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News & Politics, Feature Feb 14, 2019
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Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall

In the 90s he rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Feature, Andre Vasquez, 40th Ward, alderman, candidate, Molemen, Prime, Optimus Prime, Patrick O’Connor, Maggie O’Keefe, Dianne Daleiden, Ugo Okere, Ed Burke, Rahm Emanuel, Reclaim Chicago, Blaze Battle, Direct Effect, KRS-One, Juice, Bernie Sanders, Bern Fest, Over Easy Cafe, Jon Cignarale, Democratic Socialists of America, Civilian Police Accountability Commission, DSA, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Affordable Requirements Ordinance, Lane Tech, Juvenal “PNS” Robles, Juvenal Robles, PNS, Visual, Ed “Panik” Zamudio, Panik, Ed Zamudio, Alberto “Mixx Massacre” Espinosa, Mixx Massacre, Alberto Espinosa, Vakill, Donald “Vakill” Mason, Donald Mason, Pugs Atomz, Nacrobats, Double Door, Subterranean, Gramaphone Records, Ritual of the . . ., E.C. Illa, Rubberoom, Rhymefest, Aesop Rock, MF Doom, Atmosphere, Slug, Unbreakable, Madman, The Optimus, Scam Artists, Verbal, Robust, Qwel, Middle Ground, AT&T, Kaplan University, Purdue University Global, Shadow Master, Awdazcate, Black Lives Matter, Ja’mal Green, My Block My Hood My City, Jahmal Cole, Kim Foxx, Amanda Weaver, Drinks and Discourse, Kristi Sanford, Colin Bird-Martinez, Rossana Rodriguez, Maria Hadden, Que Billah, Todays Lesson, Video

News & Politics, Politics Oct 23, 2018
Rent control referendum hits three more wards on November ballot

Lift the Ban Coalition steps up pressure for state senate vote on rent control bill
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Politics, Rent control, affordable housing, Lift the Ban, Lift the Ban Coalition, rent control referendum, Jawanza Malone, John Cullerton, state senate, Mattie Hunter, Will Guzzardi, ONE Northside, landlords, tenants, Caitlin Brady, Democratic Socialists of America, DSA, Koch Brothers, Rent Control Preemption Act

Blogs, Bleader Mar 1, 2018
Shh, don't tell the NRA! American Socialist is coming to Chicago

American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs is screening at the Gene Siskel Film Center Friday through Thursday
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Film, Arts, Politics, Eugene Victor Debs, Bernie Sanders, socialism, Democratic Socialists of America, DSA, Barack Obama, NRA, Wayne LaPierre

Blogs, Bleader Feb 6, 2018
Daniel Biss on Abu Ghraib, how to resist the urge to check out at the words ‘pension crisis,’ and what he's learned from Michael Madigan

The Illinois gubernatorial candidate talks about the arc of progressive politics and what's required to bring change to the state capitol.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: News, Politics, Daniel Biss, Illinois primary, Democratic primary, Illinois governor, gubernatorial election, Mike Madigan, Abu Ghraib, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Howard Dean, Daily Kos, netroots, campaigns, campaigning, Iraq War, DSA, Democratic Socialists of America, socialism, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, BDS, Fritz Kaegi, Joseph Berrios, Joe Berrios, Cook County Assessor, property taxes, pensions, pension crisis, Illinois State House, Illinois State Senate

News & Politics, Feature Aug 23, 2017
Beyond the ‘Bernie bro’: Socialism’s diverse new youth brigade

Inspired by Sanders, outraged by Trump, and betrayed by the neoliberal establishment, the reinvigorated Democratic Socialists of America set out to paint the town red.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Feature, Socialism, Democratic Socialists of America, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, DSA, DSA National Convention, Chapo Trap House, Rob Delaney, R.L. Stephens, Bernie Bros, Lucie Macias, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, International Socialist Organization, John Cusack, Danny Glover, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Black Lives Matter, Khalid Kamau, In These Times, Miles Kampf-Lassin, National Political Committee, Bhaskar Sunkara, Donald Trump, Chicago Teachers Union, Naomi Klein, No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump's Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need, Haymarket Books, Thomas Frank, People's Summit

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Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall

In the 90s he rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.

Rent control referendum hits three more wards on November ballot

Lift the Ban Coalition steps up pressure for state senate vote on rent control bill

Shh, don't tell the NRA! American Socialist is coming to Chicago

American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs is screening at the Gene Siskel Film Center Friday through Thursday

Daniel Biss on Abu Ghraib, how to resist the urge to check out at the words ‘pension crisis,’ and what he's learned from Michael Madigan

The Illinois gubernatorial candidate talks about the arc of progressive politics and what's required to bring change to the state capitol.

Beyond the ‘Bernie bro’: Socialism’s diverse new youth brigade

Inspired by Sanders, outraged by Trump, and betrayed by the neoliberal establishment, the reinvigorated Democratic Socialists of America set out to paint the town red.

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Video Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall

In the 90s he rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.

Rent control referendum hits three more wards on November ballot

Lift the Ban Coalition steps up pressure for state senate vote on rent control bill

Shh, don't tell the NRA! American Socialist is coming to Chicago

American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs is screening at the Gene Siskel Film Center Friday through Thursday

Daniel Biss on Abu Ghraib, how to resist the urge to check out at the words ‘pension crisis,’ and what he's learned from Michael Madigan

The Illinois gubernatorial candidate talks about the arc of progressive politics and what's required to bring change to the state capitol.

Beyond the ‘Bernie bro’: Socialism’s diverse new youth brigade

Inspired by Sanders, outraged by Trump, and betrayed by the neoliberal establishment, the reinvigorated Democratic Socialists of America set out to paint the town red.

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Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall