In Our Thousands, In Our Millions: Reflecting on Socialism 2024 Conference
by Gumbo V. I had the honor of attending the 2024 Socialism Conference over Labor Day weekend. Socialism Conference has been hosted by Haymarket Books […]
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Why the Left Should Run Candidates for Justice of the Peace
As rents continue to rise and pandemic protections against evictions whither away, Austin renters desperately need organization and representation to fight the unmitigated power of […]
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20 Hour Days, 100 Hour Weeks, No Lunch Breaks: An IATSE Member Talks Working Conditions Ahead of Historic Strike Vote
As 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 […]
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The Value of Worker Cooperatives in Labor and Political Organizing
While 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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Socialist News Bulletin: Austin DSA is Getting an Office!
On Saturday, we rallied alongside AISD teachers, students, building trades unionists, and climate activists in support of a Green New Deal for Public Schools. We […]
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Stage Workers Take Strike Vote: An Interview with an Austin IATSE Member
While International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) members prepare for a national strike authorization vote, we talked to a local stagehand and member of […]
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Austin DSA’s September Reading Roundup
Welcome to the second edition of Reading Roundup, a forum for ATX DSA members to share what they’ve been reading and how it’s informing their […]
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Socialist News Bulletin: Workers Strike Back
Workers are fighting back all over the country. Washington carpenters, Kentucky distillery workers, Alabama coal miners, and Massachusetts nurses are all on strike right now. Just last […]
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Socialist News Bulletin: Doggett Signs Onto Green New Deal for Public Schools Bill
Exciting news: just weeks after Austin DSA began our local campaign for a Green New Deal for Public Schools, Rep. Lloyd Doggett has signed onto […]
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A Report from DSA’s National Convention
Austin DSA co-chair Ana P. reports on the Democratic Socialists of America’s largest-ever National Convention and reflects on the tasks of the socialist movement moving […]
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When Everything Sucks
The fact that things are preventable is a condition of tragedy, but it’s also what reminds us that things do not have to be this […]
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