Charles LenchnerDSA’s NPC Has Come Full CircleOn Sunday (9/17) DSA leadership met for an enjoyable day of respectfully considering important matters for the entire organization in a…Sep 19, 2023Sep 19, 2023
Charles LenchnerWith Friends Like These…Earlier this week the Palestinian city of Jenin was bombed from the skies and invaded by a thousand Israeli soldiers. A number of…Jul 7, 2023Jul 7, 2023
Charles LenchnerHow ‘Clean Breakers’ Lost on Palestine in DSAThe recent decision by the leadership of the Democratic Socialists of America to NOT expel Jamaal Bowman has attracted widespread…Dec 4, 20212Dec 4, 20212
Charles LenchnerSectarianism and the Workers World PartyBack in the day, I was part of the UMass Radical Student Union. In 1993 (I think) we heard of an anti-racist march to take place in Boston…May 30, 2019May 30, 2019
Charles LenchnerPalestine is not an Excuse for Bad StrategyA popular taxonomy identifies four kinds of activists. At our best, our movements and organizations support all four, and see how they work…Aug 10, 20182Aug 10, 20182
Charles LenchnerTen Theses on Nixon and Socialism[The author was the digital director for Zephyr Teachout’s primary challenge to Gov. Cuomo in 2014, and has been a member of DSA since…Jul 16, 2018Jul 16, 2018
Charles LenchnerI’m running for DSA’s National Political CommitteeI am excited to announce my candidacy for DSA’s National Political Committee. I have been involved with DSA for many years now, and as a…Aug 1, 2017Aug 1, 2017
Charles LenchnerBack in Israel after 15 years…In 2002 I left Israel, disgusted. Yesterday, I came back. This is what I’m seeing.Jul 2, 2017Jul 2, 2017
Charles LenchnerPeople for Bernie Statement on Trump ProtestsOn Friday night, thousands of committed activists from across Chicago’s many diverse communities came together to protest the bigotry of a…Mar 13, 20166Mar 13, 20166
Charles LenchnerPolitical Revolution 101“We need a political revolution of millions of people in this country who are prepared to stand up and say, ‘enough is enough,’” Sanders…Oct 7, 20151Oct 7, 20151