photos by Daniel Johanson On March 7, over 15000 Chicagoans convened in Grant Park to see Bernie Sanders speak. Seven speakers preceded Sanders: Martese Chism, Carl Rosen, Sen. Robert Peters,…
Posts tagged as “Socialism”
Scapi Radio 01.27.20 Chicago DSA
We sit down with Melinda Bunnage and Robin Peterson, co-chairs at the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America to talk all things DSA including the campaign for Bernie, Medicare for All,…
The Bluebeard You Don’t See: A Dry Class History Response to Burning Bluebeard
Pictured above: (Left to right) Ryan Walters and Crosby Sandoval in The Neo-Futurists and The Ruffians’ 2018 production of Burning Bluebeard/Photo: Evan Hanover Editor’s Note: This is an expression by…
Is Waluigi The Next Socialist Cultural Icon?
photo from the Justice for Waluigi facebook page In order to answer the question proposed in the title, I need to provide some context. First, if you find yourself very…
Rahm is Out, The Left Needs to Unite
Photo is a popular meme format, the original by disturbingbookclub.tumblr.com With Chicago’s mayor Rahm Emanuel announcing today that he won’t be seeking re-election, I’m reminded with help of an older…
Sounding Board 07.25.18
It’s Sounding Board, we talk about the Queer Eye “Does Antoni Cook?” Conspiracy, the limitations of straight audiences, Chance the Rapper buys Chicagoist, Tammy Duckworth says “the Midwest isn’t ready…
Eat the Rich: A Case for a Land Value Tax in Chicago
Chicago has a privatization problem. For every social-work driven Tent City or homeless driven newspaper (shout out Streetwise,) there’s a multi-million dollar investment project propped up by the city through…
Scapi Radio 07.09.18 Praxis Group, K Rodriguez, Kate Harrington-Rosen
We sit down with K Rodriguez and Kate Harrington-Rosen to talk about Praxis Group, manifesting theory in a way that’s meaningful for queer and trans experiences, introducing radical ideas to…
Haymarket by the Minute: One Day in a Chicago Storefront Theater
Pictured above: (L to R) Amanda Giles, Joey Harbert, Erik Pearson, Eric Loughlin, Elleon Dobias, Mike Mazzocca, T.J. Anderson, Sarah Beth Tanner, Kelan M. Smith, Melanie Vitaterna, Josiah Robinson and…
Radiating Positivity, p a r t y i n g, and Why Art Can’t Exist Outside of Politics: A Conversation with Glitter Moneyyy
Photo: Album Cover for Glitter Moneyyy’s First Studio Album, Twurk for the Nation, by AJ Abelman Photography Back in 2017, Scapi Magazine had the opportunity to sit down with Chicago local…
Scapi Radio 02.20.18 Kristin Lytie
We sit down with Kristin Lytie from the Bloody Mary podcast to talk about looking at Horror with regard to gender, race, and class, where horror as a genre lives…
Jessie Oliver and Sally Olson collab with Opera on Tap Chicago to Bring Weber’s Der Freischütz to Town
On February 23rd, 24th, and 25th at 7:00 PM Friday and Saturday Evening and 3:00 PM on Sunday afternoon, Der Freischutz is being produced by Opera on Tap Chicago, will be…