The last month has been a “weeks where decades happen” kind of time for all of us. DSA members came together to demand democracy as the General Election was drawn out and cries of “count every vote” rang clear. Although establishment Democrats belittle our movement for socialism, we know that the vision we have for…
The people have spoken. Yet Trump is afraid of the results. Since Tuesday night, his mobs in Detroit have chanted “stop the count,” and it has now spread to other blue cities like Phoenix and Philadelphia. He’s filed lawsuits and bragged about taking this to his Supreme Court. We must demand democracy. This Saturday 11/7…
As the election nears, we remain unequivocal: a second Trump term would be catastrophic for our class. Let’s look at the bigger picture. We live in a world where every day, in order to survive, we have to sell off a little piece of ourselves. Our lives are mired in misery, and the defining characteristic…
I’ve been thinking a lot about this election. Last night we got a taste of what we’ll face even if we get Trump out: a poised Kamala Harris saying matter of factly that a Biden administration won’t do what it takes to avert climate disaster, and that “we’re not going to stop funding police departments.”…
Last week, the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg reminded us all of the fragile state of our democracy. The fate of millions of working-class people in this country too often lies in the hands of a few appointed justices. Now, as always, we have to keep fighting for democracy at every level of society —…
I’m going to get a little personal with this Dispatch, please forgive me. I’m in mourning. I grew up bushwhacking around the Pacific Northwest, off-trail hiking even as a child. I saw glorious alpine lakes and ancient trees, and to get there my family visited struggling small towns decimated by the endless corporate appetite for…
As the pandemic continues to threaten our livelihoods, there has been no meaningful action by state and federal elected officials to protect us. Congress continues to show its loyalty to the ruling class by recessing until early September without any form of relief for the working class. $1200 was not enough in March: we deserve…
We can win. Friday, July 10 the United Teachers of Los Angeles released a poll of their membership showing 83% wanted full distance learning as the school year starts. Monday, July 13 the school district announced it would be so. Chicago was even faster. This past Tuesday, the Chicago Teachers Union called for a strike…
Summer is in full swing and conditions in the U.S. are continuing to deteriorate. The fear and uncertainty about whether another round of relief will be passed federally is only being outweighed by the amount of outrage at the continued escalation of brutal tactics by police and unmarked federal officers on the streets of Portland…
We all need health care, PPE if we are exposed at work, and a roof over our heads. We all need to feel that if we come together, we can overcome what’s happening right now. That we have a future. Instead we face a wave of 28 million evictions at the end of this month…
