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Check out the latest updates from our Working Groups
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Below you’ll find the latest updates from across Boston DSA, including local events and actions that we are supporting, campaigns our Working Groups are focusing on, and local political news.
Mayor Wu and DA Hayden: Drop all charges remaining related to the police raid on the peaceful Emerson College Palestine encampment!
[[{"value":" By the Editorial Board At 1:45am on April 25, 2024, Boston Police and MA State Troopers stormed the peaceful pro-Palestine Emerson College student encampment and arrested students en...
Opinion: Take Over Norwood Hospital
[[{"value":" The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not represent the official position of Working Mass. This article was originally a public statement issued by Mass-Care,...
Letter Carrier Leadership Signs Tentative Contract, Sparking Rank-and-File Backlash
[[{"value":" Discontent is high in the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) as a rank-and-file campaign seeks to vote the new contract down. By Connor Wright BOSTON – Last Friday, the...
Working Mass
Working Mass is a collaborative project of many Massachusetts DSA chapters and working groups, including Boston DSA’s Labor Working Group, Cape Cod DSA, and Worcester DSA. Read more on their website.
Democrats Won’t Protect Trans People–Only Socialists and Unions Can
[[{"value":" By Siobhan M. In recent years, Republicans have waged an increasingly aggressive war on transgender rights. Through bans on transition-related healthcare, sports participation...
Cambridge Library Workers Fight for a Fair Contract
[[{"value":"Cambridge Public Library (CPL) workers and community supporters rally in front of the CPL’s main branch. Credit: Working Mass. By Connor Wright CAMBRIDGE – It’s a crisp 45 degrees on...
Opinion: UAWD Must Move Beyond Bread-and-Butter Reformism
[[{"value":" The views expressed in this article are the authors’ own and do not represent the official position of Working Mass. by Jake Scarponi Last month, the UAWD reform caucus held its first...
Political Education Working Group (PEWG) blog
Political education is the shared learning process needed to inform, mobilize, and advance our work. The PEWG blog is maintained by Boston DSA’s Political Education Working Group and focuses on providing different insights and perspectives on socialism. Read more on their website.
Vaccine Apartheid
by Christopher R. The Covid pandemic is a global crisis that has driven home the importance of vaccination in combating illness. The rapid development of vaccines against Covid is an incredible feat...
10 Antifascist Books to Help You Prepare for What’s Next
Comrades, Following the events of January 6th, we’ve been hearing a lot of folks talk about wanting to get involved in doing antifascist work. Solidarity Against Hate – Boston has a long history of...
Take Back the Grid blog
Take Back the Grid is the action arm of Boston DSA’s EcoSocialism Working Group. Its goal is to democratize, decarbonize, decommodify, and decolonize energy utilities here in Massachusetts. You can read more on their website.
Geothermal Microdistricts & the FUTURE: A renewable alternative to gas heating
– JT H. & Steve S. In September of 2018, workers replacing low pressure gas mains neglected to move a pressure sensor to the newly installed pipe. This critical step was not included in the work...