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Party for Socialism and Liberation
Party for Socialism and Liberation
Leader	Central Committee
Founded	June 18, 2004; 19 years ago
Split from	Workers World Party
Headquarters	San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.;
Newspaper	Liberation News
Ideology	Communism; Marxism–Leninism; Revolutionary socialism;
Political position	Far-left
International affiliation	International Peoples' Assembly
Colors	Red
Website
	www.pslweb.org
	Politics of United States; Political parties; Elections;

The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) is a communist party in the United States. PSL was established in 2004, when its members split from the Workers World Party. The group believes that a socialist revolution is necessary to overthrow capitalism and establish socialism.^[7] The organization works toward this end by organizing and participating in local protests, running candidates in elections, and political education favoring a revolutionary socialist vanguard party.

Notable members include Gloria La Riva, Michael Prysner, Eugene Puryear, and Claudia de la Cruz. In 2022, PSL said it had members in "over 100 cities".^[9] PSL does not release membership numbers.^[10]

^ ^a ^b "15 years of building the Party, growing and learning". Liberation News. June 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023.
^ Becker, Brian (October 1, 2018). "'No separate destiny for US workers apart from the workers of the world'". International Communist Press. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. We are a communist party. We have existed for 14 years with the idea of building a communist party in the United States once again. This is a complicated and long-term project. It is perhaps the most of the difficult of all projects. But it's the imperative need because you cannot have revolutionary change without a revolutionary communist party leading that change. Absent a communist party, victory is impossible.
^ Ford, Derek P. (June 1, 2017). "Making Marxist Pedagogy Magical: From Critique to Imagination, or, How Bookkeepers Set Us Free". Critical Education. 8 (9): 10. I want to turn our attention to the magical thinking of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. As a Marxist-Leninist Party in the United States, the PSL was founded in 2004.
^ Kroitzsh, Aleka A. (August 2, 2019). "Local socialists see the "fog of anti-communism" lifting". Mission Local. The PSL espouses a Marxist-Leninist ideology, one intent on "fighting the war program in the U.S., fighting imperialism, and fighting for Socialism," said Gloria La Riva, a socialist presidential candidate since 1993 and a PSL founder.
^ Harman, Mike (March 19, 2018). "Introduction". Where's the Winter Palace? On the Marxist-Leninist Trend in the United States. The Left Wind. Retrieved 3 January 2024. In the United States today, there exists a political trend which describes itself as Marxist-Leninist. This trend is organized as a loose constellation, orbiting around organizations such as the Workers World Party (WWP) and the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL)....
^ Khan, K.; Trottier, Tom (November 11, 2021). "USA: The end of the Biden honeymoon". Socialist Appeal. Socialist Revolution USA. The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), a small 'Marxist-Leninist' organisation with limited resources, ran a candidate under its own banner for mayor of New York City.
^ ^a ^b "About the Party for Socialism and Liberation". Party for Socialism and Liberation. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020.
^ "Who We Are: International Process". International Peoples' Assembly. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023.
^ "We need your help to build the movement for socialism". Liberation News. Party for Socialism and Liberation. Aug 15, 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024. We have an organized presence in over 100 cities and towns, and have expanded our presence substantially throughout the South in recent years.
^ Lipsitz, Raina (Fall 2022). "Where We Are and Where We're Going". Socialist Forum. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022.

[PSL2023October24-1] "15 years of building the Party, growing and learning". Liberation News. June 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023.

[ICP2018-2] Becker, Brian (October 1, 2018). "'No separate destiny for US workers apart from the workers of the world'". International Communist Press. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. We are a communist party. We have existed for 14 years with the idea of building a communist party in the United States once again. This is a complicated and long-term project. It is perhaps the most of the difficult of all projects. But it's the imperative need because you cannot have revolutionary change without a revolutionary communist party leading that change. Absent a communist party, victory is impossible.

[Derek2017-3] Ford, Derek P. (June 1, 2017). "Making Marxist Pedagogy Magical: From Critique to Imagination, or, How Bookkeepers Set Us Free". Critical Education. 8 (9): 10. I want to turn our attention to the magical thinking of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. As a Marxist-Leninist Party in the United States, the PSL was founded in 2004.

[Kroitzsh2019-4] Kroitzsh, Aleka A. (August 2, 2019). "Local socialists see the "fog of anti-communism" lifting". Mission Local. The PSL espouses a Marxist-Leninist ideology, one intent on "fighting the war program in the U.S., fighting imperialism, and fighting for Socialism," said Gloria La Riva, a socialist presidential candidate since 1993 and a PSL founder.

[Harman2018-5] Harman, Mike (March 19, 2018). "Introduction". Where's the Winter Palace? On the Marxist-Leninist Trend in the United States. The Left Wind. Retrieved 3 January 2024. In the United States today, there exists a political trend which describes itself as Marxist-Leninist. This trend is organized as a loose constellation, orbiting around organizations such as the Workers World Party (WWP) and the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL)....

[Khan2021-6] Khan, K.; Trottier, Tom (November 11, 2021). "USA: The end of the Biden honeymoon". Socialist Appeal. Socialist Revolution USA. The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), a small 'Marxist-Leninist' organisation with limited resources, ran a candidate under its own banner for mayor of New York City.

[PSLAbout-7] "About the Party for Socialism and Liberation". Party for Socialism and Liberation. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020.

[8] "Who We Are: International Process". International Peoples' Assembly. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023.

[9] "We need your help to build the movement for socialism". Liberation News. Party for Socialism and Liberation. Aug 15, 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024. We have an organized presence in over 100 cities and towns, and have expanded our presence substantially throughout the South in recent years.

[10] Lipsitz, Raina (Fall 2022). "Where We Are and Where We're Going". Socialist Forum. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022.

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Leader	Central Committee^[1]
Founded	June 18, 2004; 19 years ago (2004-06-18)^[1]
Split from	Workers World Party
Headquarters	San Francisco, California Washington, D.C.
Newspaper	Liberation News
Ideology	Communism^[2] Marxism–Leninism^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Revolutionary socialism^[7]
Political position	Far-left
International affiliation	International Peoples' Assembly^[8]
Colors	Red
Website
www.pslweb.org
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