We strongly disagree with Public Health Madison & Dane County’s decision to allow the mask mandate to expire on March 1. Dropping the mask mandate is dangerous and premature, and we call on PHMDC to reinstate the requirement for public spaces. Continue reading It’s Too Soon to Ditch Masks
Since the struggle at Standing Rock in 2016 we have seen an interest in the resistance to fossil fuel pipelines. This has brought together the climate justice movement and the Indigenous liberation movement and the struggle for a livable planet. … Continue reading No Line 5, DNR public comment
The Abolitionist Working Group of the Madison Area Democratic Socialists of America (MADSA) stands in solidarity with Quadren Wilson and his family as they reel and recover from the horrific abuse they have endured at the hands of the DCI … Continue reading Quadren Wilson Statement
Red Madison contributors share the books, articles, podcasts, and shows that helped for us through 2021 Kai Revolutionary Left Radio (AKA Rev Left) There comes a time in every young edgelord’s life where they have to stop listening to Chapo … Continue reading End of Year Roundup
By Joe Allen The current wave of strikes in the United States is a welcome change in the class struggle in the United States. As I wrote recently: The most obvious takeaway from this year’s wave of strikes is that … Continue reading Socialists and Strike Support: Perspectives and Politics
The amount of Madison-based organizing around Israel’s illegal occupation has reached surprising and even outsized levels, in recent months. Continue reading Madison Fights for Palestinian Rights
Reproductive Justice is also Economic Justice, Speech Written by Ellen LaLuzerne I’m here today in my role as vice president elect of the South-Central Federation of Labor. But first, I wanted to share a little about myself. I have two … Continue reading Speech from Bans Off Our Bodies march on October 2nd
Speech by Ashley H Given at the Mobilize Against Militarism rally on 9/11/2021 I’m not going to talk about where I was or what I was doing on this day, 20 years ago, because, frankly, it’s irrelevant. Today I’m going … Continue reading Speech from Mobilize Against Militarism
As socialist feminists, we are committed to reproductive justice as understood from an anti-capitalist, anti-sexist, anti-racist, anti-ableist perspective. For us, that means not just fighting for crumbs from mainstream politicians and nonprofits, but demanding more. Continue reading Socialist Feminist Demands for Liberation
One MADSA member’s perspective on what socialists must understand about the struggle to defend abortion access in the United States. Continue reading A Socialist Perspective on the Fight for Abortion Rights
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