Oct 26, 2024 | Quad-City Worker
by Josh L A friend and comrade asked me to write about why I joined DSA. Looking back on it, my motives were slight and small, a fragile seedling, really. I was searching for something but I couldn’t articulate for what very effectively. I might have said that I was...
Oct 26, 2024 | Quad-City Worker
by B. Maloney The current structures of power and wealth that shape our society ensures workers bear the public costs of private profits. Workers only receive a portion of the value their labor power creates. The labor force is the backbone of business profits....
Oct 26, 2024 | Labor, Quad-City Worker
The Management of Power by Leaders of Both Movement and Business Unions by See Double Union membership has statistically been shown to raise wages, increase benefits and make lives better for the people that vote “Union Yes.” However, the inner workings of a union are...
Oct 26, 2024 | Quad-City Worker
Hear from our members on why they joined DSA! “I joined the Democratic Socialists of America because I believe it is morally correct to expand democracy into all aspects of life, including the economic sphere. Today, unless you’re a capitalist, you have no...
Oct 26, 2024 | Political Education, Quad-City Worker
by Meagan R It is a truth universally acknowledged that a reader delving into a fantasy novel must be in want of a few things: rich worldbuilding (by which I mean a map at the start of the book), sexual tension you could cut with a knife (bonus points if it’s queer),...
Oct 26, 2024 | Mutual Aid, Quad-City Worker
by Josh L. Hello! My name is Josh L. and I’m currently one of the co-chairs of the Quad Cities DSA’s Mutual Aid Working Group. I wanted to take a bit of time to discuss our canvassing efforts concerning the profusion of little, free pantries throughout the Quad...
