The Activist

A YDSA chapter in Indianapolis, Indiana contributed to the election of Jesse Brown, an open Democratic Socialist and DSA Member, to the City-County Council. Supporters of Resolution 8 argue that running a class-struggle election campaign can be energizing for many YDSA chapters.

We are facing an unprecedented assault on democratic rights from an increasingly authoritarian Right. Supporters of R9 argue that YDSA can fight back by building a mass movement.

In honor of the DSA Strike Ready 2023 campaign, DSA members Hunter Cohen and Will O’Dwyer write about their experiences working as UPS Teamsters and illustrate that unions go beyond winning better wages, hours, and conditions. They also create a supportive workplace based on solidarity and care for coworkers.

Bernie’s campaigns for president were able to energize young people in a way that no Democrat – namely Joe Biden – is able to match. That energy is going to have lasting effects long after the end of the Bernie moment.

YDSA is launching the second edition of its Red Hot Summer program, on the night of Wednesday June 21st. The organizers behind it think that this year’s version will be even better.

The second edition of The Red Letter, from June 2023.

Brandon Johnson, a former organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union, was sworn in Monday as the 57th mayor of Chicago. Activists on the Left determined this election – and how his term as mayor will unfold. 

DSA is treading water and needs a strategic reorientation quickly. To truly reach the multiracial working class, we need to focus on building chapters at public universities and community colleges.

International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, began because of events in the United States. Socialists should remember the sacrifices of those who came before us by celebrating May