Features Our Truth, Our Morality –Brodie L I have just finished my nth reread of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic Dune, and every time I reread it a new quote sticks in my brain that I can’t help but turn over constantly in my brain. This time I have been thinking about an axiom from Paul’s…
Features How to Win Friends & Influence People –Andy L As you’re out and about this weekend at the No Kings Rally, undoubtedly the topic of the war will come up in conversation. Although many reasons are being bandied about for this colossal train wreck, feel free to drop this simple one into the mix:…
Features Preview of Tomorrow’s General Membership Meeting –Brodie L Dear Comrades: Our March GM is at a new place and time, 1:00 pm at St. Luke’s United Methodist. We will dedicate it to practicing how to represent ourselves and support our comrades at marches and rallies. Whether you’re an old hat or new to the…
Features Preview of March 21 General Membership Meeting –Brodie L Dear Comrades: Our March GM is at a new place and time, 1:00 pm at St. Luke’s United Methodist. We will dedicate it to practicing how to represent ourselves and support our comrades at marches and rallies. Whether you’re an old hat or new to…
Features Chevron’s Out of French Quarter Fest. Now What? Last month, news broke that Chevron will no longer be a sponsor of French Quarter Fest as of 2027. This ends a thirteen-year relationship which saw Chevron as the title sponsor of the event. Now, at least in part due to our Chevron Out of French…
Features February General Meeting Tomorrow –Brodie L Our second General Meeting of the year is tomorrow at the Healing Center. While the meeting won’t begin officially until noon, I wanted to encourage our members to come a little early at 11:30 am to just hang out with your fellow DSAers. We’ll provide vegan red beans…
Features The TACO Chronicles –Andy L We’re on the precipice of bombing Iran. While we were making our way through Deep Gras, our air force and navy have been moving planes and ships to Western Asia, assembling a force roughly the size of what attacked Iraq in 2003. No troops this time though – it’s…
Features NOPD Policy Betrays Immigrants –Aaron Z This week, NOPD adopted a new policy: they will now arrest people with immigration detainers. This reverses a 2016 policy that prohibited officers from sharing data with immigration agents. This new policy contains two key changes: “In the event a detained individual is discovered to be subject to…
Features 500 Members and Counting –Bob M Did you know that DSA is funded by its members and not large donors who can sway our political choices? What makes DSA unique is a genuine democracy unlike the capitalist parties or other major political non-profits. Every dues paying member is enshrined with rights within DSA as…
Features Every Life is a Universe Brayan Garzón-Rayo was a 27-year-old man who moved from Colombia to the U.S. with his family in November 2023. His mother said that he loved riding his motorcycle, watching soccer and sledding after fresh snowfall. He had talked to his mother days before his death on April 8th, complaining…
