The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has 25,000 members. Its growth over the past year has been massive — tripling in size — and no doubt a product of the increasing rejection of a bipartisan neoliberal consensus that has visited severe economic insecurity on the vast majority, particularly among young workers.
No socialist organization has been this large in decades. The possibilities for transforming American politics are exhilarating....
Here’s a sketch of a practical approach rooted in that vision that can win support for democratic social change in the short run and a majority for socialist transformation in the long run....
DSA - Democratic Socialists of America
What Should Socialists Do?
What Should Socialists Do?
Joseph M. Schwartz and Bhaskar Sunkara
1 comment:
The article is better than the headline, thanks for posting.
Reality check, though: 25,000 people is nearly nothing. Huey Long's "Share Our Wealth" club had 7.5 million members in 1935.
The DSA strikes me as having a decided urban slant. I sympathize with most of their goals, but don't see them getting much traction in the Heartland. The challenge for any American political movement is to unite the red states and the blue states.
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