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The Root of All Evil

Reblogged from Persistent Wondering originally posted 5/13/12 The root of capitalism is the principle that the possession of property entitles you to a claim on the fruits of someone else’s labor....

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The Crisis of Student Debt – Audio Podcast

with Jackie Sewell of Young Democratic Socialists Listen!  Four years ago, debt, in the form of unsustainable mortgage lending, crashed the entire global economy. Crises of debt are looming in at least...

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SEIU Organizes Boston Rally and March for Immigrant Rights

Immigration Rally at Faneuil Hall By Paul Garver.  Reblogged from Talking Union.  Originally posted April 7,2012. Some 800 immigrants and their supporters rallied at Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall on...

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4/16 Tax Day Rally and March – CANCELLED!

The Tax Day Rally that was scheduled for tomorrow (April 16) at the Tip O’Neill Federal Building has been cancelled because of today’s bombings in Boston. Our hearts go out to those who were injured or...

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Author and former Boston DSAer Peter Dreier on Boston Tour

Peter Dreier Peter Dreier was an active Boston DSA member in the 1980s when he taught at Tufts.  He served for nine years as Director of Housing at the Boston Redevelopment Authority and senior policy...

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Unhitched: The Trial of Christopher Hitchens

Presentation and Q&A with author Richard Seymour Chris Hitchens 6:30PM April 19, 2013 Encuentro 5/TecsChange 9B Hamilton Place, Ste 2A Boston MA 02108 Park St T Stop – Hamilton place is the alley...

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It’s time for the Gap to end their deadly negligence!

Vigil & Picket For over 300 Bangladeshi workers killed in the April 25th Rana factory collapse 4:00: Vigil at Harvard Sq. T Station (Pit) 4:30: Picket outside Gap store (15 Brattle St. Cambridge)...

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Thursday 5/9 “Jobs for All” discussion at Boston DSA Activist meeting

Thursday 5/9/2013 Boston DSA Executive Board & Activist Meeting 2nd Thursday of (almost) every month. 7:00 to 8:00 pm Business meeting (Exec. Brd mtg – members welcome) 8:00 to 9:00 pm Activist...

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5/11 Tell Gap: End Deathtrap Factories!

Saturday, May 11, 2013 – 12:00pm GAP, 200 State St. (Faneuil Hall GAP – Map) Boston, MA Many of the 5000 garment factories in Bangladesh fail to meet basic safety standards. Workers in these deathtrap...

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June 7 – Honoring Jennifer Doe, Shelagh Foreman & Andi Mullin

Democratic Socialists of America 2013 Awards Reception DATE: Friday, June 7: 6:00 pm Social, 7:00 pm Program PLACE: 58 Berkeley Street, Somerville MORE INFORMATION: 617-354-5078 TICKETS: CLICK HERE!...

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The NSA Link to Brazil and Turkey

NSA surveillance of the entire population reflects Pentagon concerns that the type of uprisings occurring in Brazil, Turkey, and recently in Egypt will come to the United States.  Planning documents...

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7/11 Boston DSA E. Board/Activist Meeting: Socialist Feminism

Boston DSA holds Executive Board/Activist meetings on the 2nd Thursday of (almost) every month. 7:00 to 8:00 pm Business meeting (Exec. Brd. mtg. – members welcome) 8:00 to 9:00 pm Activist meeting...

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7/14 Boston Democratic Socialists of America Members’ Meeting & Summer Bar-BQ

Happy Bastille Day!Celebrate Bastille Day with DSA! Sunday, July 14 2:30 – 3:00 pm Gather 3:00 pm (sharp) Meeting begins 4:30 or so Barbeque (Pot luck)Join us for good talk, good food, and camaraderie....

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Listen to the MA 5th CD Progressive Voters Forum

The Candidates (left to right): William Brownsberger, Katherine Clark, Peter Koutoujian, Carl Sciortino & Karen Spilka On September 12, eight progressive organizations including DSA hosted a...

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Autumn Convergence for a New National Agenda

With:SEIU state political director Harris GrumanPeace, GLBT and justice organizer Leslie CaganBU professor of political science Neta Crawfordclimate activist Ben Thompson… AND YOU!Sunday, November 24,...

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Join the Budget for All Coalition for a Briefing on the Federal Budget

As homeless families pour into shelters, Yacht owners keep their tax breaks! The Federal budget crisis What’s happening? What’s at stake? Who’s winning? Who’s losing? And what can we do about it?Over...

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Lisette Le of Right to the City at 1/9 DSA Activist Meeting

Lisette Le of Right to the City will be talking to us about her work at our January Activist meeting. Right to the City is a national alliance of racial, economic and environmental justice...

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Isocrates and us or “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose”

Isocrates “When I was a boy, being rich was considered so secure and honorable that almost everyone pretended he owned more property than he actually did possess, because he wanted to enjoy the...

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Congressman Joe Moakley and El Salvador at 2/13 Boston DSA meeting

Joe Moakley’s JourneyDSA member Mark Schneider will discuss his latest book, Joe Moakley’s Journey: From South Boston to El Salvador,  the first biography of South Boston’s popular, long serving...

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The Hub Public Bank – An Alternative Democratic Economic Vision (March 13...

Why Bank With Pigs?The City of Boston has $1.2 billion on deposit with the nefarious Bank of America, US Trust (a subsidiary of  Bank of America) and Citizens Bank, a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of...

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