If you’ve been following debates in DSA since 2016, then you’ve probably seen “horizontalism” used to describe, and sometimes criticize, the views of a tendency in our organization that has come together as the Libertarian Socialist Caucus. But what is horizontalism?...

My friends, remember the power we have in the strike. Consider it, discuss it, and if the desire for justice and life for Black people (and all people of color) so moves you, strike to attain it....

What we need is prescribed by Mandela and Tutu: Truth and Reconciliation for the system. Restorative Justice to tear down the old and build something new and better....

Ordinary working people are not easily excited by ideological rhetoric. They are much more likely to remember people who made sure that they had food on the table and a roof over their heads....

An Annotated Bibliography of Key Texts For Reading-Inclined LibSocs...

Mutual aid has a long, obfuscated history in the United States, as it has largely been the province of labor radicals and immigrant communities trying to survive the exploitation of capitalism. The last five years have witnessed a resurgence of unabashed Left political action...

In recent years, many content creators have released a slew of books, podcasts, and other forms of media to tell us of the ways in which modern civilization corrupts our character and pulls us from our true being, the way of life we were “meant to live.”...

As the U.S. left rebuilds after decades of prophetic critique—and terminal marginality and sectarianism—we confront a question of organizational structure in an environment unlike any before....

What do you think of when you hear the word ‘democracy’? Many immediately think of the process of voting......

Christian history and theology anticipated in important ways those grassroots citizens coalitions that operate outside conventional political parties and state structures....

PDF This text was written as part of the LSC Pamphlet Program. It reflects only the opinions of the author(s) and not the consensus of the Libertarian Socialist Caucus. by Ben C...

The plan outlined in *Dual Power* is democratic, nonviolent, and resolves concerns over the feasibility of socialism[...]dual power ensures that the citizens of a future socialist society will be prepared with both the skills and mindset to succeed[...]...

Stonewall was a bunch of poor queers throwing bricks at cops out of survival. People romanticize it as a valiant fight for freedom and tolerance with cutesy picket lines and slogans, but Stonewall at its core was a wordless, leaderless, spontaneous expression of rage....

We face a rabid, cornered beast with the devil's strength, but no matter how it snarls or how wide its arc of bloody destruction, it can't live forever - because it's already dying. We need to be building now because the current system will be falling soon....

The origins of the No Amazon fight in New York City demonstrates the benefits of ground-up organizing, strategic coalition-building with frontline neighborhood organizations, and allowing motivated DSA members to spearhead campaigns on their own[...]...