The history of the socialist movement in the United States spans a variety of tendencies,including anarchists,communists,democratic socialists,social democrats,Marxists,Marxist–Leninists,Trotskyists and utopian socialists. It began with utopian communities in the early 19th century such as the Shakers,the activist visionary Josiah Warren and intentional communities inspired by Charles Fourier. Labor activists,usually Jewish,German,or Finnish immigrants,founded the Socialist Labor Party of America in 1877. The Socialist Party of America was established in 1901. By that time,anarchism also rose to prominence around the country. Socialists of different tendencies were involved in early American labor organizations and struggles. These reached a high point in the Haymarket massacre in Chicago,which founded the International Workers' Day as the main labour holiday around the world,Labor Day and making the eight-hour day a worldwide objective by workers organizations and socialist parties worldwide.
Jane Slaughter is an American journalist who writes frequently on labor affairs. Her writing has appeared in The Nation,The Progressive,Monthly Review,and In These Times. She is based in Detroit.
The Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee was a democratic socialist organization in the United States.
The New American Movement (NAM) was an American New Left multi-tendency socialist and feminist political organization established in 1971.
The Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) is the youth section of the Democratic Socialists of America. The organization was known as Young Democratic Socialists (YDS) until 2017.
The Draft Mark Warner for President committee was an effort to promote the candidacy of former Governor of Virginia Mark Warner. It was founded the day after the 2004 presidential election by Democratic Party activist Eddie Ratliff of Virginia. On October 23,2007,the Draft Warner for President Committee received a letter from the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) in response to the committee's declaration of intent to cease operations,dated October 2,2007,and was allowed to terminate its affairs and cease filing with the FEC. Warner had announced his intent to become a Senate candidate prior to the committee's letter to the FEC.
Dorothy Ray Healey was a long-time activist in the Communist Party USA,from the late 1920s to the 1970s. In the 1930s,she was one of the first union leaders to advocate for the rights of Chicanos and African Americans as factory and field workers.
María Elena Durazo is an American politician serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat,from 2018 to 2022 she represented the 24th State Senatorial district and has been representing the 26th district since 2022 which encompasses Central Los Angeles,East Los Angeles,and Vernon.
Mary Brown Williams Ledbetter,better known as Brownie Ledbetter,was a political activist,social justice crusader and lobbyist who was involved in the civil rights,feminist,labor and environmental movements in Arkansas,United States and abroad.
The 2012 presidential campaign of Jill Stein was announced on October 24,2011. Jill Stein,a physician from Massachusetts,gave indication in August 2011 that she was considering running for President of the United States with the Green Party in the 2012 national election. She wrote in a published questionnaire that she had been asked to run by a number of Green activists and felt compelled to consider the possibility after the U.S. debt-ceiling crisis which she called "the President's astounding attack on Social Security,Medicare and Medicaid –a betrayal of the public interest."
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) was a national student activist organization in the United States during the 1960s and was one of the principal representations of the New Left. Disdaining permanent leaders,hierarchical relationships and parliamentary procedure,the founders conceived of the organization as a broad exercise in "participatory democracy". From its launch in 1960 it grew rapidly in the course of the tumultuous decade with over 300 campus chapters and 30,000 supporters recorded nationwide by its last national convention in 1969. The organization splintered at that convention amidst rivalry between factions seeking to impose national leadership and direction,and disputing "revolutionary" positions on,among other issues,the Vietnam War and Black Power.
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a broad tent,democratic socialist political organization in the United States. After the Socialist Party of America (SPA) transformed into Social Democrats,USA,Michael Harrington formed the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC). The DSOC later merged with the New American Movement (NAM) to form the DSA. The organization is headquartered in New York City and has about 80,000 members. It leads organizing and protest campaigns,and has members in the House of Representatives,state legislatures,and other local offices.
College Students for Bernie (CSFB) was a grassroots organization dedicated to increase young voter participation,enhance progressive politics,and support Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential bid. At the organization's peak during the 2016 United States presidential election,there were over 200 chapters in universities across the United States.
Lois Galgay Reckitt was an American feminist and activist. Called "one of the most prominent advocates in Maine for abused women",she served as executive director of Family Crisis Services in Portland,Maine,for more than three decades.
Linda Sarsour is an American political activist. She was co-chair of the 2017 Women's March,the 2017 Day Without a Woman,and the 2019 Women's March. She is also a former executive director of the Arab American Association of New York. She and her Women's March co-chairs were profiled in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People" in 2017.
Heather Booth is an American civil rights activist,feminist,and political strategist who has been involved in activism for progressive causes. During her student years,she was active in both the civil rights movement and feminist causes. Since then she has had a career involving feminism,community organization,and progressive politics.
Michael A. “Mike”Sylvester is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives since 2016. He represents the 39th House District as a member of the Democratic Party. Sylvester is a member of Democratic Socialists of America.
Julie Gonzales is an American politician. She is a member of the Colorado Senate from the 34th district in the City and County of Denver. She has been a member of the Democratic Party since her election in 2018. Gonzales is also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America,a political non-profit organization.
Erika Uyterhoeven is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 27th Middlesex district. Uyterhoeven is a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Prior to serving in elected office,Uyterhoeven was a political activist and antitrust economist.
