From the 2008 financial collapse to natural disasters fueled by climate chaos, capitalism is causing devastating human crises.
It's always poor, working-class, & already marginalized people who suffer the most—while banks, energy companies & real estate get bailed out. #COVID19
It's always poor, working-class, & already marginalized people who suffer the most—while banks, energy companies & real estate get bailed out. #COVID19
Now with #COVID19 outbreak & looming recession, it's hospital workers, poor & unhoused people, elderly, incarcerated, immunocompromised, immigrants, & other marginalized groups who will likely bear most impact, vulnerable to illness while unable to afford treatment or testing.
Many who miss work because of #COVID19 outbreak will lose pay, lose health insurance, be unable to pay utility bills, or face eviction.
All this is worsened by the fact that our government has been slashing budgets for safety nets while handing bailouts to fossil fuel companies.
All this is worsened by the fact that our government has been slashing budgets for safety nets while handing bailouts to fossil fuel companies.
It is clear our irrational privatized healthcare system, organized not to protect human health but to extract profit, is unable to handle a crisis such as a sudden pandemic like #COVID19.
Meanwhile, Trump & Republicans are exploiting the crisis to blame scapegoats: immigrants.
Meanwhile, Trump & Republicans are exploiting the crisis to blame scapegoats: immigrants.
As socialists, we reject austerity, privatization, racism, & xenophobia.
We—the Democratic Socialists of America—stand with the working class, poor, & marginalized of our society and demand a working-class solution to the crisis of the #COVID19 pandemic.
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We—the Democratic Socialists of America—stand with the working class, poor, & marginalized of our society and demand a working-class solution to the crisis of the #COVID19 pandemic.
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A pandemic like #COVID19 confirms the truth in the radical labor movement slogan, “An injury to one is an injury to all.”
We need to rapidly reorient our society away from the principles of individualism & private profit and toward the principles of justice and solidarity.
We need to rapidly reorient our society away from the principles of individualism & private profit and toward the principles of justice and solidarity.
First—Congress must pass @BernieSanders’ proposed #Medicare4All legislation.
Without comprehensive healthcare—free at point of use to all US residents—we can't mitigate #COVID19 crisis or its vastly disproportionate impacts on poor & working-class people.
dsausa.org/statements/now…
Without comprehensive healthcare—free at point of use to all US residents—we can't mitigate #COVID19 crisis or its vastly disproportionate impacts on poor & working-class people.
dsausa.org/statements/now…
Second, Congress must pass an emergency moratorium on evictions & utility shut-offs until #COVID19 crisis abates.
If workers are unable to work because of quarantines, they should not be punished for being unable to pay their rent and utility bills.
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If workers are unable to work because of quarantines, they should not be punished for being unable to pay their rent and utility bills.
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Ultimately goods like housing, water, electricity, internet, & more should be provided as social rights to everyone, not hoarded for profit by a few billionaires.
In a time of escalating crises like #COVID19, a critical principle of a Green New Deal is to decommodify survival.
In a time of escalating crises like #COVID19, a critical principle of a Green New Deal is to decommodify survival.
Third—instead of bailing out fossil fuel companies as Trump suggested, Congress should take advantage of low oil prices to start phasing out oil production with bold #GreenNewDeal goals for carbon neutrality by 2030 & creating millions of good green jobs. dsausa.org/statements/now…
If we’re to avoid catastrophic climate change—which will make natural disasters like hurricanes & global pandemics like coronavirus much more frequent & much more intense—we need to transition our economy off of fossil fuels starting immediately. #COVID19
With a looming economic crash that could put millions out of work, while at risk of #COVID19, low interest rates & a oil price crash make this the perfect time for the federal government to begin the massive transformation of a #GreenNewDeal.
dsausa.org/statements/now…
dsausa.org/statements/now…
As a fourth demand, we call for a nationwide end to cash bail & a moratorium on deportations.
The United States is home to the largest detention system in the world, an unaccountable carceral system with torturous conditions & overcrowding. #COVID19
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The United States is home to the largest detention system in the world, an unaccountable carceral system with torturous conditions & overcrowding. #COVID19
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We call for people in prisons, jails, detention centers, & camps to be let go & facilities to be properly staffed with medical teams ensuring well-being of those who can’t be temporarily released. We demand a moratorium on deportations to keep immigrant communities safe. #COVID19
We echo the demands laid out by @BernieSanders earlier today, as he calls for state & national hotlines for residents to use for resources, information & updates on the coronavirus pandemic, & free vaccines, worker unemployment assistance, & emergency shelters for all. #COVID2019
Finally, all this social spending should be funded by taxing the rich.
The working class has repeatedly bailed out these massive corporations & billionaires that cause capitalist crises.
Enough is enough. Their wealth is produced by workers—they should foot the bill. #Covid_19
The working class has repeatedly bailed out these massive corporations & billionaires that cause capitalist crises.
Enough is enough. Their wealth is produced by workers—they should foot the bill. #Covid_19
As a practical measure & show of solidarity for all working class people—especially the elderly, unhoused, chronically ill & immunosuppressed most vulnerable to #COVID19—DSA recommends all chapters immediately begin implementing social distancing measures.
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dsausa.org/statements/now…
It's clear as ever that our society faces a choice: socialism, or barbarism.
We call on chapters to review this #Covid_19 Resources Guide for Organizers to form demands & identify resources to keep each other safe in this crucial time. Solidarity forever!
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We call on chapters to review this #Covid_19 Resources Guide for Organizers to form demands & identify resources to keep each other safe in this crucial time. Solidarity forever!
docs.google.com/document/d/1_i…
