by Robin Gallagher Background The following is a summary of a series of texts discussed during our “What is Socialism?” Socialist Sunday School session. The discussed texts were published in […]
read moreSome Reflections on the 2023 DSA National Convention
by Vincent Lima What follows is a personal reflection on the DSA National Convention, held August 4–6, 2023, in Chicago. Having a thousand socialists together in one space was a […]
read moreROC DSA Calls on Bello to Welcome Newcomers to Rochester
By calling out the National Guard, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello is casting endangered asylum seekers as alien invaders. Local media predictably sensationalize this insinuation; Bello must take responsibility to counteract it with policies and messages of welcome and support.
read moreEmpty Rhetoric: Overcoming the Limited Vision of Monroe County’s Democratic Leadership
by Gregory Lebens-Higgins “To be radical is to grasp the root of the matter.” – Marx The Democratic leadership of Monroe County has proven incapable of governing for the intended […]
read moreWhy We Pay to go to Convention
Comrades, as you know our organization’s National Convention is coming up in August, and we have five elected delegates and an elected alternate delegate to send to Chicago! We are […]
read more‘You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks:’ More Training for Police Won’t Redeem an Unjust System
by Gregory Lebens-Higgins The problems with policing in the United States have become too glaring to hide. “Use of force incidents” are now regularly captured on body worn cameras and […]
read moreWhat can we do now? ROC DSA Socialist Feminist Reponse to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
by the ROC DSA Socialist Feminist Collective The Supreme Court voted on Friday, June 24, to overturn Roe v. Wade. We knew this was coming, but that doesn’t lessen the […]
read more2022-2023 City of Rochester Proposed Budget
By ROC DSA Electoral Working Group The 2022-2023 City of Rochester Proposed Budget was released recently and a vote will be held by City Council on June 14. The Rochester […]
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