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...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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In this month's issue...

Time to derail the Railway Labor Act?

However important railroads are, are they so critical as to undercut the rights of the workers to decent treatment?

Hogan's Zeroes

Larry Hogan recently touted his lack of regrets as he exits the Maryland governorship; we've got a few.

Food waste, hunger, and the compulsion of wagedom

Ryan Cudemus-Brunoli

Without a guarantee of healthful food to all, we will be unable to move forward or effectively organize any form of alternative to capitalism.

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Popular articles

The 2022 DC Primaries and the Future of the District

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

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

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

Community groups, political organizations, and mutual aid networks rallied to confront the District government's bumbling vaccine rollout.

The Metro DC Socialist Mobilization Model

Lauren Katz and Ryan Mosgrove

One approach for mobilizing the working masses into socialist political operations.

The Liberal-to-Ultraleft Pipeline: Breaking the Cycle

Recent critiques levied at DSA peddle in an aesthetic-radicalism that risks distracting the working-class from organizing itself into a disciplined political force.