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, […]
Albany
2019 Albany Legislative Wrap-Up: Progressive Wins
SpotlightBy Jack C Legislation alone can never fully provide poor and working people with the protections they need or guarantee them lives with dignity. However, […]
Post Blackouts, Post Eco-fascism: Public Power
SpotlightBy Brandon W Public Power: An End to Investor-Owned Utilities This past July, New York City was hit with two serious blackouts, which highlighted the […]
What the Nixon/Williams Endorsement Set in Motion
SpotlightBy Rebecca C Following the final vote by the CLC to endorse the candidacies of Cynthia Nixon and Jumaane Williams on July 29, the strategy […]
Democratize ULURP
SpotlightBy Ben T To Give the Affordable Housing Movement a Foothold, Make ULURP More Democratic Capitalism’s default solution to the housing crisis is to build […]
Nixon – Hero or Villain
Class Enemy Class HeroActor and LGBT advocate Cynthia Nixon is taking on Andrew Cuomo, the do-nothing governor backed by real-estate developer money who gives out tax breaks to corporations and the wealthy while the reliable transportation and rent stabilized apartments are taken from the working class.
The Case Against Endorsing Nixon/Williams
Point/CounterpointBy Justin C I’ve given money to both Cynthia Nixon and Jumaane Williams. I’ll be voting for them on September 13th but I don’t think […]
The Case For Endorsing Nixon/Williams
Point/CounterpointDaniel C Everyone agrees that our ultimate goal is building a mass leftist movement; not just getting elected officials into office. We should never confuse […]
DSA Lobbies for NY Health Act
SpotlightBy Chi A NYC-DSA members headed to Albany on June 5 for the annual Lobby Day in support of the NY Health Act. If passed, […]
May Day
SpotlightOn May 1st, NYC-DSA will continue the tradition of celebrating International Worker’s Day with a rally and march in solidarity with NYC’s immigrant community. May Day is a chance to stand against racist ICE harassment and economic exploitation while demonstrating the power of all working people. Although the city depends on immigrant labor, our economic system pushes immigrant workers into the shadows, keeping their wages low and their families afraid.