{"id":2625680,"date":"2026-07-06T17:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dsa-platform-calls-for-32-hour-workweek-new-constitution\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T17:12:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:12:33","slug":"dsa-platform-calls-for-32-hour-workweek-new-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dsa-platform-calls-for-32-hour-workweek-new-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"DSA platform calls for 32-hour workweek, new constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdsa-platform-calls-for-32-hour-workweek-new-constitution%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2625680&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Democratic Socialists of america (DSA) promote a platform advocating for extensive reforms, including the adoption of a new constitution emphasizing civil and political rights, ending moneyS influence in politics, abolishing the Electoral College, expanding the House of Representatives, and allowing noncitizens and convicts to vote. They support a 32-hour workweek without pay reduction, universal access to education and housing, a wealth tax on the rich, and notable investments through the Green New Deal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-goes-full-green-new-deal-tyrant-carbon-emissions-threaten-the-very-existence-of-our-planet-video\/\" title=\"Biden Goes Full ... New Deal Tyrant: Carbon Emissions Threaten \u201cthe Very Existence of our Planet\u201d (VIDEO)\">combat climate change<\/a> via green infrastructure and jobs. Additionally, they call for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-spy-balloon-complicates-talks-of-reducing-military-spending-as-next-budget-being-shaped\/\" title=\"Chinese Spy Balloon Complicates Talks of Reducing Military Sp... as Next Budget Being Shaped\">reducing military spending<\/a>, ending sanctions and military aid internationally, and promoting a demilitarized, open border with no deportations, emphasizing freedom of movement and immigrant rights. The platform aligns with progressive ideas like Medicare for All, college for all, and strengthening unions, positioning itself as a challenge to both major political parties, which they view as dominated by corporate interests and far-right ideologies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1964\">Democratic<\/a> Socialists of America platform calls for ambitious reforms, including the adoption of a new constitution and allowing noncitizens to vote, according to its program for 2025 and 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Socialists have been on the rise after candidates such as Melat Kiros and Darializa Avila Chevalier beat longtime Democratic incumbents and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"286\">New York City<\/a> Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11802\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> defeated the Democratic establishment in last year\u2019s mayoral race.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4636763\/peter-ticktin-election-emergency-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump ally Peter Ticktin urges president to declare election emergency ahead of midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4630657\/trump-america-250-midterm-countdown\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Midterm countdown: Will Trump and Republicans get a polling bump from America 250?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4634849\/kamala-harris-socialists-byron-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Not a surprise\u2019 Harris reached out to socialists: Byron York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DSA has backed anti-establishment views and candidates, claiming that neither political party represents \u201cworking people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday, working people have few good options,\u201d the organization <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.dsausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSA_WDM2025Program_v2.pdf\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cIn most political races, Americans will have the choice between far-right Republicans and corporate Democrats. In both cases, workers lose, and our politicians will remain controlled by their corporate donors, not the ordinary people who voted for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mamdani\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >election gained national attention<\/a> after he beat former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the primary. The Republican Party has since aimed to make him the face of the Democratic Party ahead of the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The platform includes priorities some factions of the Democratic Party have pushed for years, such as \u201cMedicare for All,\u201d college for all, and making unions more accessible.\u00a0The DSA reached over 120,000 members, making it the largest socialist organization in American history. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have socialism already,\u201d Kiros <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarcoFoster_\/status\/2071296484818227588?s=20\">said<\/a> on MS NOW. \u201cIt\u2019s in the roads we drive on, the schools we send our kids to, the fire stations we call upon. I\u2019m just asking that we extend that security to our healthcare, to our housing, to our nutritional food, to our higher education so that we\u2019re actually meeting the basic needs of everyday working families in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-a-new-constitution-and-allowing-convicts-and-noncitizens-to-vote\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new constitution and allowing convicts and noncitizens to vote<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DSA\u2019s platform says it wants to remake the federal government to be \u201cby, for,\u00a0and of the working class with powerful labor unions and social movements organizing in every city and town.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To accomplish that goal, DSA calls for \u201ca new democratic constitution that establishes civil, political, and democratic rights for all, is based on proportional representation in a single federal legislature, and ends the role of money in politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group also wants to abolish the Electoral College, expand the size of the House of Representatives, and allow convicts and noncitizens to vote. To get around checks and balances, DSA proposes to \u201climit the Supreme Court\u2019s power of judicial review.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-32-hour-workweek\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">32-hour workweek<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The platform proposes a 32-hour workweek with \u201cno reduction in pay or benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also pushes college and housing \u201cfor all\u201d through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-orders-formation-of-second-education-department\/\" title=\"Michigan Gov. Whitmer mandates creation of second ... department.\">tuition-free higher education<\/a>, as well as free room and board, and a \u201cuniversal rent-control and the guaranteed right to counsel for all tenants.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This platform also lays out a wealth tax, which includes raising taxes for the richest earners, for-profit corporations, large inheritances, and private colleges and universities.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-reduced-military-budget\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reduced military budget<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The party calls for the ending of sanctions in places such as Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran, as well as an \u201cimmediate and permanent\u201d ceasefire in Gaza and \u201cending any military and economic aid, and weapons sales to Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also calls to \u201cend the war machine\u201d by reducing military presence across the world. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-green-new-deal\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Green New Deal<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The platform pushes the \u201cGreen New Deal,\u201d the policy framework that aims to tackle climate change and economic policy. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) have been champions of this ideology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMassive public investment to transition away from fossil fuels toward a green and sustainable economy,\u201d it says. \u201cGuaranteed support for workers in the fossil fuel industry, massive infrastructure and jobs programs, and public ownership over major transportation and energy infrastructure and natural resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4634789\/democrats-investigation-priorities-retake-house\/\">DEMOCRATS LAY OUT INVESTIGATION PRIORITIES IF THEY RETAKE THE HOUSE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-no-deportations-and-demilitarized-borders\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">No deportations and demilitarized borders<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The organization is pushing \u201cfreedom of movement\u201d to allow for movement between countries without strict immigration control, as well as ending deportations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDemilitarize the border, end all immigrant detention and deportations, immediate amnesty for all immigrants regardless of current immigration status, and provide access to jobs, labor rights, and social services to all immigrants,\u201d the platform says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DSA plans bold reforms: new constitution, noncitizen voting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2625681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2282802516.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[82294,82291,37654,82292,82293],"class_list":["post-2625680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-constitutional-changes","tag-digital-skills","tag-labor-rights","tag-work-trends","tag-workplace-reform"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2282802516.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2625680"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2625684,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625680\/revisions\/2625684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2625681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2625680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2625680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2625680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}