Sam Lewis is a union organizer and member of the Democratic Socialists of America. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Bernie Sanders didn’t just put policies like Medicare for All on the map nationally — he also insisted we need to build a mass movement to win. The next phase of the Sanders movement must involve building democratic, nationwide membership organizations.
Wednesday’s debate confirmed it: Democratic elites are willing to steal the nomination from Bernie Sanders at this summer’s convention in Milwaukee even if he has the most delegates, and no other candidate will lift a finger. We need a plan to stop them.
The landmark tenant protections won in New York last week are more than just good policy. They lay the basis for a statewide movement for universal rent control.