Spencer Brown is a member of the Boston Democratic Socialists of America (BDSA).
Joel Richards is a teacher, union activist, and socialist running for Boston City Council. In an interview, Richards discusses his plans to fight for Boston’s working class, why the city needs its own Green New Deal, and how Christianity shapes his socialism.
Erika Uyterhoeven is a democratic socialist, a former Bernie Sanders staffer, and the Democratic nominee for a Massachusetts state representative seat. In an interview with Jacobin, Uyterhoeven talks about how the Sanders campaigns impacted her, the broad left coalition that won her the nomination, and why it’s important to openly embrace being a socialist.