Jake Moskowitz
Template:TOCnestleft Jake Moskowitz a co-organizer of the Long Beach chapter said that the group provides a place for both the radical far-left socialists that truly want to seize the means of production, and for more mainstream liberals searching for another option.
He noted that Sanders’ policies were more along the lines of FDR, and despite some of the more radical ideas shared by some of its members, the core values the group holds are aimed at improving the social safety for everyone.
Moskowitz did throw in a spoiler alert: the group has its eyes set on the 2018 midterm elections, a year in which five council seats and the mayorship will be up for grabs in Long Beach.
“If Bernie Sanders were running for president in the 60s he would’ve been considered a Centrist Democrat,” Moskowitz said. “One thing we have to admit is the Democratic Party has steadily inched to the right over the course of 60 or 70 years, a process that has been slow, but because it has been slow nobody has called them out on it. For me, the DSA is a way of calling them out and yanking them back to the left, if it’s possible.”[1]
DSA Poor People's Caucus closed FB group
Members of the DSA Poor People's Caucus, closed Facebook page, as of August 20 2017 included Jake Moskowitz.[2]
Socialist-Feminist Caucus, DSA-LA
Members of the Socialist-Feminist Caucus, Los Angeles Democratic Socialists of America, closed Facebook group, as of August 22, 2017 included Jake Moskowitz.[3]
Healthcare Committee, DSA-LA
Members of the Healthcare Committee, Los Angeles Democratic Socialists of America closed Facebook group, as of August 30, 2017 included Jake Moskowitz .[4]
DSA Long Beach Facebook group
Democratic Socialists of America - Long Beach Facebook group, as of January 26, 2017.
Admins
- James Suazo- Communications Manager at Building Healthy Communities: Long Beach
- Andrew Guy
- Jake Moskowitz - University of California, Irvine
- Stefan Borst-Censullo - counsel at Hoban Law Group
- Vanthom Ashley
DSA Facebook group
Members of the California Democratic Socialists of America, statewide Facebook group, as of March 16, 2017 included Jake Moskowitz.[5]
DSA National Climate & Environmental Justice Working Group
Members of the DSA National Climate & Environmental Justice Working Group closed FB page, as of August 30, 2017 included Jake Moskowitz.