Category: A User’s Guide to DSA


  • Can DSA Turn Mamdani’s Electoral Victory into Class Power?

    In his contribution to “A User’s Guide to DSA,” Ty Moore considers Mayor Mamdani’s coming dilemmas. Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary is a historic achievement for the socialist left. With a commanding 12-point defeat of Andrew Cuomo, despite the record-shattering $25 million smear campaign against Mamdani, the election has…

  • A Political History of DSA, 1982-2025

    In her contribution to “A User’s Guide to DSA,” Laura Wadlin charts DSA’s transformation from fringe force to national phenomenon — and the fights along the way. Read the article on The Call.

  • Book: A User’s Guide to DSA

    A decade after the Democratic Socialists of America exploded onto the stage of US politics, the organization is full of vibrant campaigns, discussion, and experimentation. How can democratic socialists build a working-class political alternative powerful enough to defeat Trump’s authoritarian agenda? How should we relate to the pro-capitalist Democratic Party? What strategy can revive the…