The Consequences of a Toothless Platform: What the Bowman Debate Teaches the DSA
Brandon Johnson argues that the controversy over Jamaal Bowman in the DSA can be traced to deeper structural weaknesses in the organization and a failure …
Democratic Socialists of America
Founding Statement of the Marxist Unity Group
Here we present the founding statement of the Marxist Unity Group: its Points of Unity and Immediate Tasks. We print this here not only because …
Letter: In Response to Annie S.
First, I would like to thank her for pointing to me that episode in political history when Bebel and Liebknecht opposed the Prussian war effort. That is the …
The Fight for a Marxist Program in the DSA
Donald Parkinson assesses the 2021 DSA Convention and imagines a path forward beyond its current political and strategic deadlock. Reading: Cliff Connolly. In the modern Left, …
A Twelve-Step Program for Democrat Addiction
Ben Grove lays out a twelve-step program for the Democratic Socialists of America to pursue a path of independent working-class politics. Reading: Christian Cail. Cheer …
Structuring the Party: The Case of the DSA
Diego AM explores the organization conundrums of the modern left, looking at the Democratic Socialists of America and the alternatives proposed by base-builders and Maoists. …
For the Unity of Marxists with the Dispossessed: The Bolsheviks and the State, 1912-1917
A reply by Medway Baker to Sophia Burns’ article For the Unity of Marxists, or the Unity of the Dispossessed?. In a previous article, Comrade …
For the Unity of Marxists: A Response to Fog & Storm
Rosa Janis and Parker McQueeney respond to “DSA Convention: Fog & Storm,” arguing that the approach the authors argue for de-emphasizes issues of political struggle. …
DSA National Convention: Fog & Storm
Gabriel Pierre & Miah Simone report on the 2019 DSA convention. Response from members of the editorial board of Cosmonaut here. The Democratic Socialists of …
The Democratic Socialist Cul-de-sac: A Critical Look at The Socialist Manifesto
Doug Enaa Greene reviews The Socialist Manifesto by Bhaskar Sunkara (New York: Basic Books, 2019). Rather than an innovative take on socialist politics for the …
Michael Harrington and His Afterlives
Doug Enaa Greene gives an overview and critique of the political journey of Michael Harrington, founder of the Democratic Socialist of America, and his influence …
What’s At Stake in the Democratic Socialists of America?
Jean Allen discusses the factional infighting in the DSA and it what it says about the organization at large. On Friday February 8 the steering …
No Bernie
One of the major political questions facing the Democratic Socialists of America in the near future is how to relate to Bernie Sanders’ recently announced …
What do the Democratic Socialists of America stand for politically?
The typical medium through which political organizations have presented their vision of social change is the political program or platform. Despite lacking an official platform, …