Debrief of the 2020 YDSA Convention
by Emerson Bannon Cutri
Emerson Bannon Cutri reports on this summer’s convention and reflects on what the political dynamics mean for DSA going forward
A union wave for Twin Cities hospitality workers
by Paul KD
Paul KD charts the rapid growth of a union movement among craft breweries and service workers in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.
Tasks of the Left after the “debate”
by Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith responds to the debacle that was the first presidential debate, but argues that there are important lessons to take away and that the Left must fight to defend basic democratic freedoms from the Right.
Any way you cut it…
Report on the San Francisco defund campaign
by Alex SchmausAlex Schmaus reports on the state of the defund movement in San Francisco, including the strategic and tactical debates among its supporters.
A threshold has been crossed
The threat of the Far Right
by Joe AllenJoe Allen looks at the rising threat of the Far Right, its relationship to the Trump Administration, and its implications for the Left before and after the November elections.
Reflections on the rebellions
Pain, power, and crisis
by Sudip BhattacharyaSudip Bhattacharya, mixes firsthand accounts of the rebellion for Black Lives with reflections of the political lessons that socialists and progressives should take away from the events of recent months.
Right populism or neofascism?
Historic socialist perspectives on the politics of the Far Right
by David RentonBritish socialist, David Renton, looks at the historical approaches of the socialist movement to defining and fighting fascism.
Trump’s execution mania
The federal death penalty shifts into overdrive
by Lee WengrafAs Trump ramps up federal executions, veteran abolitionist, Lee Wengraf, lays out the recent history of the death penalty and abolitionist attempts to defeat it.
Beyond anti-anti-Communism
Does it matter what socialists think about Trotsky today?
by David CamfieldDavid Camfield writes that on the 80th anniversary of Leon Trotsky’s assassination, even as we move further from the conditions that defined the Trotskyist movement of last century, a critical appreciation of his politics remains necessary for the emerging socialist Left.
COVID-19 and the new normal
Are we really all in this together?
by Glenn Allen, Jessica Hansen-Weaver, and Dayna LongThe authors look at how the 1% has responded to the pandemic and argues that socialists must help shape the fight for our lives.