Happy Birthday, America?
The people greet the American Empire’s 250th anniversary with a collective shrug. Let’s take a short swim in the algae-green waters of the Reflecting Pool.
socialism
History of Cleveland SPA, Part Five: Conclusion: The SPA’s Rise and Fall
Previous entries — Part One, Introduction; Part Two, Electoral Politics; Part Three, Labor; Part Four, Diversity in the SPA The 1910s were a period of opportunity for socialist organizing across the world, and represented the peak of mass membership in socialist organizations in the United States. The country’s economic inequality was becoming more salient, with … Read more
History of the Cleveland SPA, Part Three: Labor
Previous entries — Part One: Introduction; Part Two: Electoral Politics There were two different approaches to “the labor question” in the 1910s SPA. The first approach was to work within the existing unions. In the early 20th century, the dominant AFL was composed of trade unions representing workers with specific skills, did not stand up … Read more
The Past is Prologue: The History of the Cleveland Socialist Party of America (Pt 1)
Part 1 of our new 5 part series on the history of socialism in Cleveland!
Critique of Transgender Marxism, Essay 5
The author of this piece chose to remain anonymous. This is a review and commentary on “A Queer Marxist Trans Feminism: Queer and Trans Social Reproduction” by Nat Raha, from Transgender Marxism. This review is from an agender perspective. In the essay, Raha says that domestic social reproduction is a “feminine act.” In other words, … Read more
Theory and Individual Politics in a Collective Movement
Author: Andrew O. “Theory” may be the most misused and misunderstood term on the left today. The popular understanding of theory, as simply things written in books, is deeply harmful to our movement. This understanding leaves the impression that theory is an object locked behind the elitist walls of academia, to be known of and … Read more
Immigrant Solidarity Priority Project
Author: Barbie A Day in and day out, more and more people are disappearing off of the streets of our communities. From migrants going in for routine immigration check ins and being detained, being targeted in traffic stops, being sought out on their way to work, or out right having their paperwork revoked from them … Read more
Revolutionary Optimism and Why You Should Kill the Doomer Inside You
Author: Mike ZThings aren’t the best right now. I think we can probably all agree on that. The Trump administration is seemingly speed running the dismantling of our civil liberties while nakedly attacking any opposition of any kind. He’s declared war on anyone even remotely to the left of his positions with with broad and … Read more
DSA’s Success: Lakewood Passes First-of-its-Kind “Gender Freedom Policy”
From the beginning, the Trans Liberation Priority Project has put on its agenda passing trans sanctuary city legislation in the cities of Lakewood and Cleveland.Lakewood is our first success. The Cleveland DSA Chapter first submitted draft legislation to the City of Lakewood in April 2025 and showed up in support of this at a city … Read more
Acceptance, Commitment, and Class Struggle: Maintaining Resilience During Late-Stage Neoliberal Capitalism
Author: Geoff B Disclaimer I am a licensed Mental Health Counselor and will be discussing mental health and potential mitigations for some of neoliberalism’s most insidious impacts on one’s psychological state. Still, none of what I mention here is medical advice and, if you are struggling, please reach out to the appropriate mental health or … Read more