The Democratic Socialists of America Are Coming: Do They Represent America’s Future?

New York Democrat candidate for Congress and socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigns for Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a rally on the campus of Wayne State University July 28, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Sayed ran on left-wing policies and won 33 percent in a three-way primary on Aug. 8, losing to the liberal Gretchen Whitmer. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

News Analysis

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest, most active, and fastest growing far-left socialist membership organization in the United States. It’s not a political party, but rather a tax-exempt 501(c)4 “activist” nonprofit that, according to the IRS, “must be operated exclusively to promote social welfare.”