Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch is a labor journalist and union staffer in New York City. A member of the national political committee of the Democratic Socialists of America, he is on the editorial boards of New Politics and Democratic Left.[1]
DSA’s Cuba Letter
Michael Hirsch signed an April 2003 Open Letter, initiated and circulated[2] by prominent Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member Leo Casey, calling for the lifting of trade sanctions against Cuba.
- “a statement circulating among democratic left/socialist folks, largely by members of Democratic Socialists of America, condemning the recent trials and convictions of non-violent dissenters in Cuba”.
The petition criticized Cuba's poor human rights record, but shared the blame for Cuba's problems with reactionary elements of the U.S. administration...
- The democratic left worldwide has opposed the U.S. embargo on Cuba as counterproductive, more harmful to the interests of the Cuban people than helpful to political democratization. The Cuban state's current repression of political dissidents amounts to collaboration with the most reactionary elements of the U.S. administration in their efforts to maintain sanctions and to institute even more punitive measures against Cuba.
Many of the petition's 120 odd signatories were known members of DSA.
Left Forum
Michael Hirsch of Democratic Socialists of America, Mark Levinson of the Economic Policy Institute, Washington D.C. and Michele Rossi were speakers on the An Agenda for America: Demands for this Congress, and the Next panel at the Left Forum. The forum was held March 9 - 11, 2007 at Cooper Union College, New York City.[3]
Open Letter to Obama on Iran
In 2008 Michael Hirsch of Democratic Socialists of America, New York signed an online petition “A Open Letter to Barack Obama on Iran”.[4]
DSA Economic Crisis Group
In 2009 DSA member Rob Saute was the primary mover behind the establishment of NYC DSA Economic Crisis Group, which has since attracted the active participation of Karie Gubbins, Jason Schulman, Michael Hirsch, Itzhak Epstein, Peter Frase, and Chris Maisano[5].
- The NYC DSA Economic Crisis Group seeks to study the reasons why the current economic crisis happened and possible ways in which the local, national, global economies can be restructured along more democratic and egalitarian lines.
- It will attempt to use such understandings to conduct economic organizing in New York City, produce a small number of short pieces of popular literature on the crisis, and conduct public educational fora that will advance an analysis and program of action that reflects the ideological and political orientation of DSA in the broad left, which could use an infusion of the kind of visionary yet pragmatic radicalism that is our organization’s hallmark. Such activities will also be aimed at recruiting new members who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of the crisis and who are open to embracing the particular intellectual and political contribution DSA can make. We believe that these goals are achievable, and that any socialist organization worth its salt should have a theoretical and practical program concerning the deepest crisis of capitalism in 80 years.
New Politics
As of 2009 Michael Hirsch served on the Editorial Board of New Politics, magazine almost completely staffed and run by members of Democratic Socialists of America [6].
Campaign for Peace and Democracy
Hirsch is listed as an endorser of the Campaign for Peace and Democracy, as of March 15, 2010.[7]
External links
References
- ↑ http://talkingunion.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/even-more-than-militant-unions-us-needs-a-working-peoples-movement-fletcher-gapasin-say/
- ↑ http://www.nathannewman.org/log/archives/000912.shtml
- ↑ http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=2744F543BE2A4B8698421B7568CB9EF3?diaryId=5918
- ↑ http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/obamairan/signatures?page=1
- ↑ NYC DSA website June 5, 2009
- ↑ http://ww3.wpunj.edu/newpol/whoweare.htm#eds
- ↑ Endorsers