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A Call to (Any) Action: Not sure what to do? Just do something!
Find the causes that speak to you most and commit to them. Attend meetings for one committee or working group.
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Socialist Book Report: The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Friedrich Engels
Some people will tell you that things like the nuclear family, “traditional” gender roles, and capitalism are natural and have always existed, but if we look back only a few hundred years, we see many societies around the world that were organized very differently.
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Rage Bait: Manufactured anger online keeps the proletariat exactly where the bourgeois wants them.
They’ve researched the emotions of the working class, they’ve researched the mechanisms of learning and behavior, and they’ve landed on an equation that keeps us online.
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Issue #3: Convention Extravaganza
We at The Pika Press are very happy to bring you comprehensive coverage of the 2023 DSA National Convention! Our coverage includes articles, report-backs, and statistics features! Articles The Struggle for an Anti-Zionist DSA Continues by Omar — a pointed critique of DSA’s zionist history and the votes of the
The Struggle for an Anti-Zionist DSA Continues
ISSUE #3 by Omar On August 4, 2023, the first in-person Convention of the Democratic Socialists of America commenced after the 2020 surge in membership. Several important questions were up for debate: Should DSA expand its National Political Committee? Will DSA work within the Democratic Party, or will it declare
Convention from the Staffer's View
ISSUE #3 by Hayley Banyai-Becker Hi comrades! My name is Hayley Banyai-Becker (she/her) and I am a Field Organizer with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) aka I am a national staff organizer! At the beginning of August, I attended my first ever in person DSA convention (as a
What is the NPC?
ISSUE #3 by Joe Mayall As the most high-stakes vote at any convention, the election of the new National Political Committee (NPC) at the 2023 Convention was the most anticipated and debated decision put before the convention delegates. With each candidate presenting their vision for how the NPC should operate
DSA Doesn’t Know What It Wants
ISSUE #3 by Caoimhín Perkins My first takeaway is how huge of a split we have when it comes to electoral politics. This is demonstrated by a glaring inconsistency with how we voted on two amendments to the National Electoral Committee Resolution. We quite easily passed Amendment I, “Act Like
Delegate Report-Backs
ISSUE #3 Denver DSA Convention Delegates were asked to write a paragraph on their experience at the 2023 DSA National Convention. This is what they wrote. Alejandra Beatty As someone who hadn’t been heavily involved in DSA work I hesitated getting involved with convention, but also knew that while
Pika’s Index (3)
Percentage of convention delegates from a Colorado chapter: 2.4% Percentage of convention delegates from the Denver chapter: 1.58% Number of States with no chapter delegations at convention: 8 State with the most delegates and chapters: California Number of Items which did not make the agenda: 15 Number of
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Issue #2: The November 2022 Elections
Issue #2 is The Pika Press’ coverage of the November 2022 elections. It was originally intended to be published in Spring 2023 but could not be due to capacity constraints. It is now being released from the vault. Articles Every Defeat, an Opportunity: The Silver Lining in NEWR Denver’s
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Every Defeat, an Opportunity: The Silver Lining in NEWR Denver’s Failure and The Future of DDSA’s Housing Justice Committee
ISSUE #2 By Alex Yukhananov There was a sense of cautious optimism at Tom’s Starlight among NEWR (No Eviction Without Representation) volunteers. It was a mild night in Denver, and volunteers from Initiated Ordinances 305, 306, and 307 came together for an election night party. Future political hopefuls were