The following statement was released by Jacksonville DSA on Monday, August 28th, 2023 — The Jacksonville chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America condemns in the harshest possible terms the racially motivated murder of three Jacksonville citizens in an act of white supremacist terror over the weekend. So far, we know that the shooter first attempted to carry out the attack at Edward Waters…

The Jacksonville Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America wholeheartedly and unequivocally supports the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in their fight for a fair contract with the United Parcel Service (UPS)! Despite finding ourselves in a time of ebbing union membership across the country, union militancy has reached a once-in-a-generation…

For the millions of Americans saddled with student loan debt from private lenders, loan forgiveness is not on the table — yet. — Federal student loan payments have now been on hold for over three years. With the most recent extension of the payment pause announced by President Biden in November, borrowers with federal student loans are not required to resume payments on those loans until the end of August of this year…

Democrats over-perform expectations driven by record youth turnout and popular progressive policies in a clear rejection of Republican Party extremism. — Republican dreams of a widespread backlash against the Biden Administration’s modest and mostly uncompleted center-left policy set were dashed shortly after polls closed on Election Night. …

Progressives looked to cut their losses and form late alliances to block neoliberal frontrunner and former NYPD Captain, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, from becoming New York City’s next mayor. Their efforts proved too little, too late. — The contentious Democratic Primary for the New York City Mayoral race finally came to a close on Tuesday after months of roller-coaster polling, rescinded endorsements, harsh battles between campaigns, and downright incompetence by the New York City Board of Elections during the city’s first implementation of their newly minted ranked-choice…

With less than one month until the Democratic Primary in the New York City mayoral race, it’s clear that NYC’s progressives are not impressed by the field of candidates. — The New York City mayoral race has featured a crowded field of city council members and other public officials, community activists and organizers, and a certain Silicon Valley technocrat who draws the ire of both party-line Democrats and socialists alike. …

Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Debbie Dingell (MI-12) are set to introduce The Medicare for All Act of 2021 (H.R. 1384) to Congress on March 17th, exactly one year after the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in all 50 states. — Representative Pramila Jayapal, a leading Congressional progressive and longtime proponent of establishing universal healthcare in the United States, joins fellow Democratic Representative Debbie Dingell this week in reintroducing H.R. 1384 to establish a single-payer universal healthcare system in the United States. You can tune in to the virtual town hall…

Both of New York’s U.S. Senators, dozens of State Assemblymembers, and popular U.S. Representatives from New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman have called for Cuomo’s resignation after Democratic Party officials faced increased pressure this week to speak out on the mounting allegations of sexual harassment and COVID-19 data cover-ups carried out by the embattled New York Governor. —

The “Good Jobs For All” Campaign launched this week with thousands of young people tuning in live to hear from national organizers and guests including U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley and labor leader Sara Nelson. — Young people from all over the country tuned in to a “Good Jobs for All” livestream hosted by Varshini Prakash, Executive Director of the Sunrise Movement, in which the movement’s 2021 campaign goals were laid out. Central to this phase of the 10-year “Decade of the Green New Deal” plan…