Meet the New Leader of Massachusetts’s Top Teachers’ Union, a DSA Member Who Says the US Is ‘Fascist,’ Borders Are for ‘Colonizers,’ and Israel Is ‘Genocidal’
Deb Gesualdo has been elected as the new vice president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, representing a progressive leadership shift within the union. She has expressed strong anti-American and anti-Israel sentiments, advocating for uprisings against what she describes as a 'fascist oligarchy.' Her election reflects a broader trend of far-left activism within the union, particularly following recent events in Gaza.
- ▪Deb Gesualdo is a longtime left-wing activist and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
- ▪She has publicly denounced the United States as a 'fascist oligarchy' and criticized national borders as a 'construct of colonizers.'
- ▪Gesualdo has pushed for resolutions within the MTA condemning Israel and has been involved in promoting far-left ideologies through social media.
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Education Meet the New Leader of Massachusetts’s Top Teachers’ Union, a DSA Member Who Says the US Is ‘Fascist,’ Borders Are for ‘Colonizers,’ and Israel Is ‘Genocidal’ Incoming Massachusetts Teachers Association vice president Deb Gesualdo is a member of the union's progressive caucus, as is its new president, Matt Bach Deb Gesualdo (Massachusetts Teachers Association) Alana Goodman May 26, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} The newly elected vice president of Massachusetts's top teachers' union is a longtime left-wing activist who has denounced the United States as a "fascist oligarchy," objected to…
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