Socialist Revolution (United States)

Socialist Revolution (SR) is the US section of the International Marxist Tendency (IMT), a Trotskyist political international. The SR has not published membership numbers.

Socialist Revolution
AbbreviationSR
LeaderCollective leadership
NewspaperSocialist Revolution
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism
Trotskyism
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationInternational Marxist Tendency
Colors  Red
SloganWorkers of the world, unite!
AnthemThe Internationale
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Website
socialistrevolution.org
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After the rapid growth of the Democratic Socialists of America following the 2016 United States presidential election, many SR members joined DSA chapters.[1] In contrast to the DSA's current strategy, in which virtually all elected officeholding DSA members have been elected on the Democratic Party ballot, SR members demand "an immediate and total break with the Democrats"[2] in order to create a union-backed Labor Party.[3]

The World Socialist Web Site, a member of the competing Trotskyist political international International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI), called SR a "pseudo-left organisation" for using the phrase "Russian imperialism" and the SR's position on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which the WSWS considers a "proxy war" against Russia.[4]

The conservative website Campus Reform negatively covered the SR's "Socialist Solution to Fight COVID-19" events[5] and "Marxist School" events,[6] at which the shocked TPUSA reporter noted that the Socialist Revolution organizers "allegedly called for a revolution".[6]

References
  1. Trottier, Tom; Balmer, Antonio (15 June 2021). "What Kind of Party Are We Fighting For? A Reply to Comrades in DSA". Socialist Revolution.
  2. Brancaccio, Nick; Wilson, Robert; White, Sarah (November 7, 2020). "USA: break with the Democrats! A resolution presented to Phoenix DSA". Archived from the original on November 7, 2020.
  3. "What We Fight For: The Program of the US Section of the IMT". Socialist Revolution. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. For class independence—break immediately with the Democrats and Republicans[:] Build a mass working-class socialist party armed with a revolutionary program that breaks with capitalism. [...] By mobilizing the working-class majority in the workplace, unions, streets, and at the polls, we can fight and win against the bosses.
  4. Shilton, Jordan (March 9, 2022). "Pseudo-left International Marxist Tendency provides cover for imperialist powers in conflict with Russia". World Socialist Website. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022.
  5. Dallmeyer, Mckenna (March 1, 2022). "This Marxist group thinks socialism can solve COVID-19". Campus Reform.
  6. Cason, Caroline (October 24, 2022). "Universities host 'Marxist Schools' sponsored by international revolutionary organization".
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