A Marxist Caucus of the Democratic Socialists of America
We are excited to publish the first article of a larger project of the Political Education Working Group of the Mid-Missouri DSA on the successes and failures of left movements from recent history. While we do not fully agree with …
In the midst of a looming recession, renters are getting organized. In Seattle, Sean Case has been organizing with his fellow tenants in their building. Their struggle has been covered by The Seattle Times and KOMO TV and attracted the support of Kshama Sawant, …
This article was first published in Counterpunch on April 23, 2020 https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/04/23/after-bernie-its-time-to-start-talking-about-a-democratic-socialist-party/ We all felt a deep sadness as Bernie Sanders announced the end of his campaign, along with gratitude for all his work fighting for socialist policies. The COVID-19 pandemic …
When COVID-19 broke out in the US, Caribou Coffee stayed open for business because the private company was deemed essential. Caribou Coffee has over 5,000 employees and an estimated annual revenue of $400 million, and it is owned by international …
Re-posted from www.letusrise.ie — the website of a new democratic socialist group in Ireland. Sales of pandemic-based literature have unsurprisingly rocketed in the last weeks. Copies of Camus’ ‘The Plague’, Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ and Dean Kootz’ ‘The Eyes of Darkness’ are …
While the COVID-19 crisis might throw the Democratic primary election into turmoil, it appears very likely that Bernie Sanders will not be able to win the Democratic nomination. This poses a question starkly to Sanders supporters — how can we …
Photo by Gustavo Fring from Pexels.com Within several bewildering weeks, the novel coronavirus has profoundly disrupted the lives of millions in the United States. We now find ourselves on the brink of contagion as well as economic collapse. The response …
The stimulus provides some relief to workers and small businesses, though not enough. It also includes a $500 billion handout to big business with hardly any strings attached. The coronavirus has sparked a sudden, massive healthcare crisis and an economic …
With the Sanders campaign on the ropes, there are many articles going around about what we should do next. Two important contributions to this debate have been Dustin Guastella’s “Where Do We Go After Last Night’s Defeat?” in Jacobin, and Kshama Sawant’s “#DemExit: Time to Launch …
Plagued by the Coronavirus, Italy’s Political Situation is Dominated by a Weak Left Interview with Marco Veruggio, a member of ControCorrente, Marxist group in Italy, living in Rome, Italy After our interview the Italian government escalated the lockdown and people …
