The Collaborative Agreement Was a Mistake
The current state of the CPD is founded on the response to, the relations forged in the wake of, and the subsequent policies drafted following the unrest for Timothy Thomas's murder in 2001. The vessel for this change was packaged under the Collaborative Agreement (CA).
August Palestine Update
In Gaza, the man-made famine imposed by so-called “Israel” has reached a tipping point. A vast majority of malnutrition-related deaths in Gaza this year occurred in July alone.
No Refuge in a System Built on Repression: Free Imam Soliman
We stand in unwavering solidarity with Imam Ayman Soliman, an Egyptian journalist, torture survivor, and Muslim chaplain. He should not be sitting in a jail cell.
Demand for an End to the CPD's Reign of Terror
We are here to demand justice—justice for Ryan Hinton, for his grieving father Rodney, and for every Black family brutalized by this violent, racist system.
Ryan Hinton Was Murdered
Ryan Hinton was murdered. Not by accident, and not by mistake, but by design. We will not let his name be buried under a prosecutor's press release. We will not accept a legal ruling as the final word on justice. We will not allow a stolen car to mean more than a stolen life.
July Palestine Update
The death toll in Gaza has surpassed a grisly 80,000. Per reports, Israeli forces have committed at least 19 separate massacres over the last month. Humanitarian aid corridors remain nothing more than state-managed execution grounds.
July City Council Update
June's Cincinnati City Council meetings have revealed a clear pattern: more favors for police and developers, fewer answers for people footing the bill.
How ICE Operates in Greater Cincinnati
In the first half of 2025, there has been a dramatic increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in the Greater Cincinnati Area. ICE agents operating out of a field office in Blue Ash have begun conducting immigration raids, arresting, detaining and deporting local residents — many of whom have no criminal charges — without due process.
Protest Theatre for the Ruling Class
While Cincinnati Socialists encourages all people to militantly and unstintingly voice their opposition to the semi-fascist Trump régime, we are skeptical about the goals and class character of the organizers of events organized by liberal groups like 50501. The unequivocal lesson of history is that real resistance to state violence, state oppression, and state corruption can only come from the broad masses themselves, and not from the ruling classes, who—no matter how well-intentioned—will never jeopardize their own unity in the name of the people’s liberation.
An Attack Against One Is an Attack Against All
Senator Josh Hawley, chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, sent letters to three left-wing organizations. Cincinnati Socialists stands in solidarity with these organizations and all who challenge the structures of oppression enforced by the state apparatus.
Iran Has the Right to Defend Itself
For decades, U.S. imperialism has sought to dominate West Asia through coups, sanctions, military bases, and proxy wars, all under the banner of "freedom" or "democracy," but the real aim has always been the suppression of independent development and control of oil, trade routes, and the political future of the region. Today's talk of regime change or "nuclear security" is not about liberation, but about maintaining imperial domination.
Greg Landsman: A Mouthpiece for Militarism
Rep. Greg Landsman claims Iran poses an "existential threat" and that "diplomacy has been given every opportunity." Normally, we would demand accountability from our elected officials, but Landsman has made clear, time and again, that he does not serve his constituents. Instead, we call on the people to abandon Landsman, who continues to stand with empire, apartheid, and unending war.