Who we are & what we do
Democratic Socialists believe that both the economy and society should be run democratically to meet human needs, not to make profits for a few. We are a political and activist organization, not a party; through campus and community-based chapters DSA members use a variety of tactics, from legislative to direct action, to fight for reforms that empower working people.
Emergency Post-Charlottesville Response
DSA condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the white supremacist, racist, anti-Semitic terrorist attack on our comrades in the DSA, the ISO, IWW, Antifa and all others who joined forces in the streets of Charlottesville, VA. You can read our National Political committee’s full statement here.
The Movement for Black Lives has called for a national day of action this Saturday, August 19th, at symbols of white supremacy across the country. The neo-fascists are also mobilizing, for “free speech” actions this weekend. And people everywhere will be looking to groups like DSA for a community of support and ways to take action. Click here for the DSA post-Charlottesville organizing guide and signs you can download.
Read the Summary of DSA's National Strategy Document
Talking Union
Blog of the DSA Labor Network.
Democratic Left
DSA's blog and quarterly print magazine.
The Activist
Blog for DSA's youth section, the Young Democratic Socialists.
The Grassroots Economics Training for Understanding and Power is a series of DSA Fund popular education workshops arming activists and organizers with the knowledge, tools and skills to explain economics from the perspective of the 99% instead of the 1%. Why is poverty on the rise? Why is a low-wage economy unproductive? Who is behind the deregulation, tax-cuts, privatization and de-unionization of the last thirty years? What might an alternative economic model look like?
