Dispatch from the 2019 YDSA National Convention
SpotlightWhat are the kids into these days? Socialism.
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Critical Mass
SpotlightBy the Labor Branch OC Unions have developed a negative reputation as exclusive organizations which fight only for paychecks for their members at the expense […]
De Blasio’s NYC Care Plan: Neoliberal “access to care” vs. a socialist single-payer system
SpotlightBy NYC-DSA Healthcare Working Group On January 8th, 2019 Mayor DeBlasio announced a new proposed program for changes to NYC’s healthcare system that his administration […]
Withdrawing our money from Wall Street: Why NYC needs public banking now
SpotlightBy James O After the private banking system tanked the world’s economy in 2008, there has been a lot of outrage directed at banks. Countless […]
Public Education is a Lie: The campaign to end school suspensions
SpotlightBy the Racial Justice Working Group When members of the NYC-DSA Racial Justice Working Group (RJWG) wanted to get a better understanding of the school-to-prison […]
The Strange Election for Public Advocate
SpotlightBy Miriam B It’s hard not to laugh. Fifteen candidates will be on the ballot in the nonpartisan special election for New York City Public […]
What’s Going on in Yemen?
SpotlightBy the Anti-War Working Group OC The current conflict in Yemen dates back to 2015, when the Obama administration backed a Saudi Arabian-led coalition’s intervention […]
Will Public Union Power be the Downfall of the NYHA?
SpotlightNYC’s powerful public unions have voiced their serious concerns about the proposed New York Health Act…but there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Here we discuss what NYC-DSA, as an organization invested in both strong unions and universal healthcare, can do to help guide both sides of the argument towards resolution.
The MTA as a Worker
SpotlightJack C. (JC), Interviewer: What do you do in the MTA? How long have you been there? AM: I am a Signal Maintainer for New […]
#NoAmazon HQ2
SpotlightMiriam B How do you block a deal with a $1 trillion corporation, majority owned by the world’s richest man, when political leaders have cut […]