The Democratic Socialist Project aims to investigate the practice of democratic socialism in the twenty-first century, to undertake a global survey of its strength and prospects, and to promote democratic socialist internationalism. We start with a significant challenge. “A consistent theory of DS […] does not yet exist.” 1 In fact,

The World Inequality Lab ('the Lab') claims: "extreme wealth inequality is rapidly increasing".3 Conversely, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) claims: "Global inequality has been declining fast since the 1990s".4 Conservative commentators leap upon the latter narrative and claim that capitalism has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. What's really going

The word 'class' fell out of favor during the Cold War. Over time, those in academia who continued to use it quietly altered its meaning; 'class' became just another element in the politics of identity. It was about the way you grew up; how you dressed and the way you spoke;

More than 5,000 people in the UK and US were presented with a proposal for ecosocialist transformation. What was their reaction? In the US, 72% of people supported it. In the UK support was even higher, at 82%. The proposal included the following: Scaling down damaging and unnecessary production and consumption

A new poll by Heartland/Rasmussen shows that 51% of young Americans, among those who are likely to vote in the next presidential election, would like to see a democratic socialist elected to the Oval Office. Furthermore, nearly 3 in 10 young Americans who voted for Trump in 2024 would prefer a

A recent Ipsos survey looked at perceptions of democracy in nine Western nations and found growing dissatisfaction and deep concerns. The study looked at democracy in the USA, UK, France, Italy, Croatia, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden. While there was clear support for the principles of democracy, most people were

According to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), by far the largest democratic organization in the world: "An alliance of tech elites, corporate giants and far-right political forces is advancing what can only be described as a billionaire coup against democracy. Their goal is clear: to shift power away from the

Rosa Luxemburg was one of the most important radical thinkers of the 20th century, and her work is critical to the development of democratic socialism. Among other things, she argued that socialism and democracy are fundamentally interconnected and inseperable. The video below is a beginner's introduction from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation,