Party for Socialism and Liberation

This article is about the US party. For the former Moroccan party, see Party of Liberation and Socialism. For the Brazilian party, see Socialism and Liberty Party.

Party for Socialism and Liberation
AbbreviationPSL
LeaderCentral Committee[1]
FoundedJune 18, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-06-18)[1]
Split fromWorkers World Party
Headquarters
NewspaperLiberation News
Ideology
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationInternational Peoples' Assembly[6]
Colors  Red
Members in elected offices0
Website
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The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) is a communist political party in the United States. PSL formed in 2004, when its members split from the Workers World Party.

PSL describes itself as a revolutionary socialist party, as the party believes that only a revolution can end capitalism and establish socialism.[7][8] PSL pursues this goal by participating in local protests, running candidates in elections, and conducting political education.

Notable members include Claudia de la Cruz, Eugene Puryear, Gloria La Riva, Jodi Dean, and Michael Prysner.

  1. ^ a b "15 years of building the Party, growing and learning". Liberation News. June 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023.
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  6. ^ "Who We Are: International Process". International Peoples' Assembly. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "About the Party for Socialism and Liberation". Party for Socialism and Liberation. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. The Party for Socialism and Liberation believes that the only solution to the deepening crisis of capitalism is the socialist transformation of society. [....] The idea that the capitalists' grip on society and their increasingly repressive state can be abolished through any means other than a revolutionary overturn is an illusion. Equally unrealistic are reformist hopes for a "kinder, gentler" capitalism, or solutions based on economic decentralization or small group autonomy. [....] There are really only two choices for humanity today—an increasingly destructive capitalism, or socialism.
  8. ^ Corn, David (September 28, 2023). "As a presidential candidate, Cornel West aligns himself with far-left radicals". Mother Jones (magazine). Archived from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024. The PSL split from the Marxist-Leninist Workers World Party in 2004, and one of its founders has declared, "We are communists." The party calls for the "revolutionary" overthrow of capitalism and denounces "reformist hopes" for a "kinder, gentler" capitalism. The PSL has supported the North Korean regime and its pursuit of nuclear weapons and also hailed the Chinese Communist Party, defending it against various charges of human rights violations. Brian Becker, a co-founder of the PSL, used to co-host a show on Radio Sputnik, a Moscow-created propaganda network.