Will the Dems pass card check? Veteran labor journalist and NYC DSAer Bob Fitch predicts that, like Charlie Brown gunning for Lucy’s football, labor will wind up on its ass — again. Read Brother Fitch’s challenging article in New Politics:
Archive for February, 2010
AAUGH!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Fitch, Labor, New Politics on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Remember Michael Harrington
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Harrington, Memorial on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the birthday of DSA-founder — and founding NYC DSAer – Michael Harrington (1928-1989). He would have turned 82 years old today. Many of our members knew Mike well. Read remembrances by Bogdan Denitch, Frances Fox Piven, Maxine Phillips and Jeff Gold. And check out the recent Young Democratic Socialists-sponsored symposium of Mike’s life and work.
Good News for NYC Tenants
Posted in Uncategorized on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Kenny Schaeffer — NYC DSAer and tenant lawyer — reports on something that’s making New York City tenants smile. From Tenant/Inquilino, the newspaper of the Metropolitan Council on Housing:
March Across Brooklyn Bridge for Healthcare Reform
Posted in Uncategorized on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
NYC DSA and Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign are marching across the Brooklyn Bridge for health care reform. Join us!
And Speaking of “In These Times”…
Posted in Uncategorized on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Check out an awesome article about our comrades in Detroit: Mobilized in Motor City How Detroit DSA works in the Democratic Party to effect change By Seth A. Maxon Democratic Socialists in southeastern Michigan can do something most of their counterparts across the nation cannot: they can boast of electoral victories. Moreover, they possess a [...]
The State of the States Ain’t Strong
Posted in Uncategorized on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Great Recession is draining state budgets, and hurting working families who depend on public services — and the future looks bleak. NYC DSAer Chris Maisano lays out the details in In These Times:
Never heard of Jeff Gold? Get OTTY here!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
NYC DSAer, progressive polymath and all-around good guy Jeff Gold has been awarded an OTTY Award by Our Town, the Upper East Side community paper. OTTYs — “Our Town Thanks You” — go to Upper East Siders who are improving their neighborhood. Congrats, Jeff!
Working Families Party, Independence Party, Democrats, Oh My!: Electoral Politics in New York
Posted in Uncategorized on February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Jeff Gold and Michael Hirsch — NYC DSAers currently and Working Families Party activists — will explore the electoral lay of the land in New York State and City. What’s up with WFP? How about the Dems and Reps? What’s with the Independence Party? And most importantly, what’s should democratic socialists like us do?
