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The Socialist Party and the SDF merged to form the Socialist Party–Social Democratic Federation (SP–SDF) in 1957. A small group of holdouts refused to reunify, establishing a new organization called the Democratic Socialist Federation (DSF). When the Soviet Union led an invasion of Hungary in 1956, half of the members of communist parties ...
In 1982, the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee merged with the New American Movement, an organization of New Left activists, forming the Democratic Socialists of America. It was the principal U.S. affiliate of the Socialist International , which includes socialist and labour parties such as the Swedish and German Social Democrats and ...
The origins of democratic socialism can be traced back to 19th-century utopian socialist thinkers and the Chartist movement in Great Britain, which somewhat differed in their goals but shared a common demand of democratic decision making and public ownership of the means of production, and viewed these as fundamental characteristics of the ...
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a big tent, democratic socialist political organization in the United States. [10] After the Socialist Party of America (SPA) was renamed Social Democrats, USA , Michael Harrington formed the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC). [ 11 ]
American adherents of democratic socialism, a political philosophy supporting political democracy within a socially owned economy, with a particular emphasis on economic democracy, workplace democracy and workers' self-management within a market socialist economy, a decentralised planned socialist economy, or a democratic centrally planned socialist economy.
Michael Harrington, founder of the Democratic Socialists of America [52] [53] Denis Healey, member of the Labour Party [68] [69] [70] Karl Kautsky, member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany [71] Neil Kinnock, leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition [72] Kevin Kühnert, member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany [73]
Republican Party (future Socialist Party of America candidate and self-identified socialist) [37] George Lunn: House March 4, 1917: March 4, 1919: New York: Democratic Party (former Socialist Party of America member) [38] Meyer London: House March 4, 1915: March 3, 1919: New York Socialist Party of America [12] Harry Lane: Senate March 4, 1913 ...
In 1876, the SDWP merged with three other socialist organizations to create the Workingmen's Party of the United States (WPUS), which would become the Socialist Labor Party of America (SLP). [ 6 ] Although the SDWP's platform contained no explicit reference to democracy , [ 7 ] its successor the Socialist Labor Party would be the first US ...