by Jean Allen
It is the height of capitalist arrogance to think that any amount of money can buy the inside of a person’s mind. Yes, this moment calls for mass politics, but even if Democratic money started getting spent on canvassers instead of ads, those canvassers will not be “an army”, they will be mercenaries.
By Hannah W. In the past few months, the US government has increased state-sanctioned violence with ICE as its executioners. Neighbors are snatched off the street without due process. People are murdered…
by Gregory Lebens-Higgins
DSA’s capacity to organize the working class arises from its democratic structure, empowering all members to participate in shaping our movement. ROC DSA’s annual convention “is the highest assembly of the chapter,” providing members a space to elect chapter leadership and identify priorities for the following year. The 2025 Convention occurred December 13 – 14, and wrapped up at the January General Meeting.
By Hannah W.
I had the honor of representing ROC DSA at DSA’s National Convention this year. While there was much that was debated on the floor, the convention also hosted various sessions. Two of the sessions that I attended were for the National Labor Commission (NLC) and Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC). Here is a summary of those sessions and what’s occurring in DSA’s labor scene.
by Matt T.
Instead, the divide in DSA is between two different forms of mass politics, both with long histories and battles between each other: the United Front, in its various formations on the “left,” and the Popular Front on the “right.” Both of these strategies are based around combatting right wing politics, a central concern in an increasingly hostile American political environment, but position themselves with different allies and with different class structures.
by Jean Allen
This program is aimed at uniting the WHOLE of the US working class towards immediate demands, and the greater transformation of society.
Sunday morning of convention before our final block of deliberations, I attended the National Growth and Development Committee’s (GDC) “State of DSA” presentation along with Comrade Brett. In this presentation the GDC…
by Hannah W.
“New Yorkers, get organized! Talk to comrades in other chapters and let’s put the upstate versus downstate dispute aside. We are all workers, and together, we can make New York State work for the people and not the capitalist. A better New York and world is possible, and I believe we can make it happen.”
by Gregory Lebens-Higgins
“The working class is seeking an alternative to the status quo. As the largest socialist organization in the country, DSA is stepping into the void to offer meaningful change. With the theme “Rebirth and Beyond,” the convention resolved internal tensions by solidifying democratic practices and refining our vision for the organization, and prepared for the fight ahead alongside labor and international allies.”
If you spend any time in left circles, you will hear the call to “organize!” We are encouraged to organize our workplaces, get involved in organizations, and to become organizers. By these means, the working class will escape its condition of oppression under capital. But what does it mean to “organize”?