Tag: Democracy
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Democratic decline in the U.S., democratic deficit in Puerto Rico
As the attacks on basic democratic rights picks up steam in the U.S., these reactionary politics have impacted Puerto Rico, where the right-wing seeks to deploy similar strategies and tactics. As a result, argues Paul Figueroa, the appeal of national independence has again started to grow across the Left in Puerto Rico.
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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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Palestine, Bowman, and the DSA
brian bean argues for continuing to demand both the expulsion of Bowman and a renewed principled commitment to BDS from DSA and the entire U.S. Left.
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From militant to Washington insider
Tim Goulet discusses the life and death of AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka.
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Seattle educators endorse BDS
Seattle Education Association member Darrin Hoop interviews six other members of the union who organized to pass a resolution in solidarity with Palestine.
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Reimagining anti-imperialist praxis in DSA
Promise Li contends that discerning between allies and enemies is no expression of chauvinism, but a marker of socialist clarity.
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Call for the release of detainees in Cuba
The Tempest Collective joins the international call on the Cuban government to release those arrested and detained following the July 11 protests.
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Tempest’s DSA Convention Positions
Tempest Collective’s DSA Committee discussed and voted on which proposals we are supporting or opposing. This document lists our positions with brief explanations to our reasoning.
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DSA chapter delegates results
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) chapters are presently electing their delegations to the 2021 National Convention, to be held online August 1-8. In the past, a list of delegate names without affiliations have been released to elected delegates after the conclusion of elections. This ends up being too little, too late. A list of 1300…