Maurice Isserman’s history of American communism documents both its achievements and its fatal obeisance to Soviet doctrines.
DSA
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DSA Is United for Palestinian Freedom
A response to Harold Meyerson’s resignation from Democratic Socialists of America
Posted inTAP
The Divisions in DSA
Today on TAP: And why, after 48 years in the organization, I’m quitting.
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The Times and the Post Miss the Socialist Forest for the Trees
Today on TAP: The two national papers’ commemoration of the March on Washington profiled participants, but skipped their politics.
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The Socialist Emergence Inside the Democratic Tradition
At a conference for socialist elected officials, the task is to ‘represent the movement of the future in the movement of the present.’
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How New York’s Democratic Socialists Brought Unions Around to Public Renewables
State lawmakers worked hard to convince utilities and construction union members that they would not end up on the chopping block.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Schumer Joins Local Fight Against Astoria Power Plant Proposal
DSA organized against a fracked-gas plant in Queens, New York. Now Chuck Schumer is getting involved.
Posted inPolitics
The Socialist Moment, and How to Extend It
A new book and a new film speak to different audiences about the movement’s revival and prospects.
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How New York City’s Democratic Socialists Swept the Competition
All five of DSA’s New York legislative slate won in June. Here’s a closer look at how it happened.
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What Leftists Who Won’t Support Biden Overlook: Trump
The consequences of a Trump second term don’t loom large in their electoral calculations.
