From the Boston Political Education Editorial Committee
Institutions are never neutral. Political parties, companies, churches, schools, media outlets - they are created out of the interests of certain classes or sections of classes and find their form and function based on the mode of production of production and the social relations that arise from it...So what kind of institution are we building with our participation in the DSA?
Katie J. & Brad B. write about why the Boston DSA Healthcare Working Group has endorsed the Patient Safety Act Ballot question.
The following is text and a downloadable pdf of a pamphlet illustrating basic Marxist concepts. It's provided by Boston PEWG for anyone use, copy, or distribute.
Mike B The following is a short book summary followed by an analysis. This piece is the opinion of the author only and does not represent the views of any organization to which they belong. This piece was originally published on Medium. SUMMARY Julian Hayter’s invaluable book, The Dream is Lost, provides the first monograph-length …
Zoey MM and Hannah K Brief Summary: Immigration and Prisons Immigration detention and family separation are current manifestations of a racist, capitalist carceral logic present throughout all of American history. During slavery, enslaved people were bought and sold at whim by plantation owners and slave traders; children, spouses, and other family members were regularly separated …
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Seena, Edward P, Nafis H Boston PEWG is happy to share flyers we've created discussing the role of American Imperialism in Central America and its connection to the immigration debate in the US. You can grab the one on El Salvador in PDF format here, and the one on Honduras here. Bring them to your …
Ben S, Boston Refoundation “This race is about People. Versus. Money.” These words, from an Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaign ad, encapsulate her campaign’s core message. A message that was strong enough to unseat one of the most powerful Democrats in the United States Congress. As a revolutionary socialist who is opposed to the compromises necessary …
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By Peter M There is a pattern of behavior in Boston DSA that I find vexing. It is a pattern of behavior that isn’t exclusive to Boston DSA, and it’s a problem that besets DSA as a whole. There is an ugly tendency by some to use the concerns and issues of marginalized people without …
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Katy Slininger, Quiet Corner DSA “The immediate aim of the Communists is the same as that of all the other proletarian parties: constitution of the proletariat into a class, overthrow of bourgeois rule, conquest of political power by the proletariat.” (Marx & Engels, The Communist Manifesto) Nationalization is having a resurgence among self-described socialists, with …
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The Boston PEWG Editors Boston DSA’s June General Meeting will see an amendment presented to allow online voting for some kinds of decisions our organization makes. Since this idea was first introduced by in the Electoral Working Group’s proposed endorsement process, it has attracted some degree of controversy in the chapter. Here at the PEWG …