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.
Chicago
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.