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Update from the Young Democratic Socialists

2005 Archive

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December 4, 2005

IRAQ WAR: CONGRESS & RECRUITMENT ON DEC. 6th

SOCIALIST GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS

KILLER BUDGET CUTS: WE CAN STILL DEFEAT THEM       

DEC. 10: WORKER'S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS!

THE SOCIALIST 'SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW'

ON POWER & BEING "PROGRESSIVE"

JUST FOR FUN: IMMATURE ANTI-BUSH ANIMATIONS

IUSY WORLD CONGRESS: DENMARK, JAN. 13-15


November 4, 2005

FLIPPING THE SCRIPT ON WAL-MART

STUDENTS GETTING SCREWED BY PRIVATIZATION

REMEMBERING A CIVIL RIGHTS HERO

ARE BUSH/CHENEY BAD CAPITALISTS?

NOV. 17TH: NATIONAL COUNTER RECRUITMENT DAY

STOPPING THE SAVAGE GOP BUDGET CUTS

SUPREME PREDICTION: THE WORST CASE SCENARIO

DEC. 3RD: STOP GLOBAL WARMING!


October 19, 2005

DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS ON THE RADIO

GOP TO AXE BILLIONS FROM SOCIAL PROGRAMS

THE ONE SIDED CLASS WAR: WORKERS UNDER ATTACK

THE LATEST FROM SOCIALIST BLOG LAND

NOVEMBER ACTIVIST CALENDAR


October 7, 2005

FALL ORGANIZING DRIVE CONTINUES...

"LIBERAL" ECONOMICS VS. "RADICAL" ECONOMICS

A SUMMER OF 'DAMAGE CONTROL'

MORE PROGRESSIVE ANALYSIS & RESPONSE TO KATRINA

YDS FEMINIST ISSUES COORDINATOR ON CNN!

OCT. 20: NATIONAL YOUNG WOMEN'S DAY OF ACTION


September 29, 2005

LABOR STRUGGLE UPDATES FROM IRAQ & THE U.S.

SEPT. 24TH & THE FUTURE OF THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT

BLOGGER BATTLE: WAR, IMPERIALISM, CAPITALISM, OH MY!

OCT. 15TH: YDS REGIONAL ACTIVIST CONF. IN ARKANSAS

LAUNCH OF NEW STUDENT ANTI-SWEATSHOP CAMPAIGN


September 11, 2005

INTRODUCING NEW YDS ORGANIZER ELIZABETH ROTHSCHILD

THE LEFT RESPONDS TO KATRINA & ITS AFTERMATH

DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS SET UP KATRINA RELIEF FUND

BAIT & SWITCH: NEW BOOK BY BARBARA ENHRENREICH

BERNIE SANDERS: CAN SOCIALISTS WIN ELECTIONS?

CINDY SHEEHAN: COME TO D.C. ON SEPT. 24-26!

JOIN YDSers IN D.C. FOR ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATIONS

EDUCATION IS A RIGHT!  STOP THE BUDGET CUTS!


September 1, 2005

YDS RELEASES 2005-2006 ACTIVIST AGENDA

NEW YDS FLYERS / ORGANIZE FIRST MEETINGS

FALL SPEAKING TOURS GALORE!

NEW DEMOCRATIC LEFT IN PRINT & ON-LINE

FAT CATS GETTING FATTER: INEQUALITY GROWS

WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITING!

STOP NYU'S ATTACK ON GRAD. EMPLOYEES!

MUST LABOR BUREAUCRATIZE TO ORGANIZE?


August 25, 2005

YDS BACK-TO-SCHOOL ORGANIZING DRIVE

CONF. REPORT: YDS RETREAT WAS HOT! HOT!

GET YOUR READ ON: BOOKS & MAGS ONLINE

HOVERBIKE ON WAGES, SPACE & REGGAE

THE LEGACY OF NICARAGUA'S SANDINISTAS

DOLORES HUERTA RADIO INTERVIEW

SEPT. 24-26: END THE WAR IN IRAQ!


August 10, 2005

AUG. 15th DEADLINE FOR YDS JOB APPLICATIONS

LAST YDS RETREAT ALERT & WHAT COMES NEXT

GUIDE TO LEFTY PUBLICATIONS FOR SOCIALISTS

STRATEGY & RESOURCES FOR RELIGIOUS LEFTISTS

SUMMER ISSUE OF LOGOS ON-LINE

ACTION ALERT: ABC's ONE-SIDED WAL-MART REPORT


August 2, 2005

ACTIVIST AGENDA: THE NEXT LEFT IN ACTION

SECRET OF SANDERS; SOCIALIST FOR SENATE

ROBERTS & BOLTON: CRUSTY REACTIONARIES

IN BUSH WORLD, CRIME PAYS!

THE SH!T LIST OF PRO-CAFTA DEMS

AUG 6-9: NO TO NUKES! YES TO DEMOCRACY!


July 27, 2005

CONFERENCE COUNTDOWN: 17 DAYS TO GO!

SPECIAL: SOCIALIST VIEWS ON THE AFL-CIO

UN REFORM: WHAT'S AT STAKE?

GERMAN POLITICS & THE EUROPEAN LEFT

ROBERTS TO AXE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS?

ENERGY BILL ACTION ALERT!              

YDS PDF: HIGHER EDUCATION & CAPITALISM


July 17, 2005

BUILDING THE NEXT LEFT: UPDATES

THE YDS RECOMMENDED READING LIST

THE LIFE & LEGACY OF JAMES WEINSTEIN

ROVE & GONZALES ARE GOING DOWN!?!

STORES FROM THE BORDERLANDS

MONTHLY REVIEW'S SOCIALISM SPECIAL

NEW YDS PDF ON "WHY UNIONS MATTER"


July 5, 2005

MAKE POVERTY HISTORY: THE G8 AND 'LIVE 8'

THE CRIMES OF RONALD REAGAN

THE RIGHT-WING CAMPUS "FREE SPEECH" WARS

GAY MARRIAGE SPEECH FROM SPAIN'S ZAPATERO

4TH OF JULY: THE MEANING OF PATRIOTISM

TAKE ACTION: CAFTA & THE SUPREME COURT


June 23, 2005

CHRISTIAN PARENTI ON THE BOLIVIAN LEFT

REGISTER FOR YDS AUG. 12-14 CONFERENCE

REMEMBERING JAMES WEINSTEIN

VOTE MLK JR. AS GREATEST AMERICAN

NEW COUNTER-RECRUITMENT RESOURCES

WANTED: LABOR ORGANIZERS IN PHILLY

BLOGGING ON DEAN, DEMS AND GOD


June 14, 2005

YDS CONFERENCE: BUILDING THE NEXT LEFT

IRAQ & THE FUTURE OF THE LABOR MOVEMENT

LONGEVITY CRISIS? KILL GRANDMA!

PAUL R. LOEB ON HOPE & GOP JUSTICE

THE DOWNING ST. MEMO: BUSH IS A LIAR!

REAUTHORIZE THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT


May 31, 2005

YDS SUMMER CONFERENCE & ACTIVIST RETREAT!

NEWS FROM THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA

ACTION & ARGUMENTS TO END THE WAR IN IRAQ

SPRING ISSUE OF LOGOS ON-LINE

INSIDE THE LABOR MOVEMENT

THE  POLITICS OF FOOD: "STORE WARS" & "THE MEATRIX"


May 15, 2005

JOBS & SUMMER INTERNSHIPS

BERNIE SANDERS: SOCIALIST FOR SENATE

BARBARA EHRENREICH ON HEALTH CARE

TAKING ON WAL-MART

ALBERT EINSTEIN REDUX

THE YOUNG & THE JOBLESS

DSA STATEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY


April 26, 2005

END OF SEMESTER CHECK LIST                      

MAY DAY: PARTY FOR WORKER'S RIGHTS!

ALBERT EINSTEIN: SCIENTIST & SOCIALIST

THE RISE OF DISASTER CAPITALISM       

DEFENDING MEXICO CITY'S LEFTIST MAYOR

FINAL CALL FOR YDS JOB APPLICANTS

STOPPING THE "NUCLEAR OPTION" ON TWO FRONTS


April 7, 2005

APRIL 15-17, NYC: 2005 LEFT FORUM

DSA REGIONAL MEETING IN NYC

NEW ITEMS ON YDS WEBSITE

SOCIALIST BLOGGERS UNITE!

WHERE YOUR TAX MONEY REALLY GOES

CALENDAR OF ACTIVIST EVENTS

SOC. SEC. QUIZ FOR YOUNG PEOPLE                              

TENT STATE U.: EDUCATION NOT WAR!



March 30, 2005

"WHEN BUSH COMES TO SHOVE" CONFERENCE REPORT

APRIL 15-17, NYC: 2005 LEFT FORUM

YDS BLOG & INTERACTIVE WEBSITE

WHAT'S UP WITH "FREE TRADE" & UNIONS?

APRIL ISSUE OF NEW GROUND NEWSLETTER

STUDENT LABOR WEEK OF ACTION        

APRIL 16-24: DEMAND BOOKS NOT BOMBS


March 16, 2005

"WHEN BUSH COMES TO SHOVE" CONFERENCE A SUCCESS!

THE FUTURE OF STUDENT-LABOR SOLIDARITY

YDS CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

NEW SLIDE SHOW ON SOCIAL SECURITY

ON THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE IRAQ WAR...

RACE & "THE DEATH OF ENVIRONMENTALISM?"


March 9, 2005

COMPUTER CRASH DISCLAIMER & REQUEST

DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS MAKE THE NEWS... & AT YDS' CONFERENCE

"WHEN BUSH COMES TO SHOVE" SCHEDULE & DETAILS

STUDENTS & LABOR, STRONGER TOGETHER: TACO BELL BOYCOTT WINS!


March 3, 2005

TIPS FOR CAMPUS FUNDRAISING

URUGUAY/LATIN AMERICA SHIFTS LEFT

NEW "WHEN BUSH COMES TO SHOVE" CONF. HIGHLIGHTS

STUDENTS KICK MILITARY RECRUITERS OFF CAMPUS

WINTER ISSUE OF LOGOS ON-LINE

NTL. PRIORITIES PROJECT: RESOURCE FOR ACTIVISTS


February 25, 2005

2 WEEKS TO GO! YDS CONFERENCE UPDATES

RECAP OF UFPJ ASSEMBLY: PEACE MOVEMENT PLANS

NEW DEMILITARIZATION GUIDE FOR YOUTH & STUDENTS

THE CASE FOR SOCIALISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY

WINTER EDITION OF NEW POLITICS NOW ON-LINE

PROGRESSIVES TAKE ON BUSH'S ECONOMIC POLICIES

DSA EVENTS ON EAST & WEST COAST

STUDENT LABOR WEEK OF ACTION CONFERENCE CALL


February 9, 2005

UPDATE ON "WHEN BUSH COMES TO SHOVE" CONFERENCE

ELECTIONS, THE DEMOCRATS & LEFT STRATEGY

RESOURCES TO FIGHT SOCIAL SECURITY PRIVATIZATION

BUSH' BUDGET: KILLER CUT-BACKS  

REFLECTING ON ANARCHISM & YOUTH ACTIVISM


January 25, 2005

2005 INTERNATIONAL UNION OF SOCIALIST YOUTH CAMPAIGNS

UPDATE ON MARCH 11-13 YDS CONFERENCE IN NYC

POST INAUGURAL ANALYSIS: MORE 'BS' FROM BUSH

SOCIALISTS CHALLENGE WAL-MART TO DEBATE                

DEBATES IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT: 'NUP' FOLDS

MARCH 19TH ANTI-WAR PROTESTS/UFPJ ASSEMBLY

NEW RESOURCE FOR SOCIALISTS: 'BUILDING THE NEXT LEFT'


January 10, 2005

MARCH 11-13 "WHEN BUSH COMES TO SHOVE" YDS CONFERENCE

INAUGURATION PROTESTS AND MORE IN D.C.

SOCIAL SECURITY & THE FIGHT TO END OLD-AGE POVERTY

TSUNAMI: PROVIDING RELIEF, PROMOTING SOCIAL JUSTICE

NEW RESOURCE: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST THEORY & PRACTICE     


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