Washington Socialist - Fall 2025

Fall 2025

Published October 24, 2025

Cover art by Anonymous.

Additional artwork by Gary zZz.

Editors this edition: Les P, Leah T, Adam S, Sam Dee, Gary zZz, Julie V, A L, and Brian W

In this issue

Dispatches from the Occupation of DC

A collection of weekly dispatches from the early days of Trump's assault on Washington.

Retail Rent: A Leech on Our Communities

DC's bars and restaurants are facing economic crisis. Corporatists blame worker wages, but commercial landlords are the real culprit.

Organizing Greenbelt against fascism w/ Frankie Santos Fritz

Greenbelt City Council candidate Frankie Santos Fritz shares his thoughts about the future of Greenbelt, the Trump regime, and US democracy...

Why "Useless" Actions Matter: A Defense of Getting People Moving

Every left-wing movement was built on a series of defeats that taught participants and created a foundation of theory.

Angola, Apartheid and “Our Type of National Liberation”

What Southern Africa's recent history teaches us about the dynamics of the Middle East of today

The Legend of David Schwartzman

Vaunted community organizer, Statehood-Green Party leader, environmental scientist, and ecumenical socialist David Schwartzman passed away on July 1, 2025.

Hyperlocal, Hyper Effective: ANCs and Working-Class Governance

DC's hyper-local ANCs are opportunities to improve lives and earn the confidence of working-class people.

Staffing, Finance, and Radical Politics

A Metro DC DSA members writes about a chapter proposal to invest in a new part-time staffer position.

DSA's 2025 National Convention: Red Slate Reflections

Four delegates to DSA's 2025 National Convention provide their reflections, take-aways and analysis on the Chicago affair.