Between Marx and Lincoln: German Communists in the American Civil War
by R.K. Upadhya The American Civil War is a key moment of US history. If you grew up in the US, you almost certainly spent […]
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Exiles in Austin
The following is a speech delivered at the rally for a Green New Deal hosted by Austin DSA, Education Austin, Sierra Club, and Sunrise Movement […]
Read moreAustin DSA Leadership Committee Statement on Greg Casar and Palestinian Liberation
By the Austin DSA Leadership Committee In a letter dated 1/9/22 and first publicized in a Jewish Insider article, congressional candidate Greg Casar affirms his […]
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Austin DSA’s January Reading Roundup
Welcome to the Reading Roundup, a forum for ATX DSA members to share what they’ve been reading and how it’s informing their political education. Revolutionary […]
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Organizers in Office: Austin DSA & Electoral Politics in 2022 & Beyond
Former congressional candidate Heidi Sloan reflects on the role of electoral campaigns in elevating working-class struggle, how socialists in office can use their position to […]
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This Month in Class Struggle: January Chair’s Report
As long as one person exploits another, class struggle will exist. Right now, teachers are fighting against unsafe schools, railroad workers are threatening a strike, […]
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Socialist Cash Takes Out Capitalist Trash
Andrew Hairston is running a campaign for justice of the peace on a platform of protecting tenants and ending the school-to-prison pipeline. Recent fundraising numbers […]
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We Make the Dough, We Have the Power
Earlier this month, workers at local pizzeria Via 313 rallied at their north campus location to protest retaliatory suspensions against workers organizing for paid sick […]
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How Alice Embree Became an Activist
Long a fixture of Austin activist circles, Alice Embree reflects in her new memoir on decades of involvement in radical organizing. Her experiences in the […]
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First Time Canvassing? Just Show Up!
Knocking doors can seem daunting at first, but it’s an extremely rewarding experience. It gives us a chance to broadcast socialist politics to a wider […]
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Democracy Demands Socialism
Building a world where we share the work and the rewards, where we minimize inequality, where we ensure the basic needs of all are met, […]
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