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History & Theory / Labor

Revolution in the Workplace: Bolshevik Labor Strategy from the Underground to October

What role did the Bolsheviks play in the trade unions? The reader who bases their understanding of this question on Lenin’s What Is To Be Done, or the helpful pamphlet…

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Twin Cities DSA participates in “No Kings” – one of the largest days of protest in US history

DSA is engaging in the fight against Trump, while simultaneously building the socialist wing of the movement. October 18th was one of the largest days of political protest in US…

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The Bolsheviks in Office Committee

Today, the dominant mode of electoral work in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is oriented towards achieving reforms. However, by prioritizing reforms above our long term goals, we adopt…

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Daughters of Rabotnitsa: Lessons From The Russian Revolutionary Women’s Movement

FEBRUARY, 1917. Scores of women textile workers take strike action on their own initiative. The strike mushrooms into mass meetings and demonstrations throughout Petrograd. Slogans rapidly evolve from the demand…

DSA / US Politics

How Class War Can Defeat The Occupations

Since being elected, Donald Trump has made some serious moves towards authoritarianism which the United States has not seen in a long time. It is worth taking a look at…

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Contradictions of the Party Surrogate Model

The Democratic Socialists of America has long struggled with how it should relate to the Democratic Party ballot line. The organization has had success using the “Party Surrogate” strategy, where…

DSA / US Politics

Can DSA Turn Mamdani’s Electoral Victory into Class Power?

Ty Moore considers Mayor Mamdani’s coming dilemmas. Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary is a historic achievement for the socialist left. With a commanding 12-point…

DSA / Party Building / US Politics

How to Fight Trump: Organizing for Socialist Resistance

Sarah Milner argues that Trump's historic onslaught can be challenged, and socialists can contribute significantly to mass movements, such as the labor and immigrant rights movements, and through strategic electoral…