Author: Andy Sernatinger
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DSA’s budget crisis has been a long time coming
Andy Sernatinger assesses the severe budget crisis that has surfaced within the Democratic Socialists of America.
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The DSA moment is over
Andy Sernatinger looks at the crisis facing the Democratic Socialists of America, arguing that DSA’s ‘moment’ has passed.
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Did the DSA Convention Move Left?
Andy Sernatinger analyzes the developments from DSA’s 2023 National Convention.
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Class independence and the broad parties
Tempest’s Andrew Sernatinger responds to a debate with Left Voice on how revolutionary socialists should relate to broad parties.
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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.
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What we learned from the Teamster election
Andy Sernatinger analyzes the results from the recent International Brotherhood of Teamster elections, in light of both past elections and significant membership information recently reported by the union, and finds a new leadership facing big tasks and challenges.
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To rule an empty palace
Andy Sernatinger follows up on his earlier piece with new reporting about the ongoing dispute between the DSA’s NPC and the BDS and Palestine Solidarity Working Group.
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NPC disbands BDS Working Group
Andy Sernatinger reports on the crisis inside DSA following the de-chartering of the BDS and Palestine Solidarity Working Group.
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What happened to the rank-and-file strategy in DSA?
Andy Sernatinger provides further historical context and criticism on the uses and abuses of the Rank-and-File Strategy in the Democratic Socialists of America
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On (not) expelling Jamaal Bowman
After weeks of public debate about DSA’s relationship to Congressional Representative Jamaal Bowman, DSA’s leadership announced that they will not expel Bowman. Andy Sernatinger reports on how the crisis unfolded and examines the forces at play.