Editorial Committee
The YDS Activist Blog Editorial Committee:
- Bhaskar Sunkara - YDS Activist Editor. Pursuing B.A. at George Washington University and building a GWU YDS Chapter there.
- Flavio Hickel Jr -(Flemington, NJ); Former Activist Editor, former YDS Co-Chair and Kean University YDS Activist. Currently working toward M.A. in Public Policy at William Paterson University and building WPU YDS Chapter.
- David Duhalde- Former YDS National Organizer
- Nate Nelson- YDS Member from Ohio University.
- Jason Schulman- on the editorial board for New Politics and the Democratic Left.
- Kenny Grand
- Andrew Jay Bowe- University of Colorado Boulder YDS member
- Monitors the content of the site and is responsible for making sure that certain issues and perspectives are covered.
- Serves as the democratic decision making body of the “the Activist”
- All EC members have access to the Blog and can post content.
- Content is submitted to the Activist Editor (admin@theactivist.org) and it is then forwarded to at least one EC member for editing.
- The Editorial Committee can vote to give writers access to the Blog so that they can post without prior approval from the EC (can also revoke access.) These decisions are based on simple majority rule with the editor serving as the tie breaker.
- Changes to these policies shall require a two-thirds majority vote for passage.
- Composition of Editorial Committee.
- Activist Editor - Deciding Vote if tied.
- Committee is open to YDS/DSA Membership only.
- Minimum of 5 members of the committee, Maximum of 10
Editorial Committee - Roles and Responsibilities

