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What Is the Democratic Party, Exactly?

People on the Left spend a lot of time arguing about what should be done about the Democratic Party — and rightly so. But first we need to understand what the Democratic Party is. Hint: it’s a lot more complicated than it looks.

“This Is What I Believe: Capitalism Isn’t Helping Us”

Katie Valenzuela is a democratic socialist who was elected to Sacramento’s city council earlier this year. In an interview with Jacobin, Valenzuela talks about how Bernie Sanders inspired her candidacy and the fights for environmental justice, defunding the police, and rent control in Sacramento.