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Fall 2024

Published September 20, 2024

Cover art by Morgan Fecto, with design additions from the chapter publications team.
Additional artwork by Morgan Fecto and Christina Davies.

Editors this edition: Gary Zottoli, Claudia Steiner, Sam Dee, Woody Woodruff, Les P, Julie V, Julia P, Les P, Paige E and Vee B.

In this issue

How a Hot Shop Burns: The UMD Graduate Labor Union Card Campaign

UMD grad workers have been trying to organize their campus for decades. An organizer shares grim lessons learned in the latest attempt

Anticapitalism in the Real World

A revolution on a world scale will take a very long time. But it is also possible to recognize that it is already starting to happen. To see the revolution around you, ask: “what is revolutionary action?”

Into the Fire: Organizing Against Extreme Heat

As global temperatures rise, workers are making workplace safety and protections a new focus for labor. Farm workers, garment manufacturers, and delivery drivers have all found climate issues to organize around.

Stop and Frisk: A Tale of Two (Atro)Cities

Years ago, a judge found the NYPD's Stop and Frisk practice a form of systemic racial discrimination. The Stop and Frisk program in DC is even worse. Why can't we stop it?

Introducing Metro DC DSA's Bodily Autonomy Working Group

Adele B, Emily N, Joe R, Lyra M, Miranda E

Abortion access and trans rights are on the front lines of the fight against the far right and for working class liberation. A new working group in DC seeks to advance this struggle.

Organizing for Uncommitted: Justice for Palestinians on the Democratic Ballot

Alexandra Melinchok

How Maryland organizers used electoral canvassing to make voting about something more than the candidate—a tool in the fight for Palestinian liberation.

Opening Closed Eyes – a Screening of Israelism in Greenbelt

This summer, the New Deal Cafe screened a documentary on Israeli propaganda, demonstrating how two Jewish people came to challenge their Zionist upbringing.

Democracy, Like Flowers: A Reflection on Organizing Mutual Aid in Western NC

North Carolina chapters of the DSA are currently organizing mutual aide relief to address the impact of Hurricane Helene. Here is one NC member's reflection.

The Case for Initiative 83

The option for ranked choice voting has been waiting to appear on the District's ballot. Initiative 83 would create a better electoral candidate pool, despite opposition, a member argues.

The Professional Problem: The Case for Broadening MDC-DSA’s Base

Metro DC DSA claims to be a “vehicle for the working class”. How can we open the door wider? Some thoughts...

In Memoriam: Bernice Johnson Reagon

DC civil-rights activist and music legend Reagon passed away this summer, an immense loss to the movement. Maxwell Rott calls for a new appreciation of her historical research on music in the Black Freedom Movement.

Presente, "Farmer" Steve Melkisethian

Steve was an early and active member of the Metro DC DSA’s Montgomery County branch and a beloved presence at branch meetings, picnics, actions and more.