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.
Read moreEarlier this month, workers at local pizzeria Via 313 rallied at their north campus location to protest retaliatory suspensions against workers organizing for paid sick […]
Read moreLong a fixture of Austin activist circles, Alice Embree reflects in her new memoir on decades of involvement in radical organizing. Her experiences in the […]
Read moreKnocking 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 […]
Read moreBuilding a world where we share the work and the rewards, where we minimize inequality, where we ensure the basic needs of all are met, […]
Read moreWelcome 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. How […]
Read moreProp A, the Republican-backed effort to mandate higher police funding at the expense of city services, was soundly defeated by Austin voters last week. We […]
Read moreWelcome to the third edition of Reading Roundup, a forum for ATX DSA members to share what they’ve been reading and how it’s informing their […]
Read moreAs rents continue to rise and pandemic protections against evictions whither away, Austin renters desperately need organization and representation to fight the unmitigated power of […]
Read moreAs entertainment workers begin their vote to authorize a nationwide strike, we sat down with a rank-and-file IATSE member to talk about working conditions and […]
Read moreWhile the worker cooperative movement is not a silver bullet in challenging capital, cooperatives can be valuable institutional partners to labor and political organizing. Cooperative […]
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