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Fall 2024

Published September 20, 2024

Cover art by Morgan Fecto, with design additions from the chapter publications team.
Additional artwork by Morgan Fecto and Christina Davies.

Editors this edition: Gary Zottoli, Claudia Steiner, Sam Dee, Woody Woodruff, Les P, Julie V, Julia P, Les P, Paige E and Vee B.

In this issue

How a Hot Shop Burns: The UMD Graduate Labor Union Card Campaign

UMD grad workers have been trying to organize their campus for decades. An organizer shares grim lessons learned in the latest attempt

Anticapitalism in the Real World

A revolution on a world scale will take a very long time. But it is also possible to recognize that it is already starting to happen. To see the revolution around you, ask: “what is revolutionary action?”

Into the Fire: Organizing Against Extreme Heat

As global temperatures rise, workers are making workplace safety and protections a new focus for labor. Farm workers, garment manufacturers, and delivery drivers have all found climate issues to organize around.

Stop and Frisk: A Tale of Two (Atro)Cities

Years ago, a judge found the NYPD's Stop and Frisk practice a form of systemic racial discrimination. The Stop and Frisk program in DC is even worse. Why can't we stop it?

The Case for Initiative 83

The option for ranked choice voting has been waiting to appear on the District's ballot. Initiative 83 would create a better electoral candidate pool, despite opposition, a member argues.

Opening Closed Eyes – a Screening of Israelism in Greenbelt

This summer, the New Deal Cafe screened a documentary on Israeli propaganda, demonstrating how two Jewish people came to challenge their Zionist upbringing.

In Memoriam: Bernice Johnson Reagon

DC civil-rights activist and music legend Reagon passed away this summer, an immense loss to the movement. Maxwell Rott calls for a new appreciation of her historical research on music in the Black Freedom Movement.