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LSC Statement Introducing A Draft Budget Resolution
Over the past four months, the internal political life of DSA has been chiefly concerned with the budget. With staff layoffs set to go into effect this week and the publication of a new proposal from the Bread and Roses caucus for a memorandum of understanding between DSA and the DSA Union, it seems likely…
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For Direct Democracy Without Caveats: LSC Opposes the “Deliberative Member Engagement” Proposal
Groundwork comrades have come out in public support for the idea of member-driven democracy in DSA. Groundwork has referenced our caucus’ direct democracy efforts in their motivation for their proposed resolution to the NPC. We in LSC want to discuss how we see this resolution engaging with these efforts. We begin by welcoming and thanking…
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Socialism is Not Presidential: LSC Statement on DSA’s 2024 Presidential Endorsement Debate
Now that DSA’s National Political Committee has voted for members to debate a potential presidential endorsement, we in the Libertarian Socialist Caucus seek to express our position on the upcoming election and propose a course of action that makes the most sense for DSA and the broader socialist movement. We salute the organizers of the…
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LSC’s Budget Follow-Up: DSA Should Budget for the Long Term
DSA’s budget situation has developed significantly since LSC released our initial statement. Our comrades in Bread and Roses, Socialist Majority Caucus, Marxist Unity Group, and Red Star have each released statements elaborating on their respective positions on the budget, the NPC met to make substantial cuts and revisions to the budget, two updates to the…
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LSC Points of Unity Process
Beginning in 2021, LSC undertook a series of internal discussions, at the time referred to as the “Horizon of the LSC.” This culminated in a new set of bylaws which would establish productive distance between our work on different terrains, allowing members of the newly reorganized Horizon Federation to collaborate where possible without requiring DSA…
