Ken BarriosFields of StruggleSince 2020, Chicago has seen the masses engage in various fields of struggle in their fight for liberation. During these years, we also…Apr 30, 2023Apr 30, 2023
Ken BarriosDNC 2024 in Chicago: Perspectives After BrandonNews is spreading that the DNC will be in Chicago in 2024. To understand how to relate to it, we should consider what we just accomplished…Apr 13, 2023Apr 13, 2023
Ken BarriosBrandon Wins: Barometers of June 28 and Nov 8The June 28 and Nov 8 elections ended up being barometers for the mood of the masses. Going into those elections, I was anxious about the…Apr 8, 2023Apr 8, 2023
Ken BarriosBrandon Wins: Thoughts from Sept 2022 Before EndorsementI originally wrote this back on 9/12/22 to help me think through how I felt about 33rd Ward Working Families (33WF) and United Working…Apr 7, 2023Apr 7, 2023
Ken BarriosBrandon Wins: Chicago Sets a New Plateau for US PoliticsChicago set a new plateau for US politics. There was a real chance we would end up like NYC: a major, liberal city with a Thin Blue Line…Apr 6, 2023Apr 6, 2023
Ken BarriosUnderstanding Chicago’s Ward OrganizationsAs folks head to the polls to close out Chicago’s 2023 election, let’s take a moment to examine Chicago’s ward organizations, usually…Apr 4, 2023Apr 4, 2023
Ken BarriosIron Sharpens Iron: Brandon vs VallasThis was originally published as a Twitter thread on 03/03/23.Apr 1, 2023Apr 1, 2023
Ken BarriosA Response to Heather Cherone and Coverage of Chicago DSAAs a Chicago DSA member, I want to thank Heather Cherone for a recent write-up and video highlighting CDSA’s aldermanic endorsements for…Sep 16, 2022Sep 16, 2022
Ken BarriosWho will Organize the Abolitionists?As we get closer to the Socialism 2022 Conference, I wanted to publish some general thoughts and observations about abolitionism. These…Sep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022
Ken BarriosPolitical Theory for Smarties: DialecticsWe are in a new political period. The period of explosive socialist growth that was kicked off by Bernie Sanders in 2016 came to an end…Aug 31, 2022Aug 31, 2022
