The first piece I saw on the recent Austin DSA “field trip” to the Blanton Museum of Art was Indian Myths and Legends: The Pleiades – The Creation – The Coming of the Chinigchinich – The Island of the Dead (1937-41) by Reuben Kadish. It wasn’t really fair to the rest of the works in the exhibit, to start off so strong.
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To Care for the Sick: Thoughts of an ICU RN
We will all be sick, but we will not all receive care. Our mortality guarantees the former, but it is the system, chosen for us, that forces us to cope with the latter.
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Troubling Economic Development Deal in the Works at City Council
In general, economic development deals do not benefit the public in ways politicians claim; instead, they tend to have negative impacts on local communities, especially for the working class. Research on economic development deals that use tax breaks allegedly to attract businesses and investment to cities has shown two important points
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Dispatches from Minneapolis: An Overview
By: Gumbo V Late February is a frigid time to visit Minneapolis, Minnesota, but the people of the Twin Cities are no strangers to fending […]
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Between Marx and Lincoln: German Communists in the American Civil War
by R.K. Upadhya The American Civil War is a key moment of US history. If you grew up in the US, you almost certainly spent […]
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An Inflection Point for Democratic Socialism
by Andrew H In 2025, the United States observed the first proper referendum on the second Trump Administration. Democrats performed well, winning gubernatorial contests in […]
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In Defense of the Student Movement
If we want to win material change, at our schools and in the world, we have to be comfortable organizing the people around us, having conversations, and building power.
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Exert Your Right to Mask!
Rights are not rights if we don’t use them, and we must use exercise them openly, frequently, and without reservation.
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Democratic Socialism and the Automotive Industry
A modern industrial society requires a democratically-controlled economy. Here is an outline of why that’s true
Read moreYou Should Get an Enhanced Library Card
Do you like libraries, gender-neutral IDs, solidarity with marginalized groups, and defying Greg Abbott? You can get all of these things at once with Austin Public Library’s Enhanced Library Card (ELC). It serves as a normal library card but contains more information including your photo, address, and date of birth.
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