Socialist Forum – A Publication of the Democratic Socialists of America The U S working class is reeling from an ongoing public health crisis—reinforced in recent years by the Covid-19 pandemic Martina Manicastri argues that in order to help lead a socialist transformation, the DSA and other Left forces must prioritize tackling the very serious issue of public health
The Rediscovery of Democratic Republicanism - Socialist Forum Democratic republicanism lived on through works such as Karl Kautsky’s The Republic and Social Democracy in France, Rosa Luxemburg’s Theory and Practice, and the Socialist Party of America’s platform of 1912 Yet no one, including Marx and Engels, championed democratic principles more clearly or consistently than Vladimir Lenin
The American Road to Socialism – Socialist Forum The conditions under which DSA attempts to build socialism are unique in history: nowhere has a developed, late-stage capitalist state–much less the most militarily and economically powerful empire on the planet–been successfully guided towards socialism, be it through electoralist or revolutionary tactics
How Should DSA Engage With the Latin American Left? Popular socialist self-government through Venezuela’s communes, or the regional power blocs like the Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América (ALBA, Alliance for the Peoples of Our America) that operate on the basis of collaboration and solidarity, not domination, show how the fight for socialism and the fight against
Is DSA Really in Crisis? – Socialist Forum - dsausa. org Since Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) surge in membership starting in 2016, so many articles have claimed that DSA is facing some major crisis that “DSA is at a crossroads” or “DSA is in crisis” have become cliches Every few months, a new apparent impasse emerges in DSA, but the issue rarely warrants the panic that erupts
Socialism Against Sprawl - Socialist Forum - dsausa. org If massive urbanization is the answer to global warming, it’s critical to urbanize in a manner guided by the democratic socialist vision A small-scale, local-control-oriented approach to local governance clearly isn’t working: we’ve seen how local NIMBYs and homeowners can dominate conversations and derail the public input process
Reflections on the 2021 DSA National Convention - Socialist Forum The 2021 Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) national convention was a step towards maintaining our consensus on issues such as labor and electoral strategy, while advancing existing momentum around internationalism and a new organization-wide platform
A Left That Matters - Socialist Forum - dsausa. org In 2015, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) held its biennial national convention at a small Christian retreat center in western Pennsylvania The organization’s entire activist core was there, but the total attendance, including staff, official delegates, and observers alike couldn’t have been more than 200
Editorial Note: The Challenge of Socialist Internationalism Today DSA disaffiliated from the Socialist International in 2017, but we have still not developed a clear orientation to building solidarity among the world’s working people and oppressed We present in this issue a number of articles that examine just some of the many questions raised by the challenge of democratic-socialist internationalism today
Stories Set Our Movement on Fire! - Socialist Forum - dsausa. org A reinvigorated, big-tent DSA editorial board will allow us to tell the stories that have the potential to set our movement for democracy and socialism on fire Join us by voting YES on “For a Political, Prolific and Democratic DSA Editorial Board,” and most importantly, by contributing to the conversation in Democratic Left and Socialist