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DSA as a Placeholder

By Michael S. Red Star has previously written on the need for a party of, by, and for the entire working class to house and democratically facilitate the movement towards socialist transition. In our 2020 strategy zine we wrote “we’re not sure if DSA can become a real workers’

Sectarians, Sheepdogs, and the Center

By Nate W. Something is changing in this country. Millions of Americans, for the first time, have found themselves drawn away from the liberal mainstream ideologies that dominate the Republican and Democratic parties and are looking towards socialism for answers to the problems that plague the United States. From online

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Fight the War Machine at Home!

In the past weeks, a lengthy escalation of tensions between Russia and Ukraine devolved into armed conflict as Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. DSA and socialists in the US must maintain an anti-imperialist stance to prevent further catastrophe.

Red Star San Francisco: 2021 DSA SF Convention Guide

On June 12th and 13th, DSA SF will hold a chapter convention where we will vote on our first-ever chapter priorities, consider bylaw changes, and elect National Convention delegates and new chapter leadership. We believe DSA SF needs a political program that improves its organization and commits to specific courses

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Labor Theory of Value Part 2

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The Labor Theory of Value and Surplus Value

The key to understanding the nature of the capitalist economy, according to Marx, lies in understanding the nature of the commodity.

Statement on Bernie Sanders' Endorsement of Joe Biden

Bernie Sanders’ endorsement of Joe Biden is a disappointing but predictable outcome of an insurgent left-wing campaign conducted within the auspices of the Democratic Party. Bernie’s candidacy was a once-in-a-lifetime, near-perfect alignment of factors that turned the unthinkable into the immediately possible. However, even with so many aspects of

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Toward the Red Horizon: Charting a Course for the Year Ahead

ReintroductionThis document marks the beginning of a new chapter for Red Star. When Red Star formed from the remains of the San Francisco local of the Refoundation caucus, we were a group with ostensibly shared political views, but without a shared political strategy. While the points of unity we started

Statement of Solidarity with the People of Bolivia

Photo: FlickrRed Star San Francisco stands unequivocally in support of reinstating Bolivian President Evo Morales, who was ousted by a right-wing coup on November 10, 2019, and we stand in support of the Indigenous and working-class Bolivian people who now face reprisals in its wake. Under the Morales administration, Bolivia

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Statement of Solidarity With DSA AfroSocialist and Socialists of Color Caucus

Red Star San Francisco stands in solidarity with the DSA AfroSocialist and Socialists of Color Caucus and endorses its demands of DSA leadership and staff: No white person in formal leadership or staff ever post white nationalist, white supremacist or fascist symbols or advocate that the path to building a

Points of Unity

Our Points of Unity, a statement of the shared politics of Red Star, a Marxist caucus in DSA.