How Qatar helped create today’s socialist movement
The rise of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) raises questions that go beyond ordinary left-right politics. Its membership has ballooned from a few thousand before 2016 to more than 120,000 today, with successes in…
Assessment
The DSA's surge is typically blamed on economic discontent, but this piece suggests a quieter, foreign influence in American universities. The real story may be how Qatar's academic funding helped shape the movement's ideological pipeline. Watch for details on how that funding translated into organizational growth.