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
Red Madison contributors share the books, articles, and podcasts that helped get us through 2020. Continue reading Read, Watch, Listen: Our Favorites This Year
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
Teachers for Sun Prairie Area School District face impossible choices as they are asked to risk their health and lives to return to in-person instruction. Continue reading Educators, Parents Speak Out for Safe Schools in Sun Prairie
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
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
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
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
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
LINK emerged during the uprising following George Floyd’s murder. An interview with organizers from the group reveals the breadth and thoughtfulness of their work since June. Continue reading LINK: Grassroots Organizing for the Houseless
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