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Confessions of a Former DSA Organizer
Jake Altman spent nearly a decade inside the DSA. He explains the radical shift that drove him out and what its growing influence could mean for the future of the Democratic Party.
When Jake Altman joined the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in 2013, it was, in his telling, a coalition of middle-aged social democrats. By the time he left in 2022, the DSA had transformed into a revolutionary organization. Now, it wields tremendous power in Democratic politics.
Part of that shift has to do with changing demographics. In 1991, t…
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