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The '''Socialist Workers Party''' ('''SWP''') is a [[communist party]] in the [[United States]]. Originally a group in the [[Communist Party USA]] that supported [[Leon Trotsky|Trotsky]] against [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet]] leader [[Joseph Stalin]], it places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid [[Strike action|strikes]] and is strongly supportive of [[Cuban Revolution|Cuba]]. The SWP publishes ''The Militant'', a weekly newspaper that dates back to 1928. It also maintains Pathfinder Press.
{{Infobox political party|name=Socialist Workers Party|founded=January, 1938|abbreviation=SWP|newspaper=''[[The Militant]]''|political_orientation=[[Trotskyism]]}}
 
The '''Socialist Workers Party''' ('''SWP''') is a [[communist party]] in the [[United States of America|United States]]. Originally a group in the [[Communist Party USA]] that supported [[Leon Trotsky|Trotsky]] against [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet]] leader [[Joseph Stalin]], it places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid [[Strike action|strikes]] and is strongly supportive of [[Cuban Revolution|Cuba]]. The SWP publishes ''[[The Militant]]'', a weekly newspaper that dates back to 1928. It also maintains [[Pathfinder Press]].


== History ==
== History ==
During the [[Second World War]], the SWP continued [[Strike action|labor strikes]] while the CPUSA pledged not to strike during the war. In 1958, pro-Soviet followers of [[Sam Marcy]] split from the SWP to form the [[Workers World Party]].<ref>{{Web citation|date=2018-02-26|title=Milt Neidenberg ‘fought for the liberation of the workers and oppressed’|url=https://www.workers.org/2018/02/35840/|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630012151/https://www.workers.org/2018/02/35840/|archive-date=2022-06-30|retrieved=2022-12-25|author=Deirdre Griswold}}</ref>
During the [[Second World War]], the SWP continued [[Strike action|labor strikes]] while the CPUSA pledged not to strike during the war. In 1958, pro-[[Soviet (disambiguation)|Soviet]] followers of [[Sam Marcy]] split from the SWP to form the [[Workers World Party]].<ref>{{Web citation|date=2018-02-26|title=Milt Neidenberg ‘fought for the liberation of the workers and oppressed’|url=https://www.workers.org/2018/02/35840/|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630012151/https://www.workers.org/2018/02/35840/|archive-date=2022-06-30|retrieved=2022-12-25|author=Deirdre Griswold}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
[[Category:Statesian communist parties]]
[[Category:Statesian communist parties]]
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[[Category:Trotskyist organisations]]

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Socialist Workers Party

AbbreviationSWP
FoundedJanuary, 1938
NewspaperThe Militant
Political orientationTrotskyism


The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) is a communist party in the United States. Originally a group in the Communist Party USA that supported Trotsky against Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, it places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba. The SWP publishes The Militant, a weekly newspaper that dates back to 1928. It also maintains Pathfinder Press.

History

During the Second World War, the SWP continued labor strikes while the CPUSA pledged not to strike during the war. In 1958, pro-Soviet followers of Sam Marcy split from the SWP to form the Workers World Party.[1]

References

  1. Deirdre Griswold (2018-02-26). "Milt Neidenberg ‘fought for the liberation of the workers and oppressed’" Workers World. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2022-12-25.