Cover art shows alieanted forces dancing in a purple void.

Winter 2025

Published January 10, 2025

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

Editors this edition: Gary zZz, Claudia Steiner, Sam Dee, Julia P, Paige E, Adam S, Maxwell Rott, Christina D and Vee B.

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In this issue

Return to the Contradictions: Making Sense of Abounding Crises

Claudia S
Socialists should feel grounded, if not consoled, by the framework of dialectical materialism to identify and ultimately disrupt the power imbalance between the haves and have-nots. 

Democracy in action at Metro DC DSA’s 2024 Local Convention

Gary zZz
A brisk recap of the 2024 Metro DC Democratic Socialists' local convention.

Theories of Washington's Socialists: From Salon to Machine

Sam Dee
A look back at some of the popular ideas and theories developed on the (digital) pages of the Metro DC DSA's home publication.

Creatures of the World, Unite! A Marxist Case for Animal Liberation

Julia P
Perhaps making mindful choices about what we eat based on a recognition of the human and non-human labor can bring us one step closer to fulfilling authentic needs.

Organizational Underdevelopment, or: A Response to Two Sams

Maxwell Rott
A member of the Metro DC Democratic Socialists responds to two articles recently published in the chapter's political journal.

Turning Our Focus Inward to Avoid Reaching Out

Patrick Dalton
A member essay on a recent anti-zionist resolution considered by the members of the Metro DC Democratic Socialists.