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May 2018
In this issue
Long-term Thinking and Climate Change
Daniel Adkins
To truly address climate change, countries must act collaboratively across borders while running the educational, building, industrial, and research assets needed to make the transition.
What to do about the social network we built?
Woody Woodruff
How do we escape the pervasive capitalism spread through tech contagion?
Revolution Then and Now -- Lessons from the Past for Today's Radicals
Kurt Stand
Much was accomplished in the 1960s, but its larger goals were not – a reality painfully evident when we look around this day and time.
Metro jurisdictions, finally heeding DSA, agree to dedicated funding
Bill Mosley
The idea of establishing a dedicated source of funds for WMATA dates back at least three-and-a-half decades — and one of its early proponents was the local chapter of Democratic Socialists of America.
Climate Challenge II: How Selected Coastal Cities Are Planning for Rising Ocean Waters -- or Not
Andy Feeney
Some urban places could be doomed unless they begin making ambitious efforts soon to meet the challenge.
Good Reads for May 2018
Editorial Crew
Good reads are back! -- about Trump's tariffs, ridesharing vs. public transit and a few odds and ends
You'll love 'Isle of Dogs'
Bill Mosley
The film effectively depicts the mob mentality that greases the wheels for attacks on the poor.
The Poor People's Campaign and the Revival of the Religious Left
Eric Sommers
To commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the original Poor People’s Campaign launched by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., organizers have prepared a similar campaign to take place across the nation from May 13 to June 23.
Climate Challenge Ahead: What Rising Oceans Might Mean for Society – and Socialism – by 2100
Andy Feeney
This is the first of a two-part series on climate change and rising oceans; Part II will be published in a succeeding issue.
West Virginia Teachers Tell How Passion -- and Solidarity -- Helped Win their Struggle
Daniel Adkins
West Virginia teachers found their most influential support from the coalfield areas.
Proposal for a new national DSA caucus - DSA North Star
A Discrete Socialist
DSA members, including some from the MDC DSA local chapter, plan to launch a new caucus in national DSA.