With the next “No Kings” protest happening on 3/28, our comrade Kevin N reflects on his history in the protest activist scene and its successes and shortcomings as an organizing tool.
Previous entries — Part One, Introduction; Part Two, Electoral Politics; Part Three, Labor; Part Four, Diversity in the SPA The 1910s were a period of opportunity for socialist organizing across the world, and represented the peak of mass membership in socialist organizations in the United States. The country’s economic inequality was becoming more salient, with … Read more
Previous entries — Part One, Introduction; Part Two, Electoral Politics; Part Three, Labor As we learn from the successful organizing of the SPA, we must also acknowledge the SPA’s greatest failure. At the same time reactionary tendencies dominated the AFL, bigotry also had a far too common place in the socialist movement. Many prominent SPA … Read more
Part 1 of our new 5 part series on the history of socialism in Cleveland!
Our member Russell K reflects on his recent experience as part of Minneapolis’ rapid response network against ICE.
Author: Barbie A Day in and day out, more and more people are disappearing off of the streets of our communities. From migrants going in for routine immigration check ins and being detained, being targeted in traffic stops, being sought out on their way to work, or out right having their paperwork revoked from them … Read more
Author: Mike ZThings aren’t the best right now. I think we can probably all agree on that. The Trump administration is seemingly speed running the dismantling of our civil liberties while nakedly attacking any opposition of any kind. He’s declared war on anyone even remotely to the left of his positions with with broad and … Read more
From the beginning, the Trans Liberation Priority Project has put on its agenda passing trans sanctuary city legislation in the cities of Lakewood and Cleveland.Lakewood is our first success. The Cleveland DSA Chapter first submitted draft legislation to the City of Lakewood in April 2025 and showed up in support of this at a city … Read more
Author: Andrew O It is impossible to organize without a positive vision of the future. Placing a point on the horizon allows us to steer our ship towards that guiding star. I do not speak for the chapter here, but for myself and in hopes of spurring comrades to think about and voice their own … Read more
Some thoughts on movement building, single-issues, false urgency, and mutual aid. Author: Anna P. Everything written here is my opinion and does not represent the views of Cleveland DSA. In 2023, for the first time in my adult life, an anti-war movement with clear strategy and demands inspired mass participation in the United States. Palestinian … Read more
