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Social Democrats, USA
AbbreviationSDUSA
FoundedDecember 30, 1972 (52 years ago) (1972-12-30)
Preceded bySocialist Party of America
NewspaperNew America (1960—1985)
Socialist Currents (after 2011)
Youth wingYoung Social Democrats
IdeologySocial democracy[1]
Political positionCenter-left
International affiliationSocialist International (1973–2005)[2]
Colors  Red
Members in elected offices1
Website
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Social Democrats, USA (SDUSA) is a social democratic organization in the United States. SDUSA formed in 1972 as the successor to the Socialist Party of America (SPA), which splintered into three: SDUSA; the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee; and the Socialist Party USA.

SDUSA describes itself as committed to the broader democratic socialist tradition,[3] but is firmly anti-communist and used "social democrat" rather than "socialist" to disassociate the group from the Soviet Union.[4]

SUDSA supports a political realignment strategy which aims to shift the Democratic Party toward social democracy by building a coalition of trade unions, particularly the AFL–CIO, civil rights organizations, and other working-class constituencies .[5]

Notable SDUDSA members include Bayard Rustin, Norman Hill, Tom Kahn, Paul and Sandra Feldman, Robert J. Alexander, Carl Gershman, Albert Glotzer, Norman Hill, Sidney Hook, Penn Kemble, A. Philip Randolph, August Tyler, Charles S. Zimmerman and Rachelle Horowitz of the American Federation of Teachers.

Membership

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In 1973, SDUSA reported having 1,800 members.[6] In 1992, SDUSA had about 500 members.[7]

Membership dues were paid annually and included a subscription to SDUSA’s official publication, the tabloid-format newspaper New America. In 1983, the annual dues rate was $25.[8]

SDUSA was governed by biannual conventions that included participation from interested observers. These conventions featured discussions and debates on proposed resolutions, some of which were adopted as official organizational statements. The conventions often included guest speakers from outside SDUSA, ranging from neoconservatives such as Jeane Kirkpatrick to democratic socialists like Paul Berman, along with a variety of academic, political, and labor union leaders. These gatherings also served as reunions for political activists and intellectuals who had collaborated over extended periods.[9]

History

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Origins

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Main article: Socialist Party of America
See also: Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee and Socialist Party USA

By the early 1970s, the Socialist Party of America (SPA) was publicly associated with civil rights and labor union leader A. Philip Randolph and with author Michael Harrington. Prior to the party’s 1972 convention, Harrington had resigned from his role as an Honorary Chairperson, citing dissatisfaction with the organization's lack of support for George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign and its stance on the Vietnam War.[4][10]

National Chairman Bayard Rustin in 1963

At the 1972 convention, the SPA was led by two Co-Chairmen: Bayard Rustin and Charles S. Zimmerman,[11] along with First National Vice Chairman James S. Glaser, all of whom were re-elected by acclamation.[4] In his opening address, Rustin urged the organization to oppose the policies of the Nixon administration and criticized what he described as the "irresponsibility and élitism of the 'New Politics' liberals".[4]

The convention voted 73 to 34 to change the organization's name from the Socialist Party of America to Social Democrats, USA (SDUSA).[4] The name change was intended to reflect the organization's decision to cease running its own candidates for public office and to address public confusion over the term “socialism,” which was often associated with Marxism–Leninism.[4] According to the majority report, the term “party” was seen as misleading since the SPA had last run a presidential candidate, Darlington Hoopes, in the 1956 election. The organization also sought to differentiate itself from smaller Marxist parties such as the Socialist Workers Party and the Socialist Labor Party.[12]

The Unity Caucus, which represented the majority faction, prevailed in all votes during the convention, generally by a two-to-one margin. A national committee of 33 members was elected, including 22 members from the Unity Caucus, eight from Harrington’s Coalition Caucus, two from the left-wing Debs Caucus, and one independent, Samuel H. Friedman.[13] Friedman and the minority caucuses opposed the name change.[4]

The convention also adopted a new program by a similar two-to-one vote. The program called for a firm approach to what it termed “Communist aggression” in foreign affairs, opposed "any efforts to bomb Hanoi into submission", and advocated for a negotiated peace settlement in Vietnam that would protect communist cadres in South Vietnam from retaliation. A proposal by Harrington for a ceasefire and immediate U.S. military withdrawal was defeated.[13] Harrington later criticized the organization for issuing only a qualified endorsement of McGovern and for what he viewed as insufficient mobilization on McGovern’s behalf. In response, Unity Caucus member Arch Puddington stated that the California branch had actively supported McGovern, while the New York branch focused on a congressional campaign.[12]

Following the convention and name change, Rustin became the organization’s public spokesperson. Rustin stated that SDUSA aimed to transform the Democratic Party into a social democratic party, with a political realignment strategy associated with Max Shachtman.[14]

1972 splits

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Several months after the convention, Harrington and members of his Coalition Caucus resigned from SDUSA and formed the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC), which later became the Democratic Socialists of America.[6]

Members of the Debs Caucus also left SDUSA, with some forming the Socialist Party USA.[15]

1970s

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The leadership of SDUSA emphasized the role of the American labor movement in advancing civil rights and economic justice. The organization's domestic program reflected the ideas presented in Bayard Rustin's article From Protest to Politics, which examined the evolving economic landscape and its impact on Black Americans. In the article, Rustin argued that the rise of automation would reduce the availability of low-skill, high-paying jobs, thereby threatening the position of the urban Black working class, particularly in the Northern United States. He advocated for a strategic shift in political engagement, urging the Black community to strengthen alliances with predominantly white labor unions and other institutions, such as churches and synagogues, to pursue a shared economic agenda. Rustin described this transition as a move "from protest to politics".[16]

Rustin opposed identity politics in the Black community and the Black Power movement. He saw it as an ideology common among middle-class Black Americans, echoing earlier Black nationalist movements he considered misguided. He believed it risked alienating white allies, whom he viewed as essential to achieving broader political goals.[17]

SDUSA publications echoed similar criticisms regarding the increasing influence of middle-class activists within the Democratic Party. Members expressed concern over what they viewed as the disproportionate influence of peace activists associated with the “New Politics” movement, particularly those aligned with Senator George McGovern. McGovern’s 1972 presidential candidacy was characterized by SDUSA members as detrimental to both the Democratic Party and the United States.[4][18]

The founding leadership of SDUSA generally supported an immediate end to the bombing of North Vietnam and advocated for a negotiated settlement to conclude the Vietnam War. However, the majority opposed a unilateral withdrawal of American forces, warning that such an action could result in the destruction of independent labor unions and political opposition groups in South Vietnam.[4][19][20] Following the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam and the subsequent victory of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Viet Cong, SDUSA supported humanitarian aid for refugees and criticized Senator McGovern for his lack of support for such assistance.[21][22]

SDUSA also sought to influence electoral politics through candidate endorsements. At its 1976 national convention in New York City, the group endorsed the Democratic presidential ticket of Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale, committing to work actively for their election.[23]

SDUSA opposed the New Left, attributing Democratic Party candidate George McGovern’s loss in the 1972 presidential election in part to the movement’s influence.

1980s

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SDUSA published a newsletter and occasional position papers. The organization issued public statements in support of labor unions, both domestically and internationally, and also expressed support for Zionism, the State of Israel, and the Israeli labor movement.[24]

From 1979 to 1989, SDUSA organized support for Solidarity, the independent labor union of Poland.[25] Tom Kahn, who organized the AFL–CIO's support for Solidarity and was affiliated with SDUSA, argued that the democracy promotion should extend to countries under Soviet influence.[26] In 1981, leading Social Democrats advocated using economic aid to Poland as leverage to promote freedom of association.[27]

During the 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, which included a challenge from Ted Kennedy against incumbent President Carter, SDUSA took a less prominent role and postponed its convention until after the general election. The election of Republican candidate Ronald Reagan in the 1980 presidential election was attributed by the organization to the Democratic Party's failure to maintain support from its traditional working-class base.[28]

In early 1980, Carl Gershman, who had long served as SDUSA’s National Director, resigned and was succeeded by Rita Freedman, who had previously been the organizer and chair of the organization’s New York local.[29]

1990s

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Michael Harrington and Tom Kahn had both been associated with Marxist theorist Max Shachtman.[30][31][32] Internal divisions within the AFL–CIO in 1995 were described as a split between “Shachtmanite” Social Democrats, who supported Lane Kirkland and Thomas Donahue, and the “Harringtonite” Democratic Socialists of America, who supported John Sweeney.[33][34]

Hiatus and 2005 re-foundation

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Following the death of the organization's Notesonline editor Penn Kemble on October 15, 2005, SDUSA entered a period of organizational inactivity.[35] During this hiatus, no additional issues of the online newsletter were produced, and the organization's website was no longer updated.[36]

After several years of inactivity, efforts were made to revive the organization. In 2008, a group initially composed primarily of SDUSA members from Pennsylvania initiated the process of re-establishing the organization.[37] A re-founding convention was held on May 3, 2009, during which a new National Executive Committee was elected.[38]

2009 split

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In 2009, internal disagreements split SDUSA. A faction based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, separated from the newly elected National Executive Committee. The Johnstown-based group adopted the name Social Democrats, USA – Socialist Party USA,[39] while the other continued under the name Social Democrats, USA.[40]

Controversies

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Neoconservatism

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Some members of SDUSA, including Penn Kemble and Joshua Muravchik, were associated with neoconservatism.

Michael Harrington asserted that SDUSA exhibited an “obsessive anti-communism" which, in his view, rendered the organization politically right-wing.[41]

Author Justin Vaïsse has referred to some members of SDUSA as right-wing social democrats,[42] a characterization described as a taunt by Ben Wattenberg.[43]

In 2013, The Washington Post identified some former SDUSA members as neoconservatives.[44]

Joshua Muravchik, a former SDUSA member, has identified as a neoconservative.[45] At the 2003 SDUSA conference, Muravchik’s pro-war remarks were met with criticism from several SDUSA members.[9][46] Rachelle Horowitz, an SDUSA figure and event organizer, objected to his use of "us and them" rhetoric and his invocation of the term "evil." Other attendees, including Jeffrey Herf and Paul Berman, voiced similar criticisms.

Influence on United States foreign policy

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Leaders from SDUSA have served in various presidential administrations since the 1980s. The participation of some members in Republican administrations has been a subject of controversy. Journalist Mark Massing (1987) referred to SDUSA members such as Carl Gershman as “State Department socialists,” and in 1987 claimed that the foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration was being influenced by Trotskyists. This claim was characterized as a “myth” by political sociologist Seymour Martin Lipset (1988, p. 34) in 1988.[47]

The association between former Trotskyists and U.S. foreign policy was expanded upon in 2003 by journalist Michael Lind, who argued that individuals with Trotskyist origins had exerted significant influence over the foreign policy of the George W. Bush administration.[48] Lind's "amalgamation of the defense intellectuals with the traditions and theories of "the largely Jewish-American Trotskyist movement [in Lind's words]" was criticized in 2003 by University of Michigan professor Alan M. Wald,[49] Wald, who had discussed Trotskyism and neoconservatism in his history of "the New York intellectuals" objected to the amalgamation of ideological and ethnic categories.[50] Allegations that former Trotskyists influenced Bush-era foreign policy, including references to SDUSA, have also appeared in writings by paleoconservatives.[51]

Election results

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SDUSA has fielded electoral candidates for local, state, and federal offices. SDUSA endorses Democratic party members, many of which are also endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America. Because SDUSA endorses candidates who may not accept the endorsement, only those candidates who clearly accepted the endorsement, campaigned with SDUSA, or are SDUSA members are included below.

Conventions

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Convention Location Date Notes and references
1973 National Conference Hopewell Junction, New York September 21–23, 1973 From registration ad, New America, July 30, 1973, p. 7.
1974 National Convention New York City September 6–8, 1974 125 delegates, keynote speaker Walter Laqueur. Per New America, August 20, 1974, p. 8.
1976 National Convention New York City July 17–18, 1976 500 delegates and observers, keynote speaker Sidney Hook. Per New America, August–September 1976, p. 1.
1978 National Convention New York City September 8–10, 1978 Introductory report by Carl Gershman. Per New America, October 1978, p. 1.
1980 National Convention New York City November 21–23, 1980 Per New America, December 1980, p. 1.
1982 National Convention Washington, D.C. December 3–5, 1982 Keynote speech by Albert Shanker. Dates per New America, October 1982, p. 8.
1985 National Convention Washington, D.C. June 14–16, 1985 Keynote speech by Alfonso Robelo. Per New America, November–December 1985, p. 6.
1987 National Convention
1990 National Convention
1994 National Convention
2009 Reorganization Convention May 3, 2009
2010 Convention Internet teleconference September 1, 2010 Guest speakers Herb Engstrom of the California Democratic Party Executive Committee and Roger Clayman, Executive Director of the Long Island Labor Federation.[52]
2012 National Convention Buffalo, New York August 26–27, 2012 Keynote address by Richard Lipsitz, Executive Director of the Western New York Labor Federation.[53]
2014 Convention Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 23–24, 2014
2023 National Convention Buffalo, New York September 1–6, 2023 Speakers included Imre Komjáthi, co-chair of the Hungarian Socialist Party, former Democratic statehouse representative in Topeka, Aaron Coleman, and Godden Zama, representative of the Social Democratic Front (Cameroon)[54]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Principles". Social Democrats USA. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "SI member parties - North America". Socialist International. Archived from the original on April 8, 2005.
  3. ^ Hacker, David (2008–2010). "Heritage". Social Democrats USA. Retrieved February 10, 2020. "While concentrating on developing social democratic programs for the here and now, we have not given up our vision of the new socialist society that incremental change would eventually bring. We are still committed to the vibrant democratic socialist movement of the near future and our socialist vision of the far future beyond our lifetime and our children’s lifetime. ... We view the terms "social democracy" and "democratic socialism" as being interchangeable."
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Socialist Party now the Social Democrats, U.S.A." The New York Times. December 31, 1972. p. 36. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  5. ^ Fraser, C. Gerald (September 7, 1974). "Socialists seek to transform the Democratic Party" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 11.
  6. ^ a b O'Rourke (1993, pp. 195–196):
    O'Rourke, William (1993). "L: Michael Harrington". Signs of the literary times: Essays, reviews, profiles, 1970-1992'. The Margins of Literature (SUNY Series). SUNY Press. pp. 192–196. ISBN 0-7914-1681-X.
    Originally: O'Rourke, William (November 13, 1973). "Michael Harrington: Beyond Watergate, Sixties, and reform". SoHo Weekly News. 3 (2): 6–7. ISBN 9780791416815.
  7. ^ Isserman, Maurice (June 2, 1998). "A Brief History of the American Left". Democratic Socialists of America. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  8. ^ "Wanted: Dues Cheaters" (ad), New America [New York], vol. 20, no. 5 (September–October 1983), pg. 7.
  9. ^ a b Meyerson, Harold (Fall 2002). "Solidarity, Whatever". Dissent. 49 (4): 16. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010.
  10. ^ Richard D. Kahlenberg, Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race and Democracy (Columbia University Press, August 13, 2013), p. 157–158.
  11. ^ Gerald Sorin, The Prophetic Minority: American Jewish Immigrant Radicals, 1880–1920. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1985; p. 155.
  12. ^ a b Anonymous (December 27, 1972). "Young Socialists open parley; to weigh 'New Politics' split". The New York Times. p. 25.
  13. ^ a b Anonymous (January 1, 1973). "'Firmness' urged on Communists: Social Democrats reach end of U.S. Convention here". The New York Times. p. 11.
  14. ^
  15. ^ Busky 2000, pp. 165. Busky, Donald F. (2000). Democratic socialism: A global survey. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-275-96886-1.
  16. ^ Rustin wrote the following reports:
    • Civil rights: the true frontier New York, N.Y.: Donald Press, 1963
    • From protest to politics: the future of the civil rights movement New York: League for Industrial Democracy, 1965
    • The labor-Negro coalition, a new beginning [Washington? D.C. : American Federationist?, 1968
    • Conflict or coalition?: the civil rights struggle and the trade union movement today New York, A. Philip Randolph Institute, 1969.
  17. ^ Rustin wrote the following reports:
    • The Watts "Manifesto" & the McCone report. New York, League for Industrial Democracy 1966
    • Separatism or integration, which way for America?: a dialogue (with Robert Browne) New York, A. Philip Randolph Educational Fund, 1968
    • Black studies: myths & realities (contributor) New York, A. Philip Randolph Educational Fund, 1969
    • Three essays New York, A. Philip Randolph Institute, 1969
    • A word to black students New York, A. Philip Randolph Institute, 1970
    • The failure of black separatism New York, A. Philip Randolph Institute, 1970
  18. ^ Bloodworth (2013, p. 147)
  19. ^ These positions had been advanced by organizations like "Negotiations Now!" since the 1960s.
  20. ^ Gershman, Carl (November 3, 1980). "Totalitarian menace (Controversies: Detente and the left after Afghanistan)". Society. 18 (1): 9–15. doi:10.1007/BF02694835. ISSN 0147-2011. S2CID 189883991.
  21. ^ "The View from Washington". Asian Affairs. 6 (2): 134–135. November–December 1978. doi:10.1080/00927678.1978.10553935. JSTOR 30171704.
  22. ^ Gershman, Carl (May 1978). "After the dominoes fell". Commentary. SD papers. 3.
  23. ^ "Freedom, Economic Justice Themes of SD Convention," New America [New York], vol. 13, no. 15 (Aug.-Sept. 1976), pg. 1.
  24. ^ Social Democrats, USA (1973), The American challenge: A social-democratic program for the seventies, New York: SDUSA
  25. ^ Mahler, Jonathan (November 19, 1997), "Labor's crisis—and its opportunity", The Wall Street Journal
  26. ^ Kahn, Tom (July 1985), "Beyond the double standard: A social democratic view of the authoritarianism versus totalitarianism debate" (PDF), New America, January 1985 speech to the 'Democratic Solidarity Conference' organized by the Young Social Democrats (YSD) under the auspices of the Foundation for Democratic Education, Social Democrats, USA
    Reprinted: Kahn, Tom (2008) [1985]. "Beyond the double standard: A social democratic view of the authoritarianism versus totalitarianism debate" (PDF). Democratiya (Merged into Dissent in 2009). 12 (Spring): 152–160.
  27. ^ Domber [1], with revision and typeset [2]
  28. ^ "Social Democracy Faces Crucial Era," New America [New York], vol 17, no. 11 (December 1980), pg. 1.
  29. ^ "Rita Freedman New SD Director," New America [New York], vol. 17, no. 2 (Feb. 1980), pg. 12.
  30. ^ Muravchik (2006). Addressing the allegation that SDUSUA was a "Trotskyist" organization, Muravchik wrote that in the early 1960s, two future members of SDUSA, Tom Kahn and Paul Feldman:

    "became devotees of a former Trotskyist named Max Shachtman—a fact that today has taken on a life of its own. Tracing forward in lineage through me and a few other ex-YPSL's [members of the Young Peoples Socialist League] turned neoconservatives, this happenstance has fueled the accusation that neoconservatism itself, and through it the foreign policy of the Bush administration, are somehow rooted in 'Trotskyism.' I am more inclined to laugh than to cry over this, but since the myth has traveled so far, let me briefly try once more, as I have done at greater length in the past, to set the record straight.[See "The Neoconservative Cabal," Commentary, September 2003] The alleged connective chain is broken at every link. The falsity of its more recent elements is readily ascertainable by anyone who cares for the truth—namely, that George Bush was never a neoconservative and that most neoconservatives were never YPSL's. The earlier connections are more obscure but no less false. Although Shachtman was one of the elder statesmen who occasionally made stirring speeches to us, no YPSL of my generation was a Shachtmanite. What is more, our mentors, Paul and Tom, had come under Shachtman’s sway years after he himself had ceased to be a Trotskyite.
  31. ^ "A saving remnant". New Press. January 8, 2011 – via Internet Archive.
  32. ^ Isserman, Maurice (January 8, 2000). "The other American : the life of Michael Harrington". New York : PublicAffairs – via Internet Archive.
  33. ^ Kahlenberg, Richard D. (August 30, 2007). Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democracy. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231509091 – via Google Books.
  34. ^ In 1982 Harrington's Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee reformed as the Democratic Socialists of America.
  35. ^ "Political Activist Penn Kemble Dies at 64," The Washington Post, October 19, 2005, pg. B07.
  36. ^ See: Social Democrats, USA, official website, www.socialdemocratsusa.org/ Retrieved May 26, 2011, currently broken.
  37. ^ "Heritage | Socialist Currents". Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  38. ^ "Organization | Socialist Currents". Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  39. ^ Social Democrats-Socialist Party USA official website, www.socialdemocratsusa.org/ Retrieved May 26, 2011 (Dead link).
  40. ^ Social Democrats, USA, official website, www.socialdemocrats.org/ Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  41. ^ Bloodworth (2013, p. 148)
  42. ^ Vaïsse, Justin (May 21, 2010). Neoconservatism: The Biography of a Movement. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-05051-8.
  43. ^ Wattenberg, Ben (April 22, 1992). "A man whose ideas helped change the world". Baltimore Sun. Syndicated: (Thursday April 23, 1993). "Remembering a man who mattered". The Indiana Gazette p. 2 (pdf format). Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  44. ^ Matthews, Dylan (August 28, 2013). "Meet Bayard Rustin, the gay socialist pacifist who planned the 1963 March on Washington". The Washington Post.
  45. ^ Muravchik, Joshua (November–December 2006), "Operation comeback" (PDF), Foreign Policy
  46. ^ Joshua Micah Marshall, "Debs’s Heirs Reassemble To Seek Renewed Role as Hawks of Left" The Jewish Daily Forward, May 23, 2003.
  47. ^ "A 1987 article in The New Republic described these developments as a Trotskyist takeover of the Reagan administration" wrote Lipset (1988, p. 34).
  48. ^ Lind, Michael (April 7, 2003). "The weird men behind George W. Bush's war". New Statesman. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.
  49. ^ Wald, Alan (June 27, 2003). "Are Trotskyites Running the Pentagon?". History News Network.
  50. ^ Wald, Alan M. (1987). The New York intellectuals: The rise and decline of the anti-Stalinist left from the 1930s to the 1980s'. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-4169-3.
  51. ^ King, William (2004). "Neoconservatives and 'Trotskyism'". American Communist History. 3 (2): 247–266. doi:10.1080/1474389042000309817. ISSN 1474-3906. S2CID 162356558.

    King, Bill (March 22, 2004). "Neoconservatives and Trotskyism. The question of 'Shachtmanism'". Enter Stage Right: Politics, Culture, Economics (3): 1–2. ISSN 1488-1756.
  52. ^ "2010 National Convention," Socialist Currents, www.socialistcurrents.org/
  53. ^ "2012 Convention Report," Socialist Currents, www.socialistcurrents.org/
  54. ^ "OUR NATIONAL CONVENTION SCHEDULE | Socialist Currents". August 25, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2023.

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