Socialist Party Locals and member at-large joined the many demonstrations against the invasion and occupation of Gaza. From New to Los Angeles, members have been active in the growing movement condemning Israel’s actions and our governments support for those actions.…
By by David Finkel It’s official now, as if it weren’t obvious the whole time: Israel is hitting what it aims at, including housing blocks with dozens of trapped families inside, hospitals, schools, mosques, and even places where its air-drop…
By americansocialists The head of the BSP-led Coalition for Bulgaria parliamentary group Atanas Medrzhanov returned to President Rosen Plevneliev the mandate for formation of a government. “I decline to set up a government,” Merdzhanov told Plevneliev. “We are sticking ……
By americansocialists The process of electing a new leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party at the special congress to be held on July 27 is likely to be a long one, with 17 candidates now in the field. Most are…
By Joseph Schwartz By Joseph M. Schwartz Nearly 40 years of bipartisan policies of the “4 Ds” of neoliberalism—deregulation, decrease in union strength, defunding of public goods, and decreases in taxes on the rich and corporations—have produced inequalities in income…
By americansocialists Sofia. ”Change within the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) has begun, the first step has already been made,” said former energy minister Rumen Ovcharov, speaking at a discussion on the future of the party themed ”The Change is a…
By americansocialists David Cameron is a hypocrite to demand France cancel a deal to build warships for Russia while London remains a haven for oligarchs, the head of the country’s ruling Socialist party said on Tuesday. President Francois Hollande is…
By Betsy Avila By Betsy Avila, Youth Organizer Betsy Avila is DSA’s new Youth Organizer. She will be responsible for maintaining and growing our youth section, the Young Democratic Socialists. She will also serve as lead organizer for the winter…
By Rabab Abdulhadi interviewed by the Editors After leading a January 2014 academic and labor delegation to Palestine and Jordan, Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi has come under sustained attack from the rightwing McCarthyist AMCHA Initiative, which describes itself as “a non-profit…
By by Michael Gasser UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has called a special Climate Summit at United Nations Headquarters in New York City on September 23, 2014. This meeting, which is in addition to the annual UN Climate Change Conferences within…
By americansocialists PARIS — Francois Hollande may be close to proposing to the actress, Julie Gayet, according to senior Socialist party officials who have reportedly asked the French president to clarify his status. We’ve been hearing for the past three…
By admin DSA-LA Members, Please join us for a General Membership meeting on SATURDAY, July 26, at 6pm Peace Center, 3916 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, 90230 We’ll discuss chapter business and opportunities for participation in the planning and execution of…
By americansocialists The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Speaker of Parliament, Mihail Mikov, and cabinet minister Dragomir Stoynev, both of whom aspire to take over as leader of the ailing party, said in separate interviews that the resignation of the cabinet…
By americansocialists Sofia. “The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) will join a coalition only if it has 100% guarantee that its entire programme will be realised,” said Dragomir Stoynev, Minister of Economy and Energy in the cabinet of Prime Minister Plamen…
By Dolores Delgado-Campbell By Dolores Delgado Campbell Flickr/Adam Fagan On July 19-20, 1848, 300 women and men converged on Seneca Falls, New York, for the first Women’s Rights Convention in the U.S. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized it.…