Letter: The Current State of the US Socialist Movement
The past decade of US political life has been defined by Bernie Sanders’ two presidential runs. By 2016, Sanders had spent almost forty years developing …
Democratic Socialists of America
Vanguardism in DSA
Roland Crisafulli argues against partyist mentalities within the DSA and offers an alternative strategic outlook. Wassily Kandinsky, Composition 8 (1923) We are coming up on …
Letter: Nostalgia For a Trotskyist Sect
Recently, I’ve felt nostalgic for the International Socialist Organization (ISO), a defunct Trotskyist sect that existed from 1976 to 2019. It’s a strange feeling, since …
Ending the One Party State: Reflections on Rhode Island Democratic Socialists of America
Tony Unger sets the record straight on Rhode Island DSA’s political experiences with the Democratic Party and need for class independence. Introduction The history of …
Letter: Break Now, or Forever Hold Your Peace
In Thursday’s debate, the true condition of President Biden’s mental state was revealed to the public in the most embarrassing fashion imaginable. To die-hard establishment …
Labor Notes and Labor’s Next Year
Leland Olds responds to the recent Labor Notes conference with an analysis of the current state of U.S. labor organizing and proposes a syncretic strategy …
Marxist Unity Group Debate On The “Democratic Republic”
The following three short articles by Luke Pickrell, Edward Varda, and Gil Schaeffer represent a recent debate on the democratic republic, political agitation, the minimum-maximum …
Letter: On DSA’s “Long Night”
In “The Long Night for DSA” Steven De Castro paints a new, cautiously optimistic picture of “DSA in crisis.” While I’m not sure that the …
The Long Night for DSA
Steven De Castro analyzes the Democratic Socialists of America’s response to recent events in Palestine, as well as the generational politics at work within the …
Marxist Unity Perspectives 2023
Published below are the tasks and perspectives ratified by the Marxist Unity Group at its 2023 congress, outlining the collective tasks and positions of the …
Class Struggle: The Role of Democratic Socialism in Higher Education
Elia Newsom discusses the contemporary political economy of U.S. academia and proposes a strategy for socialist educators in higher education. Introduction In my last article …
Marxist Unity Group & the Democratic Socialists of America’s National Convention
Amelia joins Amy, Steven, and Greg for a discussion centered around the Marxist Unity Group (MUG) in the aftermath of the recent Democratic Socialists of …
Letter: Strike Ready vs Socialism
In 2021 the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), at their convention, passed “Resolution #5: Building Worker Power to Win Democratic Socialism: A Labor Strategy for …
Letter: The Goal of a Democratic Constitution Is Plan A and It’s Doing Fine
Steve Bloom asks a number of serious and important questions about the strategy of the DSA pro-party wing in his May 31 Letter to Cosmonaut. …