Mike Parker on Political Action
To win socialism, the working class needs political independence. Socialists today should use elections and other political campaigns to help build organization.
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A Hierarchy of Socialist Political Objectives
How we as socialists should evaluate a demand, campaign, or objective. The key question: does it build working-class power?
You’re Right to Think 2021 Was Terrible
Twelve months ago, it seemed like an open question if this year would bring an end to the pandemic, a muscular new social-democratic politics, and renewed social struggle. It wasn’t to be.
FDA Increases Abortion Pill Access, Now What?
Decades of abortion rights organizing led to the FDA’s recent decision to loosen regulations on abortion pills. Now we have to organize to protect these gains and fight for more.
Can Chile Reawaken?
To consolidate last night’s victory, Gabriel Boric and the Chilean Left will have to cohere the popular forces behind the 2019 uprising.
Two Victories for Union Democracy Open the Doors
Decades-long union democracy fights have just won big in the Teamsters and the United Auto Workers, creating big opportunities for socialists.
Unity in Defense of What’s Right, Not What’s Convenient
DSA must discipline Jamaal Bowman after his vote to support Israeli apartheid and his tour of Israel.
Liberation Through Expulsion?
Our greatest strength does not come from how vigilantly we police the boundaries of political discourse and how quick we are to exact punitive discipline. It comes from whether or not we can gain hegemony through education, democratic debate, winning elections, and hard nosed organizing.
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.
We Should Focus on Scaling Up Working-Class Power, Not Debating the Dirty Break
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.