by Jane Slaughter I appreciate Landis’s Detroit Socialist article and agree with some of his points. In particular, I agree that we haven’t yet figured out how to make an election campaign — except for Bernie’s — feel like and be a movement, rather than a lot of hard work…

How DSA’s labor & electoral strategies are closer than most realize, and how to hold our electeds accountable. by Landis Spencer Detroit DSA is grappling with many questions in relation to our electoral campaigns, and sits at an interesting place in our electoral journey. We have lost 2 waves of…

Socialist electoral strategy is about making wagers. Let’s work together to make sure our bets pay off. by Anthony D., Frances R., JM In January, Detroit DSA hosted the second in a series of panel discussions on electoral work, bringing forward comrades’ different perspectives. These conversations helped us see the…

Though we may not elect our way to socialism, electoral work is crucial to supporting labor work. We will need the office to get there. by Aaron B., Melina Herrera At the January General Meeting, we as Detroit DSA discussed our electoral strategy and what forms it has taken, and…

by Sean Crawford Sean Crawford works at General Motors and is a member of Detroit DSA. Bargaining for new contracts with the Big 3 automakers will begin soon, and looks to be headed toward a strike, as the only way we can recoup decades of concessions. …

BY CHRIS VIOLA Chris Viola is an auto worker and member of UAW Local 22, Unite All Workers for Democracy, and Metro Detroit Democratic Socialists of America. The following article was originally published in Jacobin. Unite All Workers for Democracy, the reform caucus in the United Auto Workers, just won…

by Jane Slaughter This article was originally published in Democratic Left on January 12th, 2023. A Precious Residue by Sam Friedman (International Marxist-Humanist Organization, 2022) Fifty years ago, socialists got blue-collar jobs in numbers, aiming to connect with fellow workers and help to foment class struggle. We’re seeing a surge…

by Ken Jackson “STAY TOON’D! We’ve moved to Webtoons.” Link is https://m.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-dream/list?title_no=704689&webtoon-platform-redirect=true Congratulations to Ken Jackson for having his comic series The Dream picked up by Webtoons! This is the second to last comic of this series that will appear in The Detroit Socialist. We are grateful for his many contributions and wish him the best!

Transcript In this episode listen to DSA member Katherine Montalto discuss the Ferndale Library workers’ efforts to form a union with DSA Member, librarian, and a member of the union’s organizing committee, Mary-Graham Hunter. This conversation was recorded via Zoom on December 21, 2022. For updates on the progress of union efforts please check out Ferndale Library Workers on Instagram and @FADLUnion on Twitter.