neighborhood”
In the aldermanic race for Chicago’s 50th Ward, Mueze Bawany lays out his vision for a community built around belonging, organizing, and a future for youth.
Busting Down the Door for the Southwest Side
Aldermanic candidate Victoria "Vicko" Alvarez aims to put the community in charge of governing Chicago’s southwest side 15th ward. But as a socialist, Alvarez hasn’t lost sight of the need to restructure the larger systems that disenfranchised us in the first place.
From Atlanta to Chicago, Cop Cities Breed Violence
In the wake of the police murder of a forest defender in Atlanta, Chicago leaders just unveiled the completed “cop academy.” These cop cities are training grounds for police violence and must be dismantled to restore a world where life is precious.
“Straight-up Scrooge Behavior” at Howard Brown
Despite their progressive branding, Howard Brown Health's labor practices and union busting layoffs show how thin their commitment to caring for the LGBTQ community is. This week, unionized healthcare workers are going on strike to fight back.