Cincinnati Socialists

Cincinnati Socialists is an independent Marxist organization fighting for workers’ rights and the liberation of all oppressed people. We come from all walks of life, committed to the belief that a better world is possible.

We are committed to organizing all working people to overthrow capitalism and build socialism - a political and economic system made for people, not profit. You are invited to join our struggles in the streets, neighborhoods, unions, and workplaces of greater Cincinnati!

 

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Charlie Kirk Was Not a Martyr: The Hypocrisy of Condemning "Political Violence"
Charlie Kirk Was Not a Martyr: The Hypocrisy of Condemning "Political Violence"

While the right has been using Kirk's assassination to drum up paranoia against the Left, Democratic Party mouthpieces have joined Republicans to unequivocally condemn the shooting. Figures who posture as left-wing politicians have made it clear they believe Nazi ideology—spread by Kirk and others—should be tolerated and protected.

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October 2025 Palestine Update
October 2025 Palestine Update

Imam Ayman Soliman has been released from ICE custody after over two months of unjust detainment at Butler County Jail.

In July, ICE arrested Ayman Soliman during a routine check-in after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revoked his asylum status unexpectedly.

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When Faith is Complicit in the State's Violence
When Faith is Complicit in the State's Violence

Nineteen Butler County faith leaders and 16 other clergy from outside the county sent a letter "of concern" to the Commissioners of Butler County, the Sheriff's Office, and the general public to speak about how two of their congregation members were detained at Butler County Jail (with one of the two later deported).

In only one sentence throughout the entire seven-paragraph letter do they raise any "concern" about how detainees are being treated. The rest of the letter is spent sympathizing with fascism, imperialism, and colonialism.

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Cincinnati’s Crackdown and DC’s Military Occupation: Connecting the Dots
Cincinnati’s Crackdown and DC’s Military Occupation: Connecting the Dots

On July 24th, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order entitled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.” This order demands that cities do more to “address” homelessness and serves as the basis for the current federalized crackdown that is occurring in Washington, D.C.

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Stop Cincinnati’s Cop City!
Stop Cincinnati’s Cop City!

In October 2024, ground broke on the site of the future Hamilton County Regional Safety Complex (colloquially known as Cincinnati’s Cop City) at 9500 E Miami River Rd in Colerain Township. Construction is expected to be complete by 2026.

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The Media's Role in Upholding Capitalism (and Protecting the Cops)
The Media's Role in Upholding Capitalism (and Protecting the Cops)

The entire spectrum, large and small, of bourgeois media outlets (The Washington Post, The New York Times, Fox News, CNN, The Cincinnati Enquirer, etc.) is owned and controlled by the capitalist ruling class. Its goal isn't to uncover facts or hold power accountable, but to maintain social control and uphold capitalism.

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Workers of the world continue to stand in solidarity with Palestinians. All eyes are on Gaza during these early stages of the “ceasefire” deal, and we know one thing to be true: the ceasefire is merely the first step in achieving Palestin
In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, this month’s reading list topic is disability exploitation. Scroll through for our recommendations on books that explore the ways in which capitalism exploits disabled populations and
Join us for a discussion about the police and how we can resist their power over us! We'll have a special presentation by Brian Bean, author of Their End is Our Beginning: Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition, new from Haymarket Press. 11:30am-2:00pm on S
The people of Cincinnati will not rest until ICE is out of our community, out of our state, and out of this country! ABOLISH ICE. FUCK CINCINNATI POLICE DEPARTMENT. SHAME ON OUR CITY OFFICIALS FOR ALLOWING FASCISTS TO ABDUCT OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES.
Southwestern Ohio faith leaders not only fail to grasp the material reality of how ICE operates in Butler County under Sheriff Jones and across the country, but they have washed their hands of any future human rights abuses that happen with a letter
🚨🚨 Cincinnati is building its own Cop City — a $31 million playground for police militarization and repression. This isn’t about “safety.” It’s about training cops for urban warfare, paid for with money stolen from COV