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Why Not Try The Proper Channels?
UW Madison has continually chided student’s calls to divest from genocide supporting investments with Isreal. Following multiple acts of violence against protesters, UW officials directed students to “proper channels.” The truth is “proper channels” were created to divert energy into ineffective means of reaching divestment. To stop the genocide of Palestinians from the imperial core, we must pursue direct action.
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The WI Police Officers Who Used Government Surveillance to Track Their Love Interests
Four cases of WI law enforcement spying on their (ex-)partners raises concerns while Dane County reinstates ALPR funding.
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Monthly Round-Up – April 2026
In April, MADSA worked towards a community breakfast and economic blackout for May Day, and continues work around ICE Out, supporting socialist candidates, and spreading political education.
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The Importance of Membership Work
The period we are living through is one of profound importance for the workers’ movement across the globe, and in particular for the American socialist movement. Over the last year, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), once near-moribund, have exploded back to life in response to the action of the American regime.
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Monthly Round-Up – March 2026
Welcome to Vol. 8 of the monthly round-up! The content in this publication overlaps significantly with our DSA newsletter and monthly General Membership Meetings.
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The Case for At-Large Executive Committee Elections
Building the resilience to productively work through conflict is one of our most important tasks in building DSA into a real party – one that many leftist organizations struggle with.
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Abolish Borders: Why we can’t stop at ICE
The government and ICE are using the threat of deportation to strike fear into our hearts. They want to stop people and workers like us from working together — from trying to create genuine positive material change in our lives and workplaces.
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Monthly Round-Up – January 2026
Cheers erupted in the January 28th General Membership Meeting when over 100 people voted in favor of endorsing Francesca Hong in the upcoming Wisconsin gubernatorial race.
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Bobby Gronert: Why MADSA should endorse Francesca Hong for Governor
As we approach one of the biggest decisions in the history of Madison-Area DSA and UW-Madison YDSA, we want to share our thoughts on the question of endorsing Francesca Hong.
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MADSA’s Electoral Strategy & The Fran Hong Endorsement
Since the April 2025 Chapter Convention, MADSA has slowly been reconfiguring its electoral strategy.
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Member of PSOL in Brazil Visits Madison DSA
In December 2025, MADSA was visited by Peter B., a Brazilian socialist member of PSOL (Partido Socialismo e Liberdade/Socialism and Liberty Party).
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Monthly Round-Up – December 2025
The chapter reported at our December General Membership Meeting that MADSA has nearly doubled in size since October 2024 – from 368 members then, to 643 members now!