Published in The Detroit Socialist·6 days agoUAW Reformers Just Won Control of the Union. They Want to Turn It Into a Fighting Union.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…Unions9 min readUnions9 min read
Published in The Detroit Socialist·Jan 30“We didn’t know… but we did it well”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…Working Class4 min readWorking Class4 min read
Published in The Detroit Socialist·Jan 10The Dream: Master Plansby 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!Comics1 min readComics1 min read
Published in The Detroit Socialist·Jan 6The Detroit Socialist Podcast: Ferndale Public Library Union EffortsTranscript 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.Unions1 min readUnions1 min read
Published in The Detroit Socialist·Jan 5Camp Pipe Out: Towards A Social(ist) Ecologyby Grey Perry This past summer members of Metro Detroit DSA joined other activists in northern Michigan to agitate for shutting down Line 5, the Enbridge pipeline running under the Straits of Mackinac that threatens irreparable harm to the Great Lakes ecology. Dubbed “Camp Pipe Out,” this action was organized…Activism6 min readActivism6 min read
Published in The Detroit Socialist·Dec 27, 2022Detroit DSA 2022 Recapby Melina Herrera and Gary Walker Happy holidays comrades! Even as the year winds down and we are gearing up for 2023, we are deep in a fight to help get our comrades at the Ferndale Library workers the recognition they deserve. But before we look ahead to the new…Working Class5 min readWorking Class5 min read
Published in The Detroit Socialist·Dec 19, 2022‘Romance of American Communism,’ and What It Can Teach Socialists Todayby J.M. “What I remember most deeply about the Communists is their passion. It was passion that converted them, passion that held them, passion that lifted them up and then twisted them down. Each and every one of them experienced a kind of inner radiance: some intensity of illumination that…Communism10 min readCommunism10 min read
Published in The Detroit Socialist·Nov 29, 2022Count Starts Today for First Member Vote in UAW Historyby Chris Viola The count started today: UAW members have voted for their top officers, the first time in the union’s history that they’ve had the right to do so. Observers from the two counterposed forces contending for leadership are observing the count of mailed-in ballots in Dayton, Ohio. DSA…Labor12 min readLabor12 min read
Published in The Detroit Socialist·Oct 26, 2022The Dream: Ambitionby Ken Jackson The Detroit Socialist is produced and run by members of Detroit DSA’s Newspaper Collective. Interested in becoming a member of Detroit DSA? Go to metrodetroitdsa.com/join to become a member. Send a copy of the dues receipt to: membership@metrodetroitdsa.com in order to get plugged in to our activities!Comics1 min readComics1 min read
Published in The Detroit Socialist·Oct 18, 2022Viewpoint: Developing a Socialist Vision is Crucial to the Success of the Leftby Will Froberg The following article represents the opinion of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of the Detroit Socialist Editorial and Writers’ Collective or Detroit DSA as a whole. When trying to convince people that capitalism needs to go in order for humans to truly flourish…Left Wing6 min readLeft Wing6 min read
