DSA: It’s Time to Abandon the Democrats

Two NY DSA members make the case for ending all DSA endorsements of the Democratic Party.

Denver DSA Makes Democratic Party More Palatable

Members of the DSA in Denver introduced an “anti-capitalist plank” into the local Democratic Party constitution. Is this really the way forward to build socialism?

Organizing in the Basement: The International Women’s Strike

To build a movement that addresses the deep, structural forms of oppression faced by women, it is essential to build a feminism that is anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, and on the side of all oppressed people.

What’s Behind America’s Gun Violence Problem?

As Marxists, what can we make from America's gun violence problem? Should we support calls for gun control?

One Year into the Trump Era: Total Calamity and Business as Usual

It seems that our worst fears have come true since Trump’s election, and the world as we know it has ended. Or has it? As the next midterm elections are already becoming the subject of considerable debate, it is worth assessing Trump’s impact so far.

DSA Votes for BDS, Reparations, and Out of the Socialist International

A brief run-down on events at the DSA National Convention.

A Marxist Critique of John Dewey: The Limits of Progressive Education

John Dewey’s Progressive Education is the centerpiece of the field of educational studies, forming the basis for writers like Paulo Freire. However, Dewey does not see that modern teacher centered schooling prepares students for alienated labor and that the primary enemy of child centered learning is capitalism itself.

Women on Strike: Reclaiming Socialism for International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day (previously known as International Working Women’s Day) was created by socialists to commemorate the women garment workers’ strike in 1908. These two aspects of March 8 -- workers’ mobilizations and socialism -- must be forcefully taken up in the Trump era.

What We Can Learn from MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign

Towards the end of his life and career, Dr. Martin Luther King proposed the idea of assembling a ‘multiracial army of the poor’ as part of his Poor People's Campaign. At a time when the political arena is as divisive as ever, there is much to be gained from revisiting the tenets of King's push for a 'radical restructuring of wealth and power.'

Towards a New Socialist Party

Continuing a series of articles on US politics and the left, guest contributors Hart Eagleburger and Jack Rusk argue that steps should be taken towards forming a new socialist party, given the opportunity of the present moment, which will grow out of real struggles of the working class.