Illustration of Adams Morgan in Spring

Spring 2026

Cover image - Spring bliss in Adams Morgan, by local illustrator Christina Davies.

The Washington Socialist is a quarterly digital publication of the Metro DC DSA. It is produced by chapter members to share policy, strategy, opinion and ideas among the DC-area left. Content published does not necessarily reflect the views of Metro DC DSA or the national DSA.

Lead editor - Les P
Graphics by - Christina D, Gary zZz
Editorial Support - Les P, Gary zZz, Leah T, Yuval L, Woody Woodruff, Brian W, Sam D, Dan K, and Matthew B

First set of articles published 4/24/2026.

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In this issue

A Socialist Army Marches on its Stomach

Coileán
The Iran War sends the world a stern warning about neglecting food systems transformation.

Jesse Jackson and The Rainbow Coalition: Keeping Hope Alive

Kurt Stand
Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition offered a model for success for today's Left, writes an author who helped build DC's Rainbow.

Locked Votes: How Initiative 83's implementation disenfranchises DC

Kurtis H and Patrick Dalton
While the initiative to implement ranked-choice voting in DC purported to give voters more power, its implementation may do the opposite.

District of Connecticut: The Rise of Brooke Pinto

Christine K
Brooke Pinto wants to represent the District in Congress. What does her policymaking history tell DC voters?

So You’ve Been the Target of a Zionist Media Smear...

Samuel Sheyn
Zionist propaganda violently narrows the core of Jewish identity into a relation to a settler nation-state. The Jewish left and allies must loudly reject this lazy media hackwork.