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In this QUARTER's issue...

Public Power advocates take hold in DC government

We Power DC members Cynthia, Evan, and Claudia

A public power bloc on the DC Council is emerging. The impacts could be revolutionary for the District.

Peace Not War, Migrant Justice Not Deportation: The Obligation to Resist

Interconnected histories remind us of the choices that need to be made to overcome intertwined evils of war and social injustice.

There Is No DC City Council

Calling DC's democratically elected legislature a “city council” is an explicit attempt to minimize its legitimacy at worst, an accidental reification of these attacks at best.

The Big 250: Lessons from Philadelphia’s Counter-Bicentennial

As DC drapes itself in celebrations of "America 250," a look back at distinct Bicentennial protest movements provides guidance for the struggle ahead.

Unclogging Capitalism’s Debris

Stephen Walkiewicz

A relaxing YouTube video quickly deteriorates into anxiety, summoning an age-old question: What does a better world look like?

Tax the Rich — But How?

William L. Driscoll

A review of The Second Estate, by Ray D. Madoff (and a guide for relieving the uber-rich of some of their ill-won gains)

Popular articles

The Socialist Case for TOPA

Kurtis H and Ray Valentine

Preservation of TOPA is more than just a foundational right for the DC's tenants, it is also a vital point of agitation between the rentier capitalist class and workers.

The Capitalist War On Telework: Why Managers Suppress Pro-Worker Innovation

A new vision for technology can radically challenge the myth that capitalism is the fastest route to innovation and progress for working people.

The 2022 DC Primaries and the Future of the District

An analysis of the District 2022 primary elections suggest DC is depolarizing around race and repolaring around class.

China and the Left: A Report from the People’s Forum

A recent forum out of NYC sought to challenge the American left on its approach to understanding US-China relations.

Learning to Love the Machine: Some Assembly Required

Socialists of all stripes should reckon that we may need to rebuild at the local level the very thing we’ve been fighting for years.

The Liberal-to-Ultraleft Pipeline: Breaking the Cycle

Recent critiques levied at DSA peddle in an aesthetic-radicalism that risks distracting the working-class from organizing itself into a disciplined political force.