Articles by Rebecca Capua
Steering Committee Update
Steering Committee Update2020 NYC-DSA Convention
Combat Boots: The Anti-Capitalist Philosophy of Filmmaker and Musician Boots Riley
Left of the DialBy John M Boots Riley, frontman of hip-hop groups The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club, came to film with the purpose of conveying a […]
Bronx-Upper Manhattan Branch Helps Protect Inwood from Rezoning
SpotlightBy Avi G Last month, the uptown groups that fought the city’s rezoning of Inwood won a surprise victory: Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Verna Saunders […]
AOC DSA-Only Town Hall Energizes Local Organizers
SpotlightBy Jack C Electoralism is a perennial bugbear of leftist organizing. One of the many skepticisms leftists hold (including many in the DSA) is that […]
Campaigning for News Guild leadership with an eye to the future
Rank and FileBy Annie Shields What is your occupation? (You don’t need to specify the company if you prefer not to.) I am the engagement editor at […]
The Fight Continues: NYC-DSA and Struggle for Housing Justice
SpotlightBy Cea W Last year, NYC-DSA took on the fight for universal rent control as a citywide priority in the 2018-2019 legislative session. In June, […]
Nimrod Workman: a Radical Musician for the Union Worker
Left of the DialBy Ben D I can’t think of a more cringeworthy phrase than “real music.” After a few decades on this planet, I’ve come to accept […]
Capital in the 21st Century (It Stinks!)
Left of the DialThis month Jack reviews the 2019 documentary, Capital in the 21st Century, directed by Justin Pemberton. By Jack C If you’re reading this newsletter, odds […]
Consensus for Whom?
Point/CounterpointBy Brit B The status quo of New York City elections is not good. Off-year elections, separate and staggered State and City primaries, and a […]