On July 19, 2021 the National Political Committee of DSA released a slate of recommended resolutions and amendments to the national organization’s constitution and bylaws. Our current constitution and bylaws state that they can only be amended if “written notice of such amendments has been given to members one month prior to the Convention.” The…

DSA’s rapid rise from a relatively obscure organization of about 6,000 members in 2015 to comparatively massive and significant left vehicle it is today resulted in internal transformation and a push for internal democratization at the 2017 and 2019 DSA National Conventions. As we approach a 2021 DSA National Convention with fewer but more politically…

For the Libertarian Socialist Caucus, the intensifying crises and contradictions of the 2020s are opportunities for reconsidering the path forward under conditions of intensifying crisis and weak institutional development on the left. We affirm our commitment to four foundational principles: abolition, anti-racism/anti-fascism, internal democracy and structural change, and dual power and autonomy. Our analysis requires…

If we want to understand the current challenges we confront inside and outside the organization, we have to contend with the history of the DSA as a political organization and para-party formation. The intensifying socioeconomic, ecological, and political crises have given birth to new movements but we need to develop the necessary structures and organizational…