NYC-DSA Convention, May 6, 2017

Why Robert Should Rule

Democratic organizations need rules to protect both the rights of majorities and minorities and to make sure debate is focused on important questions. This is the case for why big DSA chapters should adopt and use Robert’s Rules of Order.

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Introducing Bread & Roses

We are excited to announce the formation of a new national DSA caucus: Bread & Roses. We’re a group of Marxist organizers committed to helping build an effective DSA rooted in the multiracial working class.

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Setbacks and New Beginnings

Setbacks are a part of life and politics. Unfortunately, DSA Spring Caucus didn’t work out and has been dissolved. In this open letter we explain what happened — and why we’re looking forward to moving on and continuing the work of building a space for Marxist organizers in DSA.

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Our Strategy for 2019

In 2019, socialists should prioritize building a Bernie 2020 campaign and the struggle for Medicare for All, supporting labor militancy and mobilizations against oppression, launching a Green New Deal campaign, and strengthening DSA’s political education programs.

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What The New Republic Got Wrong About DSA

The New Republic published an attack on several DSA chapters this week — and refused to include interviews with numerous leaders of color in DSA who contradicted their one-sided and deeply flawed narrative. Those leaders respond here, and build the case for a politics based on solidarity.

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The Blue Trickle

Socialists should have nothing but scorn for the way that the corporate liberals and charlatans at the helm of the Democratic Party botched Tuesday’s midterm elections. Working people will suffer the consequences. The Left must offer a real alternative.

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