On November 8th, DSA & YDSA celebrated the defeat of anti-abortion proposals in Northern Kentucky and Montana and the victory of 15 DSA endorsed candidates for state legislatures and Congress. But, as we watch election results trickle in and see Democrats only slightly outperforming expectations, we are reminded now more than ever that both…
This morning, the Supreme Court, an undemocratic body made up of the ruling elite, attacked tens of millions of Americans by overturning Roe V Wade. Six unelected people were able to overturn our right to make choices about our bodies and families. This deadly decision is an escalation in the centuries-long assault on the multi-racial…
This past month, we learned that five conservative members of the Supreme Court are poised to take away healthcare from millions. If Roe v. Wade is overturned, an abortion ban will set in nearly half of U.S. states. We are horrified, but we cannot say that we are surprised. We organize because we know that…
At YDSA’s national convention, we passed two resolutions (R3. Building a YDSA Mentor Program and R14. Resolution for Supporting a Growing YDSA) that ask for DSA’s cooperation. These resolutions affirm the importance of YDSA to both DSA and to winning socialism as a whole. Specifically, they ask that the YDSA National Coordinating Committee (NCC) be…
Released Jan. 7, 2021 Yesterday, thousands of white nationalists took to the nation’s Capitol in an attempted insurrection directed by the highest leaders of our government. The modicum of democracy left to us was threatened with a far right take over. This sedition demonstrates once again that white supremacy is embedded into our systems of…
In the wake of the growing threat of all out war caused by the U.S. military’s assassination of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad, the YDSA Internationalism Committee extends solidarity to the people of the Middle East threatened by U.S. imperialism and stands firmly opposed to a war with Iran. This act of war…
Today, over 45 million Americans are burdened with thousands of dollars in student loan debt. This means millions of people in the richest country in the history of the world are living under extreme financial duress for pursuing an education. As such, student debt not only punishes people for daring to be educated, but it…
The white, capitalist ruling class has used policing as a means of enforcing and maintaining a racial and economic caste system since the early days of colonization. In the last 50 years, police agencies have widened the scope and scale of their systemic violence; through surveillance, informants, and others forms of covert policing, these agencies…
The Young Democratic Socialists of America opposes SESTA/FOSTA and all legislation which threatens sex workers at the federal, state, or local level. On April 11th, President Trump signed SESTA/FOSTA into law, threatening the rights and safety of sex workers across the country. The legislation closes legal protections in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act,…
The Young Democratic Socialists of America mourn with the Parkland, FL community for the seventeen lives lost to senseless and preventable violence. We stand in solidarity with the student organizers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. In the face of this tragedy, they have shown the courage our so-called leaders lack. Rather than allow themselves…
