DSA Needs a Party-Building Model
DSA’s electoral work has taken big steps forward since 2016. Now at DSA’s 2021 National Convention, delegates have the opportunity to push that project even further in the direction of building a real party.
DSA’s electoral work has taken big steps forward since 2016. Now at DSA’s 2021 National Convention, delegates have the opportunity to push that project even further in the direction of building a real party.
DSA chapters should prioritize building strong socialist electoral apparatuses. Agitating today for an eventual split from the Democratic Party would stunt our power and make the formation of a mass workers’ party less likely.
We can build a diverse DSA through strong local political organizing in the multiracial working class. But national metrics are potentially counterproductive.
DSA needs to have a real debate about its international policy. Rushing through a vague resolution on internationalism at the 2021 National Convention will undermine that work.
DSA needs a strong student section. By investing in YDSA, DSA is helping train the next generation of socialist leaders.
In 2019, DSA’s convention voted to start building a workers’ party independent of the corporate-controlled Democrats. Let’s reaffirm that commitment and start building our own party now.
How DSA can reorganize itself at its 2021 National Convention to build power and win.
Delegates to DSA’s National Convention have the opportunity to make DSA’s most powerful position an elected office. They should seize it.
DSA’s Bread & Roses caucus announces its 2021 slate for DSA’s National Political Committee.
The billionaire class loved Joe Biden’s stimulus. But they’re trying to veto any further major redistribution of power. And they seem to be winning.