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Kurt Stand

Kurt Stand was active in the labor movement for over 20 years including as the elected North American Regional Secretary of the International Union of Food and Allied Workers until 1997.  He is a member of the Prince George’s County Branch of Metro DC DSA, and periodically writes for the Washington Socialist, Socialist Forum, and other left publications. He serves as a Portside Labor Moderator, and is active within the reentry community of formerly incarcerated people. Kurt Stand lives in Greenbelt, MD.

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January 6, 2026

Shipyard Unionism: A Novel of Triumphs and Defeats

October 12, 2025

DSA Graphic History: Learning From Our Past

August 3, 2025

Understanding Our Past, Forging Our Future

February 16, 2025

28 Anti-Fascist Films

July 14, 2024

Organizing the Ignored, Forgotten, and Suppressed

February 18, 2024

Strategy, the Movement and Power: Debating Labour and Community Organizing

November 22, 2023

Ceasefire: The First Step on the Journey to Justice

May 28, 2023

A Review: “Storms of the Revolution” – The Future as it Might Be

August 28, 2022

Gentrification, Homelessness and Elections: When Does a Difference Make a Difference?

September 26, 2021

The Need for Labor to Push Beyond

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