LaRouche movement

Lyndon LaRouche (1922–2019), the namesake and founder of the movement

The LaRouche movement is a political and cultural network promoting the late Lyndon LaRouche and his ideas. It has included many organizations and companies around the world, which campaign, gather information and publish books and periodicals. LaRouche-aligned organizations include the National Caucus of Labor Committees, the Schiller Institute, the Worldwide LaRouche Youth Movement and, formerly, the U.S. Labor Party. The LaRouche movement has been called "cult-like" by The New York Times.[1]

The movement originated within the radical leftist student politics of the 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s hundreds of candidates ran in state Democratic primaries in the United States on the 'LaRouche platform', while Lyndon LaRouche repeatedly campaigned for presidential nomination. From the mid-1970s, the LaRouche network would adopt viewpoints and stances of the far-right.[8] During its peak in the 1970s and 1980s, the LaRouche movement developed a private intelligence agency and contacts with foreign governments.[9][10][5] In 1988, LaRouche and 25 associates were convicted on fraud charges related to fundraising. The movement called the prosecutions politically motivated.[citation needed]

LaRouche's widow, Helga Zepp-LaRouche, heads political and cultural groups in Germany connected with her late husband's movement. There are also parties in France, Sweden and other European countries and branches or affiliates in Australia, Canada, the Philippines and several Latin American countries. Members engage in political organizing, fund-raising, cultural events, research and writing and internal meetings[clarification needed].[citation needed]

On February 24, 2021, Zepp-LaRouche denounced the LaRouche Political Action Committee (LPAC) and its treasurer, Barbara Boyd, for going "in a direction which I consider contrary to the central policies that my husband stood for. ... [S]ince he passed away in February 2019, Mrs. Boyd and her associates ... have embarked on a path that I believe misrepresents both my and Mr. LaRouche's positions." and has stated that LPAC and Boyd do not represent the LaRouche movement. She has taken legal action against LPAC to "immediately cease and desist, both now and in the future" from "using Mr. LaRouche's name, likeness, and potentially other confusingly similar terms."[11]

  1. ^ Severo, Richard (February 13, 2019). "Lyndon LaRouche, Cult Figure Who Ran for President 8 Times, Dies at 96". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019.
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  6. ^ Doubek, James (February 14, 2019). "Conspiracy Theorist And Frequent Presidential Candidate Lyndon LaRouche Dies At 96". NPR. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "Lyndon LaRouche and the New American Fascism, by Dennis King". Commentary Magazine. August 1, 1989. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
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  9. ^ Mintz, John (1985). "Some Officials Find Intelligence Network 'Useful'". www.washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  10. ^ Jindia, Shilpa. "Here's an insane story about Roger Stone, Lyndon LaRouche, Vladimir Putin, and the Queen of England". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Why "LaRouchePAC" No Longer Represents the Policies of Lyndon LaRouche". Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.