“Ten thousand times has the labor movement stumbled and fallen and bruised itself, and risen again; been seized by the throat and choked and clubbed into insensibility; enjoined by courts, assaulted by thugs, charged by the militia, shot down by regulars, traduced by the press, frowned upon by public opinion, deceived by politicians, threatened by […]
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Central Jersey DSA stands with Piscataway school psychologist and DSA member, Dr. Cassia Mosdell. Dr. Mosdell has been effectively fired through the denial of tenure because of her advocacy for LGBTQ+ and other marginalized students. At the May 12th Piscataway Board of Education meeting, students and parents of students of Theodore Schor Middle School spoke
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Central Jersey DSA sends our congratulations to the Hopewell Starbucks workers on their union election victory! They filed for their election on January 11 and in the months since then, they’ve endured union busting in their own store and watched their partners across the country experience blatant retaliation and firings. Central Jersey DSA members have
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by Will Fisher Introduction Socialists running in elections within the bourgeois-democratic electoral system in America today will always be underdogs. Until that system is replaced, that’s the simple reality of the situation as the entrenched capital-tied powers-that-be throw up innumerable barriers to keep socialists from obtaining elected power. Given this situation, recent high-profile socialist electoral
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by Megan S. There is a familiar pit that lives within some of us, most of us, and then eventually all of us. The ravages of grief and all its complex flavors dance on our tongues as we weave in and out of life. There is grief of those very much alive, grief of those
by Sudip Bhattacharya Living under Covid-19 and neoliberalism can oftentimes make it increasingly difficult for any of us to see clearly how power actually operates, and more likely, leaves us feeling as if the situation we’re now in, the deteriorating working and living conditions, the rise of the far-right, as having been inevitable. However, such
by Sudip Bhattacharya According to recent surveys, an increasing number of Americans are turning against capitalism and leaning more toward alternatives such as socialism. This would make sense given the growing economic challenges that many are facing, the fact that more and more of us cannot afford what we need to live, such as rent and food,
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by William Silversmith In an attempt to get ahead of the awful civil liberties shredding direction the media and politicians will inevitably take the discourse post-coup, I will offer my thoughts. Without a set of popular demands to fill the space, the discourse will only get worse. Fortunately, several representatives such as Ilhan Omar, Ayanna
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In recent years, we have seen the first stirrings of a working class awakening. We have seen strikes, uprisings, and crowded meetings. There is a boom in progressive and anti-capitalist media, from podcasts to blogs to print. Socialist organizations consistently claim larger membership rolls. But despite these encouraging signs, the strength of the working class
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As May Day 2020 comes to a close, it reminds me that art can be both a source of inspiration and hope, and a powerful act of rebellion in times of crisis. Here are a few favorites created in honor of today by Ruben Marque, also known as @Broobs, a Queer Latinx collage artist based
