The Democratic Socialists of America has released a comprehensive policy platform titled "Workers Deserve More" that calls for fundamental restructuring of the federal government, including abolishing the U.S. Senate and replacing both the presidency and Supreme Court with positions subordinate to Congress.
The program was drafted by elected DSA representatives between April and June 2026 and subsequently voted on and approved by the organization's National Political Committee (NPC), according to reporting by the Daily Wire.
What the Right Is Saying
Critics have characterized the DSA platform as an extreme proposal that would fundamentally dismantle American democratic institutions. The Senate was designed explicitly under Article I, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution to serve as a backstop against direct democracy—a structure that has functioned for 239 years.
Conservative analysts note that eliminating three co-equal branches of government in favor of a system where executive and judiciary are wholly controlled by an expanded House would remove critical checks and balances designed to prevent governmental overreach.
The platform's call to end all aid to Israel and its provision stating that Jerusalem should serve as the capital of a free Palestinian state have drawn particular scrutiny from observers who view these positions as outside mainstream Democratic Party orthodoxy.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has received DSA support, told The New York Times he was investigating whether he had authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu based on ICC charges. "I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague," Mamdani said. "He's a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court."
What the Left Is Saying
DSA co-chair Ashik Siddique defended the platform's proposals as consistent with democratic principles rather than radical departures from American values. "We don't think that's extreme," Siddique said of abolishing the Senate, arguing the changes would make the country more democratic.
The program calls for replacing the two-party system with a multi-party democracy, expanding the House of Representatives, implementing proportional representation and ranked choice voting in all elections, and abolishing the Senate. "For the working class to govern, we need a new political system," the DSA program reads.
DSA leaders Michaela Brangan and Frances Gill argued that dismantling existing governmental structures is necessary to accomplish broader goals. The platform also calls for ending political corruption by eliminating lobbyists, dark money, and Citizens United, while publicly financing all elections.
On foreign policy, the program advocates defunding the Department of War, ending all foreign wars, closing overseas military bases, and supporting the International Criminal Court's mandate to prosecute war crimes.
What the Numbers Show
The DSA platform does not include specific numerical projections for implementation costs or economic impact estimates.
Three additional DSA-backed candidates in New York, elevated by Mayor Mamdani ahead of their primaries, are projected to take elected office. The extent of these candidates' alignment with all provisions of the platform remains unclear.
The program proposes aggressive wealth taxes and confiscation of large corporations but does not provide specific tax rates or valuation estimates for corporate assets targeted under the proposal.
The Bottom Line
The DSA's "Workers Deserve More" platform represents one of the most comprehensive governmental restructuring proposals advanced by a major political organization in recent decades. While the policy positions outlined remain far from mainstream legislative reality, the organization's recent electoral successes—including support for Mayor Mamdani—suggest growing influence within Democratic politics.
Political observers will watch whether DSA-endorsed candidates formally commit to supporting the platform's provisions and whether party leadership responds to these proposals ahead of future elections. The extent to which these policies remain aspirational versus actionable campaign commitments remains to be determined.