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Looking Back to Help Us Move Forward

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 dsamadison

The wins, losses, and struggles that shaped 2020 can tell us important information about our strengths and weaknesses going into the year ahead. Here’s a recap of the political moments that mattered. Continue reading Looking Back to Help Us Move Forward

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A New Division of Labor

December 18, 2020 dsamadison

Further atomization of workers, dividing us by type of work or age, race, and all the ways to pit us against each other, is a tactic that the capitalist class has used since the founding of this country. We shouldn’t buy into it. Continue reading A New Division of Labor

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Crime Wave Hysteria vs. Reality

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 dsamadison

Is hysteria over a supposed crime wave in Madison grounded in reality? Let’s look at the facts. Continue reading Crime Wave Hysteria vs. Reality

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Social Workers are Not Superheroes

December 1, 2020 dsamadison

By punching holes in the myth of social workers as superheroes, we can take a critical view of social work and begin advocating for alternative methods of caring for our community. Continue reading Social Workers are Not Superheroes

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We Should Ban Facial Recognition Technology

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 dsamadison

A critical look at the evidence suggests that new technology doesn’t resolve racial disparities in who gets arrested and charged. In fact, it might make it worse. Continue reading We Should Ban Facial Recognition Technology

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The Fight Against Trumpism Must Continue Even After Trump is Gone

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 dsamadison

The Defend Democracy Alliance was ready to fight for every vote to be counted. We must also be ready to fight the conditions that gave rise to Trump which won’t just disappear once he leaves the White House. Continue reading The Fight Against Trumpism Must Continue Even After Trump is Gone

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Working for Something New

November 24, 2020 dsamadison

This is a transcript of a speech that Benji Ramirez Gomez made on Wednesday, November 4 at a Count Every Vote demonstration at the Wisconsin State Capitol. I’m here to speak on behalf of the Madison DSA but before I … Continue reading Working for Something New

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Together With Joanna Love

November 18, 2020 dsamadison

Joanna Love has been all over activism in Madison this year. In an interview with Benji Ramirez Gomez, she shares her outlook on this year’s uprising and the future of the fight in Madison. Continue reading Together With Joanna Love

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Demanding the bare minimum on COVID in Wisconsin’s prisons

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 dsamadison

A sustained protest outside the Governor’s Mansion calls out the state’s failure to protect incarcerated people during the pandemic Continue reading Demanding the bare minimum on COVID in Wisconsin’s prisons

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Rural America Isn’t Your Quaint Escape

November 16, 2020November 15, 2020 dsamadison

Northern rural areas are not a playground, especially during a pandemic. They do not exist solely as a backdrop or a photo, or an escape from realities back home. Continue reading Rural America Isn’t Your Quaint Escape

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