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Columbia DSA stands in solidarity with the workers of the Millwood, SC and Sumter, SC Starbucks in their bid to unionize under Workers United. We believe not only in the right of working people to unionize, but that it is imperative to achieving better working conditions and a living wage. We also know that Starbucks […]

Gas prices in the United States are rising at an alarming rate with the average price of gas in South Carolina cresting $4 a gallon this week, matching the previous highest gas prices ever recorded in September 2008. The media is attributing this rise in prices to the continuing war of invasion by Russia in […]

The Columbia chapter of Democratic Socialists of America stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine as they suffer the horrific consequences of Russia’s illegal and immoral invasion. We also stand in solidarity with the working people in Russia whose lives will be grievously affected by the actions of their oligarchic leadership. Finally, we stand […]

With the impending mass of retiring business owners and the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to threaten small businesses, co-operatives must play a key role in the recovery of our economy. We believe that one non-partisan solution, the Capital for Cooperatives Act, is important to the health of our economy, because cooperatives have shown they are more […]

It is no secret that South Carolina’s public education system has historically been understaffed and underfunded. Even so, Republican legislators have filed multiple bills, including S.935, that would take even more funding away from our ailing public school system. S.935 would take tax dollars away from public schools in order to create Education Savings Accounts […]

We stand in solidarity with Charleston DSA and with area parents, teachers, and activists in opposition to the “Reimagine Schools” proposal which would subject Charleston County Schools to needless experimentation and open the door to privatization under the state’s Schools of Innovation law. With a $32 million price tag, this proposal would put an unelected […]

Under capitalism, the forces of concentrated wealth inevitably erode democratic institutions to the point of oligarchy and tyranny. Such is the case today in America where, despite a consistent majority of Americans who support legal abortion, we stand on the brink of a total collapse of the federal protection of that freedom. This will result […]

(Above: A group of activists, and community leaders give rousing speeches in front of the Giti tire sign.) Introduction: After passing a resolution in support of Giti Tire workers at the November Regular Meeting, Columbia DSA members carpooled to Richburg, SC on November 23rd, 2021 to march in solidarity with other activists & community leaders, […]