The following was drafted by, and adopted by, the editorial committee of “The Activist”. It has not been formally endorsed by the coordinating committee of the Young Democratic Socialists.
The 2008 United States presidential and congressional elections constituted a historic victory for progressive forces as we elected our first African-American president, Barack Hussein Obama, and […]
This article originally was published on DSA member Barbara Ehrenreich’s blog.
Surely you have heard by now of the imminent socialist takeover of America, and if you find the prospect unlikely, ask yourself: How many socialists do you know who lost millions in the recent stock market crashes? Just as I thought—none—and that’s not only […]
Written by former YDS National Organizer, David Duhalde
23rd Socialist International Congress
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the only US member of the Socialist International (SI), an over century old global association of over 150 left-wing and center-left political parties and organizations. I was fortunate be a member of the DSA delegation at […]
Picture Gallery from the Retreat
The 2008 Socialist Summer Retreat held between August 8th and 10th in Wurtsboro, New York exemplified the resounding success of the work YDS and its activists have done over the past two years. Forty-five youth and students participated from places as far away as Colorado, Nevada, and Texas, including delegations of […]
This is a response to the criticisms of the proposal to rename the YDS. You can read the amendment draft and the lively debate that followed here, please continue any further debate on this post
I want to thank everyone who has taken the time read my proposal. I especially want to express my […]
The 2007 Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) convention was a turning point for both the DSA and the Young Democratic Socialists (YDS). Fifteen young delegates, many meeting for the first time, gathered with sixty of their older comrades in Atlanta, Georgia for the two day convention, which spanned from November 9th to the […]
