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    Solidarity statement with protests in China

    A joint solidarity statement on the protests in China by New Politics, Spectre, and Tempest.

  • After the rail fiasco

    Joe Allen explains that Biden’s blatant strike-breaking in the imposition of an unpopular contract on rail workers with the support of the DSA “Squad” is a betrayal and a political blunder.

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    The DSA caboose

    Andy Sernatinger looks at the votes by members of the “the Squad” for a Congressional bill that forces a contract on rail workers and what the stakes are for DSA and the Left.

  • The front of a six-story office building withe the words I.G. Metall over the front door facing a Berlin street.

    Organize, Fight, Win

    Evan DeMers reports on rank-and-file strategy discussions and debates among German workers at a recent conference.

  • A sidewalk shrine to those killed at Club Q with flowers, stuffed animals, and pride flags.

    Hang me with them in the Colorado Springs stars

    Tempest member William Gifisreflects on the recent mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs.

  • support railroad workers

    Railroad Workers United open letter to Congress and the President

    Join the call to support railroad workers against Biden and the rail bosses.

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    Kit Adam Wainer argues that President Trump is in no position to steal an election or to lead a coup.

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    Jessica Hansen-Weaver examines the larger implications of the recent surge of wildfires across the west coast.

  • The rank-and-file strategy goes to school

    New York City school teacher Peter Allen Lamphere explains the role of a rank and file caucus in advancing class struggles and shares some insights regarding recent socialist debates.

  • How rock became white (part 2)

    In the second of a three-part series, Geoff Bailey, looks at the process of cultural commodification and the racial politics of The Beatles, Motown, and the rise of Soul. Plus we listen to some great music…

  • Debrief of the 2020 YDSA Convention

    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

    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”

    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…

    Alex 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

    Joe 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.