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from the heart of empire...
...the
WASHINGTON SOCIALIST
is a monthly publication produced by socialists, workers, leftists, progressives, anarchists and activists in the Metro DC region.
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The Capitalist War On Telework: Why Managers Suppress Pro-Worker Innovation
Spring 2024
Frankie SF
A new vision for technology can radically challenge the myth that capitalism is the fastest route to innovation and progress for working people.
The Socialist Case for TOPA
Spring 2024
Alan Kelly and Ray Valentine
Preservation of TOPA is more than just a foundational right for the DC's tenants, it is also a vital point of agitation between the rentier capitalist class and workers.
Unmasking the new wave of anti-mask legislation
Spring 2024
Scott Gruber
Anti-mask bans are making a comeback disrupting anti-capitalist resistance movements and suppressing civil liberties in the process.
Secure DC is now the law: here's what to know
Spring 2024
Abolition Working Group
The Secure DC omnibus crime bill (“Crimnibus”) was passed by the DC Council. Here's what's in and what's out of the unpopular carceral package.
How to Win in DC: Where’s the Strategy?
Spring 2024
Hayden L
Without a clear goal and plan of attack, can socialists really contest the power and hegemony of the capitalist state?
Branches of the same tree
Spring 2024
Kurtis H
Musings on the regional structures of socialist organizations: their aspects, strengths and drawbacks.
Fighting for benefits: One local union's successful battle for transit subsidies
Spring 2024
Carl Goldman
The successful struggle for telework, transit subsidies, alternate work schedules and similar programs was the result of the hard work of federal workers and their unions.
Dennis Serrette: Presenté
Spring 2024
Kurt Stand
Lifelong peace organizer and trade unionist Dennis Serrette has passed away at 83.
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The 2022 DC Primaries and the Future of the District
Summer 2022
Ben D
An analysis of the District 2022 primary elections suggest DC is depolarizing around race and repolaring around class.
China and the Left: A Report from the People’s Forum
October 2021
Ryan Mosgrove
A recent forum out of NYC sought to challenge the American left on its approach to understanding US-China relations.
Learning to Love the Machine: Some Assembly Required
July 2021
Patrick Dalton
Socialists of all stripes should reckon that we may need to rebuild at the local level the very thing we’ve been fighting for years.
DC's Community Response to COVID-19: A Lesson in Solidarity
June 2021
Cesar Ruiz
Community groups, political organizations, and mutual aid networks rallied to confront the District government's bumbling vaccine rollout.
The Metro DC Socialist Mobilization Model
May 2021
Shane K and Ryan Mosgrove
One approach for mobilizing the working masses into socialist political operations.
The Liberal-to-Ultraleft Pipeline: Breaking the Cycle
March 2021
Patrick Dalton
Recent critiques levied at DSA peddle in an aesthetic-radicalism that risks distracting the working-class from organizing itself into a disciplined political force.