DSA Reaches 120,000 Members as It Deepens Ties With Latin American Left
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 12
DSA Reaches 120,000 Members as It Deepens Ties With Latin American Left
1 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 12
Summary
July 4 brought a record 120,000 members for the Democratic Socialists of America, a milestone that underscores its growing electoral ambitions despite remaining far smaller than the two major U.S. parties.
DSA is also extending its reach beyond U.S. politics: its International Committee lists the group as an associate member of the São Paulo Forum, linking it to left-wing parties and movements across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Its platform calls for public ownership of major corporations and essential industries, stronger democratic control over the economy and heavier taxation of wealth to fund public services.
A Chilean commentary in the report argues Latin America's long battles over markets, equality and state power offer a warning that ambitious ideological projects can weaken democratic institutions if checks on government erode.
The piece says DSA does not control the Democratic Party or signal imminent socialism in the United States, but even partial success could push its ideas deeper into one of the country's two main parties and beyond U.S. borders.