Jul 27, 2024 | Quad-City Worker
by Jenna I. it’s not you, it’s CAPITALI$M: why it’s time to break up and how to move on by Malaika Jabali delivers a clear and easy to understand message, capitalism is failing us in the USA and it is time for something different. That something different is...
Jul 27, 2024 | Quad-City Worker
By Sarah E. WORKING FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE AND FINDING OUT MOST THE ORG DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE PART THAT IS SAVING LIVES is like funhouse mirrors of ideology, confusingly straight forward platitudes. On paper it makes sense. We do the work, we...
Jul 27, 2024 | Quad-City Worker
By Andrew D The word capitalism is familiar, but poorly described, in our society. You can’t talk about socialism without first talking about capitalism. Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production. The means of...
Jul 27, 2024 | Quad-City Worker
From Karl Marx submitting his first article to The Rheinische Zeitung, to Russian workers printing Pravda in defiance of the Tzar, and to the first issue of The Black Panther introducing a new generation to revolutionary thought, socialists have had a long and storied...
Jun 7, 2023 | Housing Justice
Quad Cities DSA hearts go out to the families of Brandon Colvin, Ryan Hitchcock, and Daniel Prien. The lives of these three were taken by the negligence of Andrew Wold, after testimony from tenants and contractors expressed the dangerous conditions of the 324 Main...
May 29, 2023 | Housing Justice
Quad Cities DSA’s hearts go out to the tenants of the 324 Main Street apartment building and hope no harm was done to anyone who did not leave the building. The apartment building at 324 Main Street, owned by the Davenport Hotel LLC, with tenants reporting many...
Jun 17, 2022 | Bodily Autonomy
Quad Cities DSA condemns the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling that further damages abortion rights. Abortion is not only still safe and legal in Iowa, but also overwhelmingly popular: nearly 80% of Americans support keeping access to abortions completely legal. Knowing...
Apr 2, 2022 | Member Spotlight
My darling comrades, My name is Josh, and I am the current Treasurer of the QCDS. I may seem like a person who enjoys attention, and the truth of the matter is that I do. I want to take some of your time to introduce myself by kickstarting our Member Spotlight in...
Feb 20, 2022 | Local Issues
We condemn the Quad-City Times article published on February 16th regarding Thurgood Brooks. The characterization of Thurgood is built entirely on a one-sided portrayal, one that is rooted in anti-Blackness. This publication uncritically printed accounts from various...
