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The '''Democratic Socialists of America''' (DSA) is a social democratic non-profit organization in the [[United States]]. It was founded in 1982 out of a merger between the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC) and the New American Movement (NAM). | The '''Democratic Socialists of America''' ('''DSA''') is a social democratic non-profit organization in the [[United States]]. It was founded in 1982 out of a merger between the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC) and the New American Movement (NAM). | ||
Traditionally it was connected to the ideology of Michael Harrington, an anti communist social democrat with a Catholic social teaching. The DSA held pro-American position in the Cold-War, such as supporting Perestroika<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/16/opinion/l-in-spirit-of-glasnost-a-half-toast-to-perestroika-us-left-supportive-478689.html</ref> and condemning China after the riots in Tianenman Square<ref>https://democraticleft.dsausa.org/files/sites/6/1989/07/DL_1989_V017_04_final.pdf</ref>. | Traditionally it was connected to the ideology of Michael Harrington, an anti communist social democrat with a Catholic social teaching. The DSA held pro-American position in the Cold-War, such as supporting Perestroika<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/16/opinion/l-in-spirit-of-glasnost-a-half-toast-to-perestroika-us-left-supportive-478689.html</ref> and condemning China after the riots in Tianenman Square<ref>https://democraticleft.dsausa.org/files/sites/6/1989/07/DL_1989_V017_04_final.pdf</ref>. | ||