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The Democratic Socialists of America is the largest socialist organization in the United States, with over 100,000 members and chapters in all 50 states. We believe that working people should run both the economy and society democratically to meet human needs, not to make profits for a few.

What we do

We are a political and activist organization, not a party; through campus and community-based chapters, DSA members use a variety of tactics, from legislative to direct action, to fight for reforms that empower working people.

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The Democratic Socialists of America is the largest socialist organization in the United States because we’re a member-driven mass organization. We believe that working people should run both the economy and civil society, and we show our commitment to this principle by being an organization of, by, and for the working class.

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Our Campaign Priorities

DSA and YDSA chapters organize around various issues, striving to run strategic campaigns based on local conditions. Nationally, we also provide resources and support for work done as part of our major priorities as democratically voted upon:

Electoral Strategy

Bernie Sanders launched a political revolution and DSA continues to build it, training our chapters to effectively support democratic socialist candidates running for local and state office while lifting up our key issues. We’re also grappling with how to build independent political power to hold elected officials accountable to their constituents rather than the donor class.

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Strong Labor Movement

Capitalism pits us against each other and workplaces are fundamentally authoritarian unless workers can self-organize and build collective power. This is why people build unions, and why employers undermine them. It is also why the capitalists as a class constantly promote narratives about unions that frame them as unnecessary, undemocratic, or ineffective. We know better, and we’re building worker power in every region of the country.

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Green New Deal

The climate crisis is an emergency. The world’s top scientists are saying we have little time to get off fossil fuels. Meanwhile, inequality is already out of control — and rising. We fight for a Green New Deal because it’s the only plan that meets the scale of the crisis, one that puts people and planet over profit to build a more just and sustainable economy. We’re organizing in our workplaces, communities and schools to build the working class movement it will take to win.

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Statements

October 25, 2026

Parabéns Lula and Brazil!

During his campaign, President Lula characterized 2026’s elections as a choice between “sovereignty or submission”. Brazil has clearly chosen sovereignty. It is with tremendous pride that the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) congratulate President Luiz Ignácio Lula da Silva, Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin, the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) and the coalition of progressive and leftist parties…


September 29, 2026

DSA Demands Justice for Filiberto Ojeda Ríos

We the Democratic Socialists of America demand justice for Filiberto Ojeda Ríos. Twenty-one years ago today, FBI agent Luis S. Fraticelli directed an operation in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, to arrest Ojeda Ríos—the leader of the Boricua Popular Army, known as Los Macheteros. The FBI shot him in his own home. They then waited 18 hours…


August 18, 2026

On Ecuador: When the Referees Join a Team

A statement of the Democratic Socialists of America International Committee, July 2026. En español a continuación. What is happening in Ecuador is a coup conducted without tanks. Its weapons are electoral councils, tribunals, and prosecutors, and its result is the one every coup seeks: a government that no longer has to face its opponents on…


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Democratic Left

Democratic Left - The Official DSA Member Magazine

October 27, 2026

Socialism Is on the Ballot in Rhode Island

In a state legislative race in Rhode Island, the two candidates will be the Democratic nominee and a DSA-backed independent. A leader in Rhode Island DSA explains why they’re skipping the Democratic ballot line.


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