Topic of the Week: The Growing Influence of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) on the Democratic Party

Have Third Worldists Captured the Democratic Party?

As many readers are no doubt aware, last week saw a thundering victory for candidates aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America in New York City’s Democratic congressional primaries. Three candidates endorsed by Zohran Mamdani—Brad Lander, Clare Valdez, and Darializa Avila Chevalier—beat establishment-endorsed but still highly progressive Democrats, including sitting congressmen in the cases of Lander and Chevalier.There’s no sugarcoatin…

Topic of the Week: The Growing Influence of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) on the Democratic Party

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In Major Cities, Don’t Bother To Call 911

Last week, ten Democratic Socialists of America members won primaries for Congress or the state legislature in New York. Most called for abolishing ICE and many for “defunding the police.” That’s become a major theme of the Democratic Socialists who are winning elections in major cities. Nearly every major city has a shortage of police officers. Most budget cuts made at the height of the “defund the police” movement have been restored, but over …