A Marxist Caucus in the Democratic Socialists of America
DSA held a successful National Convention from July 30 to August 8. Running an online convention democratically with 1,240 delegates was no small feat. While at times frustrating and contentious, the convention nevertheless highlighted the huge gains made by the …
A veteran DSA activist, and a member of the Socialist Majority Caucus, reflects on the recent national convention and DSA’s tasks moving forward. Originally published in Socialist Forum, Summer 2021 The 2021 Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) national convention was …
The Challenges Facing DSA in the Biden Era We continue here with the third and final part of our political review of the 2021 National Convention of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Part One gave a general overview of the …
DSA Reform and Revolution member and Teamster Jesse Dreyer speaks at a solidarity rally (on a bicycle-powered PA system) for striking Nabisco workers in Portland, OR.
An unlikely alliance between ecosocialists and organized labor has led to an impressive outreach campaign that’s responsible for pushing two of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate, Joe Manchin (WV) and Angus King (ME), into co-signing the PRO Act with the majority of their Democratic colleagues.
continue here with Part Two of our political review of DSA’s recent National Convention. Part One provided a general overview of the convention and analyzed the new political platform that was adopted. Part Three, which will be published later this week, will assess DSA’s democracy, analyze its stalling growth so far under Biden, and draw some overall conclusions about the state of DSA.
A Movement on the March — but Serious Challenges Ahead We are publishing a three-part series reviewing the recent National Convention of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Below is Part One which includes an introductory overview and a review …
On Monday, August 2, on the third day of the DSA National Convention, three of the candidates of the Renewal slate for the National Political Committee (NPC) were accused of undemocratic, bullying, and abusive behavior. All the allegations deserve a …
Who should lead DSA? The National Political Committee (NPC) is DSA’s highest decision-making body between biennial conventions. 16 members of the NPC will be elected by the convention this week. Unfortunately, the election is not very competitive with only 20 …
The draft platform is overall politically good, but we are concerned that it does not mention any need for a rupture with capitalism, the power of the capitalist class, and its state. We are a big tent organization – and …
