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Utopian socialism was the first American socialist movement. Utopians attempted to develop model socialist societies to demonstrate the virtues of their brand of beliefs. Most utopian socialist ideas originated in Europe, but the United States was most often the site for the experiments themselves.
The National Socialist Movement was founded in 1974 in St. Paul, Minnesota, by Robert Brannen and Clifford "Cliff" Herrington. Originally known as the "National Socialist American Workers Freedom Movement", it was one of several groups that split off from the American Nazi Party after the assassination of George Lincoln Rockwell.
There were two Socialist members of Congress, Meyer London of New York City and Victor Berger of Milwaukee (a part of the sewer socialism movement, a major front in socialism, Milwaukee being the first and the only major city to elect a socialist mayor, which it did four times between 1910 and 1956); over 70 mayors; and many state legislators ...
The Socialist Party of the United States of America (also Socialist Party USA or SPUSA) is a socialist political party in the United States. SPUSA formed in 1973, one year after the Socialist Party of America splintered into three: Social Democrats, USA (legal successor); the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (split); and SPUSA.
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 ...
By the looks of it, the socialist movement in the United States has petered out after the rapid rise of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the 2016 Democratic presidential contest. While it’s ...
This category lists people who have, at one time or another, been active members of the Socialist movement in the United States. It should not be taken for granted that inclusion in this category implies that figures necessarily were or continue(d) to be socialists.
After the Socialist Party of America (SPA) was renamed Social Democrats, USA, Michael Harrington formed the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC). [10] The DSOC later merged with the New American Movement (NAM) to form the DSA. [11] The organization is headquartered in New York City and has about 80,000 members.