The Biden Years Will Open Big Opportunities for the Left
While the socialist left in the US remains relatively small and isolated, we’re entering this new period in a stronger position than we have in the last half century.
Category: US Politics
Demand Democracy: A Socialist Program to Radically Expand Democratic Rights
DSA and its candidates should link calls to radically extend voting rights, abolish the Senate and the Electoral College, to the fight for democratic control over the economy.
Debate: “What are the Main Tasks for the Left after the Election?”
Revolutionary Socialists Discuss Strategy in Biden Era. Thanks to Left Voice, Philly Socialists and Tempest, who took the initiative to ask a number of caucuses in DSA and groups on the revolutionary socialist left to give their perspective on the …
Averting Trump 2.0: The Left Must Build a Mass Political Alternative to Biden
It’s widely feared that Biden’s attempts to return to “normalcy” will pave the way for a potentially even more dangerous far-right demagogue than Trump. This places an urgent responsibility on the small but growing forces of the organized left to build a serious and fighting political alternative.
Covid-19: Big Pharma and the search for the vaccine
A second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic is sweeping across the world with countries recording record daily case numbers and the World Health Organisation (WHO) warning that the death toll could be much higher than during the first wave earlier this year.
Keep On Truckin’ With TDU During COVID
On Sunday November 8, members of Teamsters for a Democratic Union attended our 45th annual national convention. This year’s convention was a little different, given the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of being held in Chicago over the course of three days, …
Support Sherae Lascelles for State House – Statement by Seattle DSA
Originally published by Seattle DSA on 10/18/20. A Statement from Seattle Democratic Socialists of America Seattle DSA is proud to support Sherae Lascelles for Washington State House’s 43rd Legislative District. Lascelles is a Seattle People’s Party candidate whose grassroots campaign has been …
The Safe State Strategy: A Tactic for The Predicament of Lesser-Evilism
**Haven’t joined DSA? Now’s a great time! Go to dsacb.us/join Columbus DSA will vote on a resolution for DSA to advocate voting for Howie Hawkins in “safe states” at its October 8th chapter meeting. Columbus DSA Coordinating Committee member Adam P. wrote a response in …
Working-Class Power and the Road to Socialism: A Review of Bigger than Bernie
Bernie Sanders’ 2016 and 2020 Democratic primary campaigns for President of the United States exposed millions to bold progressive policies and democratic socialist ideas. But in the end, Sanders was never able to secure the nomination, leaving activists and supporters with the question: where to go from here?
COVID-19 and the Racist Disparities Fueling the Uprising
“Unless public spending is restored and coupled with access to high-paying employment, preventive and emergency health care, and safe, secure, and affordable housing, then it is hard to take seriously the expressions of outrage at the poverty and racism in …