Library

Helpful Guides and Handbooks

Socialist Forum – An open and wide-ranging venue for thoughtful discussion and debate among DSA members, providing space for political reflection that is theoretical, strategic, and long-term to develop a theory and practice of democratic socialism appropriate for the twenty-first century.

Labor 101 – Socialists and the Labor Movement – Since 2020, East Bay DSA has created and revised a curriculum to introduce new members to the labor movement and the role of socialists in it. This study group, a four-part series that meets every other week for two hours, has been a great way to bring new members into the chapter’s Labor Committee, and many participants have become active in the chapter’s labor work as a result of taking the class.

Magazines, Briefs, and Digests

California Red – The bimonthly newsletter of California DSA, publishing stories from our statewide organization as well as DSA chapters across the state.

Democratic Left – The official magazine of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), run by the Democratic Left subcommittee of the National Editorial Board. The National Political Committee appoints the Editorial Board every two years in accordance with a 2023 National Convention Resolution. 

Jacobin – A leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture. The print magazine is released quarterly and reaches 75,000 subscribers, in addition to a web audience of over 3,000,000 a month

Labor Notes – A media and organizing project that has been the voice of union activists who want to put the movement back in the labor movement since 1979.

Socialist Strategy Articles

Credit owed to DSA National, which created this list (located here).

Where DSA Stands Today

Resistance Rising: Socialist Strategy in the Age of Political Revolution

Introduction to Democratic Socialist Theory

Towards Freedom: Democratic Socialist Theory and Practice, by Jason Schulman and Joseph Schwartz

Introduction to Race and Democratic Socialism

Toward a Socialist Theory of Racism, by Cornel West

The Politics of Race, by Joseph Schwartz

Justice for Undocumented Immigrants: Demand a Real Path to Citizenship

Introduction to Socialist Feminism

Democracy and Care Unbound: On Feminism’s Abiding Political Relevance, by Michele Rossi

The Socialist Feminism Project, by Nancy Holstrom

Introduction to Queer Socialism

Queer Reflections, by David McReynolds

Common Ground: The Queerness of Welfare Policy, by Joseph deFillipis

Introduction to Democratic Socialism and Economic Justice

The Economic Justice Agenda

DSA History

A Brief History of the American Left, by Maurice Isserman

Building the Next Left