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Statements and analysis from the Party for Socialism and Liberation

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Social media and democratic centralism: Opportunities and challenges

Ben Becker

November 7, 2018

The following is an edited version of an internal document initially written in late 2015 and formed part of the basis for party-wide discussions in the Party for Socialism and Liberation in early 2016. The ...

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Historical experience

A diverse group of people looking at the camera with fists raised

From counterrevolution to revival: Communism and the primacy of the ...

Brian Becker

December 7, 2016

Central to our ideology is the idea that in order to understand and prepare for the class struggle in the U.S. we must first take the global situation into account, understanding that the interconnectedness of ...

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The Leninist party in history and the present

Brian Becker

November 17, 2016

This essay examines the theory and practice of the Leninist party from the time of Lenin until today. We turn to Lenin’s key writings and to the history of Bolshevism and the international communist movement to ...

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Interview with Gloria La Riva: ‘the fog of anti-communism is ...

Peter Gemma

November 7, 2016

Republished from Independent Political Report Gloria Estela La Riva, a labor, community, and anti-war activist based in San Francisco, is running for president under the Party for Socialism and Liberation banner. Peter B. Gemma: I ...

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Theory and revolution: Addressing the break of ideological continuity

Brian Becker

September 28, 2016

The document was initially circulated within our Party in advance of our 3rd Party Congress in April 2016 — and publicly released in September 2016. It addresses the historical and contemporary relationship between revolutionary theory and revolutionary ...

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Reviving the communist movement: Building organization in 2016

Brian Becker

April 22, 2016

The following is part of an internal document circulated by the Central Committee of the PSL in advance of our 3rd Party Congress in 2016. Here, we focus on ways that communist organizations have historically ...

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Program of the Party for Socialism and Liberation

editor

July 10, 2015

The Program of the Party for Socialism and Liberation was adopted by the First Party Congress of the PSL in February 2010, and amended by the Second Party Congress in February 2013 and the Third ...

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Anti-communism was not just a momentary fad in U.S. culture — it was the unofficial religion for over half a century.

Winning the battle against anti-communism

admin

August 12, 2014

The capitalists’ ideological weapon against the working class In 2012, the dictionary site Merriam-Webster announced that the words most looked up that year were “socialism” and “capitalism.” This was undoubtedly because the Republican Party had ...

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A coordinated police crackdown suppressed the Occupy movement. Revolutionaries need accountable and democratic organizations to match and defeat the centralism of the state.

How can we make a revolution? Lessons of Egypt and ...

Party for Socialism and Liberation

July 6, 2014

Without mass struggle, there is no hope for real change. But activism and struggle alone are not enough to achieve socialism. What is also essential is a revolutionary communist party.

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PSL members helped lead marches of tens of thousands against the occupations of Iraq and Palestine. Above, San Francisco in Oct. 2007

A party of action: Building the people’s movements in ...

Party for Socialism and Liberation

July 6, 2014

Action is the key to progress, the only way to defeat right-wing policies and win rights, and ultimately to achieve the liberation of humanity through socialism.

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