Dean Preston’s fellowship program is a model for DSA chapter–politician cooperation. DSA and Our Elected Officials In November, Chicago DSA censured Alderman Andre Vasquez and officially asked to revoke his membership in the organization after he publicly backed the Mayor’s …
January 14, 2021 Enjoy your January Dispatch! In this issue, fighting white nationalism and building power for the multiracial working class; events from our Housing Justice Commission, BDS and Palestine Solidarity Working Group and National Political Education Committee; and open …
January Dispatch — Time to Build Mass Democratic Power More >
Here at The Center for Election Science, our mission is to empower voters with voting methods that strengthen democracy. And given that, our new Director of Philanthropy, Mike Piel, is the perfect fit for the job. Not only does Mike …
January 13, 2021 Released Jan. 7, 2021 Yesterday, thousands of white nationalists took to the nation’s Capitol in an attempted insurrection directed by the highest leaders of our government. The modicum of democracy left to us was threatened with a …
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There’s an additional odd ceremony at the end of each president’s term. That’s the new administration undoing the work of its predecessor. At CES, we’ve breathlessly pointed out how our current choose-one voting method squeezes out candidates from the middle …
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January 1, 2021 by Wendy L. Wright An Inheritance for Our Times: Principles and Politics of Democratic Socialism Edited by Gregory Smulewicz-Zucker and Michael Thompson New York: OR Books, 2020 Perhaps the greatest contribution of An Inheritance for Our Times …
Can Spheres of Socialism Become Spheres of Influence? More >
Featuring Middle Tennessee, Knox, UMich, Georgia State, and Virginia Tech. Middle Tennessee State University Our YDSA chapter here at Middle TN State has had a fantastic semester, especially when considering that this is our very first semester in existence. Our …
In 2020, CES opened up our first ever Request for Proposals for groups seeking grants to run approval voting campaigns. This article is part of a series in which RFP applicants introduce themselves and explain why their community needs approval …
The Democratic Socialists of America is the largest socialist organization in the United States, with over 80,000 members. We believe that working people should run both the economy and society democratically to meet human needs, not to make profits for …
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Event Information Originally published by Democratic Socialists of America: Source
Event Information Originally published by Democratic Socialists of America: Source
In 2020, CES opened up our first ever Request for Proposals for groups seeking grants to run approval voting campaigns. This article is part of a series in which RFP applicants introduce themselves and explain why their community needs approval …
Activist editors Taylor-Raye Council and Elias Khoury interview Kwynn Riley about Black Youth Project 100. Black Lives Matter is the largest protest movement in American history. Indeed, the fight for racial justice has united countless groups and mobilized them behind a …
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Scrolling through my social media feed this month, I’ve been laughing (and commiserating) at the memes I’ve seen celebrating the end of 2020. (Pictured below is one of my favorites of these memes, featuring a character from The Office.) It …
December 10, 2020 Enjoy your December Dispatch! Read on for more on COVID and economic recovery actions this month and taking back the economy in 2021 — plus opportunities to get involved with DSA work today. FROM MARIA: WILL YOU …
December Dispatch — Winning a World that Works for All of Us More >
December 10, 2020 The Democratic Socialists of America BDS and Palestine Solidarity Working Group condemns the Trump administration’s latest attack on Palestinian civil society’s call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). In 2017, DSA overwhelmingly endorsed BDS and its demands …
DSA Rejects the Trump Administration’s Attacks on the Palestinian Call for BDS More >
December 10, 2020 by Alexander Lee The Radical Publishers Alliance—an international collective of left-wing publishers that includes Democratic Left—has launched #RadicalDecember, a series of talks and events that seek to capture the energy of left-wing organizing in 2020 and highlight …
#RadicalDecember: A month of international left-wing learning More >
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In 2020, CES opened up our first ever Request for Proposals for groups seeking grants to run approval voting campaigns. This article is part of a series in which RFP applicants introduce themselves and explain why their community needs approval …
Join the Housing Justice Commission for our last general call of the year to talk about lessons learned and our priorities for 2021. 2020 has been a difficult year for tenants, to say the least. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated …
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In 2020, CES opened up our first ever Request for Proposals for groups seeking grants to run approval voting campaigns. This article is part of a series in which RFP applicants introduce themselves and explain why their community needs approval …
Members of the Syriza Youth detail the Greek Left’s struggle against police brutality. On the eve of the Greek financial crisis, a conference on youth psychology took place in Athens. Experts from all over Greece gathered to discuss the profound …
Longtime socialist and trade unionist Chris Townsend recalls joining the socialist movement and passes on the lessons of William Z. Foster about the importance of the labor movement. Like a few million kids at the time, I exited high school …
“I better join the socialist movement until I find a union” More >
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