On November 4, 2025, Austinites will be voting to approve a property tax increase for the city, called Proposition Q. Our chapter is working in coalition with local labor and social justice organizations to win this tax rate election (or “TRE”). We believe the property tax increase will fund city workers and programs that are necessary to care for our neighbors during the worst of the second Trump administration.
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Poems From Our Martyrs
I have never much liked poetry. But somehow, it has been poems that have brought me the most emotional and spiritual clarity over the past two years. I think this has less to do with the poems themselves, than who they were written by: refugees, prisoners, martyrs. Despite being written in the most unimaginably harsh conditions, their words are still somehow infused with hope and love – and a source of strength for all of us.
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The Goth Rock Opera of Our Present
I watched Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) when it first released. Back then, I enjoyed the music, wacky characters, and gore. Today, the movie hits different. The movie takes place in the not-too-distant future. That future has arrived.
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Reinstate Dr. Tom Alter
On Wednesday, 10 September 2025, Dr. Tom Alter, a well-respected educator, published historian, and tenured faculty member at Texas State University, was unceremoniously terminated from his position at Texas State University. This unjust decision came just days after Dr. Alter spoke at the Revolutionary Socialism Conference in his legal and protected capacity as a private individual and not as a representative of the university.
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In Defense of the Student Movement
If we want to win material change, at our schools and in the world, we have to be comfortable organizing the people around us, having conversations, and building power.
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Exert Your Right to Mask!
Rights are not rights if we don’t use them, and we must use exercise them openly, frequently, and without reservation.
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Democratic Socialism and the Automotive Industry
A modern industrial society requires a democratically-controlled economy. Here is an outline of why that’s true
Read moreYou Should Get an Enhanced Library Card
Do you like libraries, gender-neutral IDs, solidarity with marginalized groups, and defying Greg Abbott? You can get all of these things at once with Austin Public Library’s Enhanced Library Card (ELC). It serves as a normal library card but contains more information including your photo, address, and date of birth.
Read moreSolidarity with Austin’s Muslim Community
By Austin DSA For over a year and a half, Austin DSA has argued that the state of Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people is […]
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Lessons from a Tenant Union Campaign in North-West San Antonio
by R.K. Upadhya Over the past two decades, the housing market has emerged as a powerful means by which capitalism can exploit the working class. […]
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