Occupy DSA? | By Any Means

In this episode of By Any Means, James talks with organizer James Ray about Chris Rabb's Philadelphia state house campaign, the internal dynamics of DSA, and what it means to actually fight for the direction of a left organization instead of just critiquing it from the outside. They get into Philly electoral politics, Palestine solidarity work, local chapter organizing, and the messy but necessary reality of building power inside organizations full of contradictions. James Ray makes the case that DSA's decentralized structure is not just a weakness, but an opening — one where committed organizers can intervene, shift priorities, and make real political wins possible. This is a conversation about elections, organizing, coalition-building, and why the answer to a flawed organization might not be to abandon it, but to occupy it. Watch more By Any Means By Any Means is a production of Means TV, the world's only worker-owned streaming service.