“Inbuilt”: Zionism, Gaza, and Genocide

Jan 15, 2024 | PEWG blog

But transfer was inevitable and inbuilt into Zionism – because it soughtto transform a land which was ‘Arab’ into a ‘Jewish’ state and a Jewishstate could not have arisen without a major displacement of Arab population; and because this aim automatically produced...

Same old fascists can’t co-opt our pro-Palestine movement

Nov 13, 2023 | PEWG blog

Don’t be fooled: failed politicians and Proud Boys tried to spread antisemitic bile at Harvard. DSA anti-fascists won’t let them On November 11, 2023, several members of Boston DSA, a mix of non-Jews and Jews, disrupted Shiva Ayyadurai’s antisemitic, “anti-Zionist”...

No Justice For Faisal – Cambridge City Council Rejects Move For Police Accountability

Jun 2, 2023 | Cambridge, PEWG blog

In January, Cambridge police killed Arif Sayed Faisal, a 20-year-old UMass student experiencing a mental health crisis. Despite multiple protests and community outrage in the 5 months since the shooting, neither Cambridge Police (CPD) nor the established Police Review...

Why Mayor Wu’s Rent Control Proposal is Lacking

Feb 22, 2023 | Electoral, Housing, PEWG blog

Boston City Hall Photo by Naquib Hossain on Flickr On Feb. 21st Boston DSA emailed out the following call to action to Boston residents encouraging them to give public testimony on how the Mayor’s rent control proposal is in need of serious changes Tomorrow,...

Step right up, come one come all, to defend Fall River

Jan 12, 2023 | Chapter Updates, Committees, PEWG blog

The first thing I want to say about our December 10 defense of the Fall River Pride Committee’s drag story time is that we succeeded. I wanted to start out that way because between all the various mediocre news stories and online commentaries, you might not realize...

PUBLIC STATEMENT BY BOSTON DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA IN SUPPORT OF RAIL UNION WORKERS

Dec 1, 2022 | Chapter Updates, Electoral, Labor, PEWG blog

The rail freight carriers that employ approximately 125,000 unionized employees have spent years prioritizing shareholders and executives, making record profits for the railroad industry. At the same time, the carriers have downsized the rail workforce by furloughing...