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‘Keep it comradely’: Kansas City’s Democratic Socialists of America chapter grows rapidly, tops 1,000 members 

(This is part of a series on the rise of the DSA, Democratic Socialists of America) Kansas City’s Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) chapter has almost quadrupled in… Read More

October 8, 2026
(Image credit: Heartlander News' Audrey Streb interviews Andrew Thompson)
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WATCH: ‘Not necessarily concerned about labels’: DSA leader isn’t too worried about being called a communist

Andrew Thompson, a member of the National Political Committee for the Democratic Socialists of America, told Heartlander News that he is more concerned with building a better world than… Read More

October 8, 2026
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WATCH: ‘I don’t really know if I have an answer’: Top DSA member on what it means to be an American 

What does it mean to be American? Andrew Thompson, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America’s National Political Committee, said he sees himself as “more of an internationalist.”… Read More

October 8, 2026
Members of the Democratic Socialists of America march at the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York. 17 September 2011. By David Shankbone
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EXCLUSIVE: Socialism is gaining ground in America. We asked a DSA leader all about it. 

(This is the first part in a series on the rise of the DSA, Democratic Socialists of America) They want to abolish the Senate, the Electoral College and… Read More

October 7, 2026