The Left-Wing Activists Who Want to Change American Politics

The Left-Wing Activists Who Want to Change American Politics

On a Saturday afternoon in late November, around 30 people gather in an old storefront in lower Manhattan. The narrow space looks like it once housed a cozy coffee shop but is now crammed with office equipment, protest signs and mismatched folding chairs. It’s the headquarters of the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, or NYC-DSA — the organization’s largest chapter in the country. As people stream in, they are greeted…