On June 5, 2023, the New York Public Library hosted a gala to honor the 100th birthday of Henry Kissinger. Guests included Anthony Blinken, the current U.S. Secretary of State, and other Democratic notables (e.g. economist Larry Summers.) On the Twitter thread linked to above, many linked to the words of Anthony Bourdain, who wrote…
Under the guise of fighting “wokeness,” right-wing legislators have launched a not-so-stealth campaign to destroy liberal education as it has been known in this country. Florida leads the charge, and many states have followed, but resistance is mounting. Governor Ron DeSantis launched an attack on Florida’s higher education earlier this year through two separate bills:…
DSA should not just stop with the BPRA. Housing justice, racial justice, and climate justice are inextricably intertwined.
At DL, we’re always thrilled to share the news from the Workers Unite Film Festival, co-sponsored by the DC Labor FilmFest (Washington, D.C.) and the Labor Heritage Foundation (D.C.) as part of the Global Labor FilmFest Network (GLFF) 2023 Online Screening Series. Starting on Thursday, May 25, check out a range of portraits of Asian-descent workers from the fields of…
On May 4, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its job report for April. Unemployment fell a tenth of a point to 3.4%, and 235,000 jobs were added by non-farm employers. In most demographic categories, the unemployment rate fell by a tenth of a percent or more. The rate for Black workers–4.7%–was the lowest…
In the most recent Socialist Forum, one comrade asks “A new generation of socialist activists has discovered Vivian Gornick’s memoir of life in The Party. What are they seeing there?” Meanwhile look there for some wisdom on Ukraine: “Acknowledging our weakness on the international stage is not a call for nihilism, but a prerequisite for determining what we can actually do.
Rutgers historian, union rep and DSA member Whitney Strub’s insider account of the first faculty strike in Rutgers’ 250-plus year history , and probably the largest public-sector strike in New Jersey history
Morale is below sea level in Florida’s libraries. Uncertainty and intimidation are the goals.
It seems likely that the war in Ukraine will be a subject of debate in DSA before and during this year’s national convention.
Environmental activists should proceed with a sharp eye and caution.
