U.S. Elected Socialists Just Held Their Largest Gathering in Nearly 40 Years

​A recent conference brought together democratic socialist elected officials from across the United States—including Bernie Sanders—to collaborate and strategize on advancing progressive public policy.
DAVID DUHALDE  JUNE 29, 2023

​Democratic socialist conference attendees outside Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. on the weekend of June 16, 2023. (POLINA GODZ / JACOBIN)

​Over the weekend of June 16, 80 democratic socialist elected officials and their aides from across the country came together for the first U.S. socialist policy conference since the 1980s. The event, titled ​“How We Win: The Democratic Socialist Policy Agenda in Office,” was held at the Gallaudet University in Washington, DC and was hosted by Jacobin, The Nation and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Fund, an educational sister 501©3 nonprofit of national DSA that is focused on pushing progressive policy, preserving socialist history and supporting left-wing activism.
 
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https://www.dsausa.org/democratic-left/dsa-fund-brings-together-socialists-in-office-for-d-c-conference/

https://prospect.org/politics/2023-06-21-socialist-emergence-democratic-tradition/
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