All I Want is Collective Liberation
A speech from this year's Pride Without Prejudice march connecting the struggle against anti-Black racism and transphobia to the liberation of Palestine and the destruction of capitalism.
Chicago
DePaul University and the Fraternal Order of Police
A student organizer discusses a campaign to end the relationship between police and the nation's largest Catholic university.
Fire not Light
In a city notorious for its segregation and broken political system, mass mobilizations point to the possibility of repair.
Chicago’s Unemployed Rebellion
Militant organizing by unemployed workers during the 1930s demanded genuine relief from the poverty of capitalism. Today, we need the same.
The Struggle for Clean Air in Chicago’s Southwest Neighborhoods
The recent demolition of a smokestack in Little Village has exposed vast disparities in city environmental priorities. The demolition is only the latest explosion in a long history of environmental racism and private-sector handouts in Chicago.
New Cop, Old Cop
Lori Lightfoot recently appointed a new head of police in Chicago. His record indicates a disturbing continuity of racist police violence.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cops Won’t Solve the COVID Crisis
Chicago’s Mayor Is Flunking the Most Elementary Question of the Coronavirus Crisis
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.
George Cardenas is Full of Hot Air
Alderman George Cardenas introduced a resolution declaring a climate emergency in Chicago. He helped create the emergency in his own ward.
Who Runs Chicago?
Once controlled by manufacturers, city hall is now dominated by finance and real estate capital. The new bosses are building a racist business climate at the expense of working Chicagoans.
What is Owed
Slavery was torture. Reparations for police torture in Chicago are a key part of building the larger reparations movement.
Life After Death
In 2014, Chicago police murdered Ronnieman. In the first installment of a multi-part series, his mother Dorothy Holmes tells her story of growing up in Chicago and her courageous fight for justice for her son.