Since 2014 and beginning with Public Law 113-278 passed by Congress, the neoliberal government of the United States in collusion with other western states have waged a campaign of economic warfare against Venezuelan citizens through a series of illegal sanctions. Also referred to as unilateral coercive measures, this economic blockade was deepened by both Presidents…
The DSA International Committee calls for defunding the military industrial complex and moving the money currently spent on overseas bases, weapons of mass destruction, and other weapons systems toward social programs that will benefit the working class and head off global climate catastrophe. Perhaps due to his military background and despite the U.S.-backed coups in…
Summary: The International Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA IC) strongly condemns Congress’s use of industrial policy and other elements of the proposed US Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) to counter China as part of a new Cold War fueled by US imperialist interests, a stance that further destabilizes geopolitical relations and jeopardizes…
The United States should never have invaded Afghanistan. The Afghan people suffered from U.S. violence for decades and now will face further hardship under the Taliban. The United States is right to withdraw as it has no right to occupy any country and the Taliban draws legitimacy from the U.S. occupation. At the same time,…
Translated into Spanish below / traducido al español a continuación This previous weekend, Chileans headed to the polls to vote in their presidential primary elections. The DSA International Committee (IC) congratulates Gabriel Boric of the democratic socialist Social Convergence party for successfully winning the presidential primary of Chile’s leftist Apruebo Dignidad coalition. Boric will be…
The International Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America applauds the House’s recent vote to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) Against Iraq. We urge the Senate to follow suit and pass S.J.Res.10, which would finally remove one of the legal cornerstones of the U.S.’s Global War on Terror. While most…
On June 14, 2021, NATO will host its annual summit in Brussels, Belgium. On this occasion, the Democratic Socialists of America International Committee affirms its solidarity with the demands of anti-militarist campaigners, European left-wing parties and movements who take a clear position against NATO, and those suffering from the results of disastrous Western-led military interventions…
DSA IC supports a comprehensive rewriting of the rules of the global economy toward decarbonization, the dismantling of neocolonialism, and the realization of global climate justice.
Translated into Spanish below / traducido al español a continuación Today, June 6th, Peruvians headed to the polls to vote for the country’s next president. In an election that has been one of the most polarizing in recent Peruvian history, we commend Pedro Castillo on running a campaign that focused on Peru’s forgotten majority: indigenous…
Translated in French below / Traduit en français ci-dessous Democratic Socialists of America International Committee stands in solidarity with our comrades who seek to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine. Opposing policies of apartheid and colonalism, as well as working for justice, should not be a crime. Yet, across the Global North, governments…
