Is your gripe with "Democratic Socialism" as a concept? Because these authors were interviewed by the DSA? If so, that seems silly. I don't even know what political theory each of them identifies with.
Have you considered assessing the ideas presented by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on their merits?
Here's the interview with Elia Ayoub: https://thefirethesetimes.com/2025/06/30/the-rise-of-end-times-fascism-w-naomi-klein-astra-taylor/
For anyone not familiar, Elia is a great thinker and interviewer. He's a Lebanese Palestinian journalist and historian. Check him out.