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‘You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks:’ More Training for Police Won’t Redeem an Unjust System

You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: More Training for Police won't Redeem an Unjust System in white letters. The background is a nightime photo of police near a cop car with its lights on. One cop is wearing a gas mask and a face shield and holding a rifle.
KatrinaJuly 12, 2023 Opinion No Comments

by Gregory Lebens-Higgins The problems with policing in the United States have become too glaring to hide. “Use of force incidents” are now regularly captured on body worn cameras and […]

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The Utopianism of Capitalism: Its Vision and Contradictions

Greg BMarch 10, 2023 Opinion No Comments

President Biden’s recent State of the Union Address outlines a vision in which capital remains ascendant but “the economy works for everyone.” This vision proposes that we can “build an economy where no one is left behind” within a capitalist framework.

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Addressing Genocide and Settler Colonialism after Generations:

Colonial Map of Virginia
Greg BMarch 10, 2023 Opinion No Comments

A Summary and Discussion of “Don’t Go Back to the Reservation: A Bordertown Manifesto” by Vincent Lima ROC DSA hosts Socialist Sunday School every other week. We invite participants to […]

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We Keep Us Safe When The City Fails

Greg BFebruary 7, 2023 Opinion Comments Off

by Skye K On December 21, 2022, a major water main laid 123 years ago, in 1899, broke on Rochester’s west side, reducing pressure enough to allow the introduction of […]

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City Council Attempting to Remove PAB’s Independence

AbiJanuary 17, 2023 Opinion No Comments

By Abigail C At the December 20th City Council Meeting, Council President Miguel Melendez released two pieces of legislation to be brought to a vote. They had no community input. […]

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Democrats Don’t Deserve Our Votes

Greg BNovember 7, 2022 Opinion No Comments

by Paul Parker ROCDSA has not published a voter guide this year, and I don’t expect that it will. The first step in electoralism is having candidates worth voting for. […]

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How Will Your Descendants See You?

AbiAugust 11, 2022 Opinion No Comments

by Lauren Berger We’ve heard the unattributed adage “When fascism comes to America, it will be draped in a flag and carrying a cross.” Indeed, when the USA has its […]

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