“It’s a long-term strategy”
The youth section of the Dutch Socialist Party has nearly been kicked out of the party. What happened, and what political lessons are there for us in the U.S.?
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We’re Striking Because We Know Our History
COVID-19 has accelerated the politics of austerity at Columbia. So we organized our student body.
Don’t hate the players, hate the game
It makes sense that lots of people don’t engage with the political process. Our goal is to help them see a way out.
National Power Starts at the Local Level
Josiah Bloss shares how Farmer-Labor’s strategy in the early 20th century can be DSA’s key to success in the 21st.
Bring DSA into Government
Dean Preston’s fellowship program is a model for DSA chapter–politician cooperation.
Fall semester chapter reports
YDSA members around the country share how their chapters have been organizing the last few months.
The Activist interviews BYP100
Two Activist editors interview Kwynn Riley, national Comms Associate for Black Youth Project 100. This is a shortened version of the full interview, which will be published in the print issue of The Activist, due in February.
We need to reform the Greek police. This is why.
Members of the Syriza Youth detail the Greek Left’s struggle against police brutality. On the eve of the Greek financial crisis, a conference on youth psychology took place in Athens. Experts from all over Greece gathered to discuss the profound feelings of frustration and disappointment they observed in their nation’s youth. “I have to work…
“I better join the socialist movement until I find a union”
Longtime socialist and trade unionist Chris Townsend recalls joining the socialist movement and passes on the lessons of William Z. Foster about the importance of the labor movement.
#NoAmerenShutOffs
Together, YDSA chapters and socialists across Illinois are taking on utilities companies and winning state-wide shut-off moratoria during the pandemic #NoAmerenShutOffs
