Iron Dome’s Deadly Lessons
by brian bean
brian bean analyzes the refusal of several socialist elected officials to oppose Israel’s settler colonialism and discusses implications for socialist strategy.
Alone in a crowd
Socialist feminists should endorse the Women’s March
by Natalia Tylim and Emma Wilde BottaEmma Wilde Botta and Natalia Tylim argue that the October 2 Women’s March was a missed opportunity to build a socialist defense of abortion rights.
DSA sliding right under Biden
Takeaways from the 2021 DSA Convention
by Haley Pessin & Andy SernatingerHaley Pessin and Andy Sernatinger analyze the 2021 DSA Convention.
From militant to Washington insider
On Richard Trumka
by Tim GouletTim Goulet discusses the life and death of AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka.
2021 DSA Convention
Reports and Commentaries
by TempestMembers of the Tempest Collective offer running commentary and analysis, as elected delegates, on the 2021 DSA Convention.
Working class families need universal childcare
For a DSA campaign for universal childcare
by Sarah RSarah R explains the importance of universal childcare and how a Childcare For All campaign taken up by DSA would contribute to building working class organizations.
Reimagining anti-imperialist praxis in DSA
by Promise Li
Promise Li contends that discerning between allies and enemies is no expression of chauvinism, but a marker of socialist clarity.
Is this what solidarity looks like?
Debating DSA’s international work
by Natalia TylimIn the aftermath of the “state visit” to Venezuela by DSA officials, Natalia Tylim analyses the debate within the organization, and argues for more democratic deliberation and a greater appreciation of the diversity of the Latin American Left before DSA aligns itself to any ruling parties or states.
Tempest’s DSA Convention Positions
How we’re voting in 2021 and why
by Natalia Tylim & Andy SernatingerTempest Collective’s DSA Committee discussed and voted on which proposals we are supporting or opposing. This document lists our positions with brief explanations to our reasoning.
Why Referendum and Recall
An introduction to two convention proposals
by Andy SernatingerAndy Sernatinger explains two proposed amendments to the constitution and bylaws of the Democratic Socialists of America, “National Referendum” (C2) and “For a Leadership Elected by and Accountable to the Membership” (C5), or “Recall” for short.