Why are we here?

DSA’s surge in membership is part of the post-COVID, last stage capitalism era. It is a recognition of the crises in American politics on every front—healthcare, immigration, environmental collapse, a resurgent fascist movement, and more. People are increasingly fed up with a system that seems to benefit no one but the rich and powerful. Young people are looking around and seeing that the planet we’ve inherited is falling apart, and capitalism has nothing to offer them except debt, depression, and wage slavery.