The YDS Activist Blog Editorial Committee:

• David Duhalde- Former YDS National Organizer
• Flavio Hickel Jr – Former Activist Editor, former YDS Co-Chair and Kean University YDS Activist. Currently working toward M.A. in Public Policy at William Paterson University
• Chris Maisano – Activist Editor
• Adrian Bleifuss Prados
• Jason Schulman- On the editorial board of New Politics and Democratic Left.
• Bhaskar Sunkara - Former Activist Editor. Pursuing B.A. at George Washington University, founding member of the YDS organizing committee The Democratic Left @ GWU
  

Editorial Committee – Roles and Responsibilities

• 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