How Democratic Socialists Are Wrestling With Their Next Moves

After notching primary victories, D.S.A. members in Chicago debated whether socialist candidates should be free to distance themselves from goals like abolishing prisons as they chase more seats this fall.Ashik Siddique, a national chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, spoke to attendees at Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar at a party on Friday after the group’s summit.