Democratic Socialists of America

“It is no great secret that the Republican party is winning more and more support from working people,” Sanders said. “It’s not because the Republican party has anything to say to them. It’s because in too many ways the Democratic party has turned its back on the working...See more

Jessica Mason is a Navy veteran and socialist running for Congress in Texas. She discusses the importance of unions, her time in the military, and why both parties “demonize democratic socialism because they are scared of it.” “While I was in the Navy, I took an international relations class and learned more about what the mission of the military is: imperialism.” “We have gotten overwhelmingly positive responses at the door when we talk about the universal policies associated with democratic socialism.”

We often hear that if you increase benefits for low-income parents, they’ll just squander it on drugs and alcohol. But the best research shows that’s elitist nonsense — giving money to poor people is exactly what we need to be doing. #PoorPeoplesCampaign

A social worker and socialist running for New York State Assembly. Sairitupac talks about his family immigrating from Peru, socialism’s history in Lower Manhattan, Christianity, and his plans to fight climate change.

This decade is absolutely our last chance to prevent a future of escalating environmental and social breakdowns all over the world. We must rapidly shift off of fossil fuels to clean renewables and strengthen democracy and justice movements in the process.