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The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a nonprofit organization in the United States whose members' ideological views range from social democracy to democratic socialism.
It is not a political party, but several of its members have held office in the Democratic Party, Green Party, Working Families Party, or as independents.
The DSA is the largest socialist organization in the United States. As of July 2021, the membership of the organization was reported at over 94,000 and the number of local chapters was 239.
Despite being a self-described "socialist" organization, the DSA membership has very little interest in addressing imperialism, which is the highest stage of capitalism; capitalism's most advanced form to date.[1][2]
History
DSA was founded by Michael Harrington, a self-described "democratic socialist" who opposed actually existing socialist states of his time, notably the USSR, China, and members of the Eastern Bloc.
In 1948, Harrington and other young intellectuals joined with Trotskyist Max Schatchman to develop the idea of a "Third Camp" which opposed both the capitalist bloc and the communist bloc.
Revealing his reactionary character, Harrington said in the New York Times in the 1980s that "I share an immediate program with liberals in this country because the best liberalism leads toward socialism."
See also
- The Squad - "progressive" US congresspeople, many of whom are involved with DSA