Our Platform

What do democratic socialists want? This should be determined by the movement as a whole, not some self-appointed leader. We asked our membership if we want to adopt the national DSA platform, which was voted on and passed by our membership during the February 2026 general meeting. However, since this platform is short and does not address several important issues like raising the minimum wage or water shortages, we have also voted to let our members propose additions and changes to the national platform to better suit Albuquerque's needs. This also doesn't represent every single member, just the majority opinion of membership on each issue, and we do not require any members to agree with portions of the platform they disagree with.

Thriving Working-Class Communities:

• MEDICARE FOR ALL:

  Universal healthcare with no premiums, co-pays, or deductibles. Guarantees for reproductive and gender-affirming care.

• COLLEGE FOR ALL:

  Continue the Opportunity Scholarship program, and expand it to include room and board.

• END THE WAR ON DRUGS:

  Treat drug addiction as a health issue, not a criminal one.

• HOUSING FOR ALL:

  Establish universal rent-control and the guaranteed right to counsel for all tenants. Public investment in building quality multi-income social housing.

• FIGHT MASS INCARCERATION AND POLICE BRUTALITY:

  Abolish mandatory minimums and cash bail, and demilitarize police departments.

• SUPPORT WORKING FAMILIES

  Expansive paid family leave for all workers, and continuing the state's free public universal childcare and pre-K.

An Economy For the Working Class:

• 32-HOUR WORK WEEK:

  A 32-hour work week with no reduction in pay or benefits.

• UNION POWER:

  Protect all workers’ rights to strike and form a union, make it easier for workers to join unions, and invest in the National Labor Relations Board.

• TAX THE RICH:

  Raise taxes on the richest earners, for-profit corporations, large inheritances, and private colleges and universities. Establish a wealth tax for the wealthiest in society.

• GREEN NEW DEAL:

  Massive public investment to transition away from fossil fuels toward a green and sustainable economy. Guaranteed 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.

Working-Class Foreign Policy:

• END THE U.S. WAR MACHINE:

  Greatly reduce the U.S. military budget, close overseas bases, and bring troops home.

• NO MORE ECONOMIC WARFARE:

  End economic sanctions that impact the sovereignty of countries whose governments act independently of the United States, such as Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran.

• FREE PALESTINE:

  An immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, an end to military and economic aid, and weapons sales to Israel, respect of the authority of the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice, and national sovereignty for the Palestinian people.

• FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT:

  Allow workers to freely migrate between countries to seek employment without restrictive immigration controls. Demilitarize 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.
  
  

Working Class Democracy:

• UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE:

  Extend full voting rights to people with criminal convictions and noncitizens and establish statehood for Washington D.C.

• POPULAR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT:

  Replace the Electoral College with a national popular vote for President.

• A REPRESENTATIVE CONGRESS:

  Replace the two-party system with a multi-party democracy through proportional representation elections. Expand the number of seats in the House of Representatives and end the Senate filibuster.

• REDUCE THE POWER OF THE SUPREME COURT:

  
  Limit the Court’s power of judicial review which it uses to effectively create and abolish laws outside the legislative process.