This is a critical moment for DSA. Our organization has experienced large growth in response to the second Trump administration as more and more people grow increasingly radicalized by capitalist institutions undergoing deepening states of decay. The challenges facing DSA are substantial; capitalism is flailing against its own crises by| Red Star
Red Star strives to be a Marxist-Leninist center in DSA, as described in Hal Draper’s Anatomy of the Micro-sect. In this piece, Sean T. and Matt M. describe two complementary dimensions of this construct – the ‘faction’ and the ‘tendency’ – as well as how both need to exist in balance.| Red Star