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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...

What would a police free future look like?

Alex Mell-Taylor

The revolution will not be message tested.

Ceasefire is a first step towards justice at home and abroad

The demand for a ceasefire is a demand for justice. It is also part of a campaign to cut spending on bombs to further fund social support at home and abroad.

Book Review: Disrupting DC: The Rise of Uber and Fall of the City

Disrupting DC recounts a local episode in corporate control of our shared social life.

Mass DC protest demands end to US support for Israeli apartheid

A mass protest erupted in DC on November 4th, 2023. The scale of turnout demonstrated mass desire for an end to US support for Israel's apartheid regime.

Our chapter has not publicly recorded resolutions for three years

Community & Solidarity Caucus

Open governance is vital for maintaining trust and consistency in democratic organizations. We must recommit to this process.

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

Shane K 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.