Socialist Workers Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SWP |
| Founded | January, 1938 |
| Newspaper | The Militant |
| Political orientation | Trotskyism |
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.[1] The Smith Act targeted the SWP for its opposition to the war.[2] In 1958, pro-Soviet followers of Sam Marcy split from the SWP to form the Workers World Party.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ Albert Szymanski (1984). Human Rights in the Soviet Union: 'The Land of the Free' (p. 174). [PDF] London: Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 0862320186 [LG]