DSA endorses the vision and policy demand statement of the Freedom is the Future campaign, organized by the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights and the Adalah project, two of the largest U.S.-based Palestine solidarity organizations. The statement has been endorsed by a large number of leftist and progressive organizations and individuals in the United States,…
Over the past year, a culture of extreme corruption in UAW leadership has come to a head in the news. Leaders have allegedly stolen millions from member dues for lavish personal vacations and taken bribes directly from the Big Three auto companies. As a result, UAW now faces the threat of a government takeover by…
The working-class and young voters of New Hampshire showed up in huge numbers tonight to vote for Bernie Sanders after a massive grassroots effort to get out the vote. The ground campaign took DSA members across the state to knock on doors, canvass colleges, and call voters with a consistent message: the working class is…
Working-class and young voters in Iowa came together in the hundreds of thousands to support Bernie Sanders last night. It was a close election — a testament to the organizing strength of our growing movement. With 62% of precincts reporting in Iowa we are leading in the popular vote and we are fired up and…
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) emphatically opposes a U.S. war with Iran. In light of the U.S.’s act of war against Iran, putting the two nations close to the brink of war, DSA calls on all members and chapters to mobilize against yet another U.S. war in the Middle East. On January 2, 2020, the…
The 2019-2021 National Political Committee (NPC) met in New York City October 12-13, 2019. Minutes for that meeting are posted here.
On December 9th, Graduate Student Workers at UC Santa Cruz launched a wildcat grading strike. The strike was spurred on by the university administration’s callous responses to students’ requests for a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) that would bring them out of rent burden. The Administration’s response, which included threats of student conduct discipline for…
From the DSA National Political Committee (NPC) Over the last several months, DSA has not been merely watching the Labour campaign — we have been deeply invested in it, with our members and leaders doing everything they can to support our comrades in the UK. We understand that the fates of our two countries, and…
On December 12, 2019, voters in the United Kingdom will go to the polls in what promises to be an era-defining election. The incumbent Tory government, led by Boris Johnson, has been an unmitigated fiasco, bungling Brexit while neglecting institutions and communities in desperate need of investment and support. In this regard, Johnson has merely…
The Trump administration callously continues to support the strong-arm rule of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose brutal “War on Drugs” and other anti-people campaigns have taken the lives of over 29,000 urban poor, peasants, workers, indigenous and environmental activists as well as human rights defenders, religious leaders, and peace advocates. As of November 2018, there…
