Washington Socialist Cover, June 2017

June 2017

In this issue

Hegemony How-To -- Smucker's road map has utility

Michael Bindner
How do socialists breach capitalism? Smucker's how-to provides some guidance.

It's time for us to look at parties differently

Larry Stafford Jr.
A plan for how to use extant political parties to the advantage of progressives.

Paid sick leave veto may backfire on Hogan

Woody Woodruff
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan delivered his long-threatened veto of HB1 -- it must be used against him.

Response to the April 2017 DSA Internationalism Report

Enrique Calvo
DSA should reject calls to leave the Socialist International.

DSA panel offers participants alternate paths to a Green Economy

Andy Feeney
A lengthy recollection of DSA's engagement in the People's Climate March - and the panel we hosted before it.

MDC DSA aids CWA in strike and struggle

John Grill
The weekend of May 19th-21st, CWA workers at AT&T Mobility went on one of the largest retail worker strikes in U.S. history.

June 3 Rally Demands Removal of a Monument to Racism

Bill Mosley
For the residents of DC, the Marshall monument is an affront to our city.

MDC DSA Members Vote to Maintain Observer Status in Socialist International

Andy Feeney
Members of MDC DSA met to debate DSA's position in the Socialist International.

Social Justice and Peace in the Mid-East: Meeting with Rep Anthony Brown

Kurt Stand
A meeting with Rep. Anthony Brown reassured a leery left-wing delegation, but left some room for improvement.

Can campaign finance reform be the cornerstone of a progressive movement?

Dylan Shelton
Getting money out of politics doesn't change the structures and institutions within which politicians operate.