Madison Area DSA is proud to endorse Shepherd Janeway for seat 3 on the Madison School Board. Unlike their opponent Laura Simkin, Shepherd does not support returning School Resource Officers (SROs) to Madison’s schools. Continue reading Shepherd Janeway for Madison School Board
We strongly disagree with Public Health Madison & Dane County’s decision to allow the mask mandate to expire on March 1. Dropping the mask mandate is dangerous and premature, and we call on PHMDC to reinstate the requirement for public spaces. Continue reading It’s Too Soon to Ditch Masks
The amount of Madison-based organizing around Israel’s illegal occupation has reached surprising and even outsized levels, in recent months. Continue reading Madison Fights for Palestinian Rights
As socialist feminists, we are committed to reproductive justice as understood from an anti-capitalist, anti-sexist, anti-racist, anti-ableist perspective. For us, that means not just fighting for crumbs from mainstream politicians and nonprofits, but demanding more. Continue reading Socialist Feminist Demands for Liberation
One MADSA member’s perspective on what socialists must understand about the struggle to defend abortion access in the United States. Continue reading A Socialist Perspective on the Fight for Abortion Rights
A report on the content, process, and context of DSA’s Draft National Political Platform which will be debated by delegates at the upcoming National Convention. Continue reading Overview of the Draft National Political Platform
Better public transportation and safer infrastructure are the key to protecting cyclists and pedestrians and reducing carbon emissions. But we’ll have to fight for it. Continue reading Protecting Pedestrians, Cyclists in Madison
An introduction to the political vision of eliminating imprisonment, policing, and surveillance and of creating lasting alternatives to punishment and imprisonment. Continue reading A Beginners Guide to Abolition
The Abolitionist Working Group of the Madison Area Democratic Socialists of America (MADSA) stands in solidarity with victims of police violence and in rage against the Prison Industrial Complex Continue reading Statement on the Chauvin Trial
By Dan Fitch This story was produced in partnership with Tone Madison. When the aliens come to Earth, nobody expects them to make first contact in a Dane County board meeting. The tech moderator is calling out names over the Zoom … Continue reading Cash Bail in Dane County: Cruel and Unjust Punishment
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