🌹Night School: Social Democracy a stepping stone to socialism or a release valve for capitalism

Social Democracy is promoted by its supporters as the set of reforms that pave the way for socialism, and attacked by it's critiques as a way for a capitalist state to appease workers with some improvements

While as Democratic Socialists, we all agree on the need to go beyond Social Democracy, we will be reading a few articles about the successes and limitations of social democratic movements around the world and discussing what we can learn from them and incorporate into our actions as Democratic Socialists.

** Note that this will mostly be a discussion with a very light presentation at the start, so to get the most out of it please read the readings ahead of time. **

Recommended:

• Social Democracy Is Good. But Not Good Enough. - US & Europe - Jacobin - 2017
• The Limits of Social Democracy Will Test the US Left - US & Europe - Truthout - 2019
• The Path to Democratic Socialism: Lessons from Latin America - Latin America - Dissent - 2016
• Social Democracy’s Breaking Point - General - Jacobin - 2016

Optional:

• Beyond Social Democracy - Historic Text - (Miliband & Liebman) - 1985
• A Marxist-Leninist looks at social democracy - Historic Text - (Robert W. Hanson) - 1981

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When: April 25, 2023, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Where: EBDSA Office/Zoom 641 17th St, Oakland, CA, 94612
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