Janus v. AFSCME, which allows non-members to benefit from the gains made by public-sector unions in their workplaces, is now fact. Well-funded right wingers have lost no time in launching campaigns to convince members of public-sector unions to stop paying dues and leave their unions. But what does this decision have to do with DSA?…
A recent article called for “wholehearted praxis” in how we interact with our comrades, and argued against “internal policing.” I think the intent was good, but the article did not offer a concrete analysis of what goes wrong in personal interactions where there are legitimate political disagreements, and only gave vague advice about what…
The democratic left generally agrees that using renewable energy is necessary to defeat climate change and is becoming more focused on moving our nation to a renewable future. Yet we also know that climate change is a global problem. The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest forecast gives us a hint of what we need to do globally.
Those of us who declare ourselves socialists must reaffirm our radicalism, envision a truly revolutionary anti-capitalist future, and understand that today, as in Gilded Age America, the our cause is increasingly that of a radical democracy struggling to be born.
As Mark Twain once said, history never repeats itself, but sometimes it rhymes. So here are some observations about the outlook of self conscious leftists during three historic moments.
DSA’s strength as a democratic socialist organization depends upon this freedom of thought and expression and the right to dissent. It makes it possible for all DSA members – and especially voices that are not always heard – to be part of the ongoing collective development of our politics and vision.
Welcome to the new Democratic Left site. Democratic Left is the quarterly print publication of the Democratic Socialists of America, now in its 46th year of publication. Here you’ll find (soon) back issues of Democratic Left since its founding; the current issue, with articles you can share with not-yet-socialist friends; and web-only content that just…
Many readers found it difficult to recognize Asad Haider’s book in Melissa Naschek’s Jacobin review. One explanation is that her piece is not so much a review of Haider’s book but a polemic about recent struggles in the Philly DSA.
by R.L. Stephens DSA National Political Committee & Editor-in-Chief of DSA Weekly Melissa Naschek’s much-discussed Jacobin article The Identity Mistake has been a useful touchstone for clarifying various political lines in DSA. One such responsive offering, Race, Class, and Socialist Strategy by Jeremy Gong & Eric Blanc, is an important attempt at staking out political…
The conquest of ballots will not be bipartisan. Every step of the way, there will be conflict, and if we want to win, we cannot shy away from it. Instead, we must embrace the battle of democracy, using it as a catalyst for mass radicalization and mobilization.
