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Social Democrats, USA | |
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| Abbreviation | SDUSA |
| Founded | December 30, 1972 |
| Preceded by | Socialist Party of America |
| Newspaper | New America (1960—1985) Socialist Currents (after 2011) |
| Youth wing | Young Social Democrats |
| Ideology | Social democracy[1] |
| Political position | Center-left |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (1973–2005)[2] |
| Colors | Red |
| Members in elected offices | 1 |
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Social Democrats, USA (SDUSA) is a social democratic organization in the United States. SDUSA formed in 1972 as the successor to the Socialist Party of America (SPA), which splintered into three: SDUSA; the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee; and the Socialist Party USA.
SDUSA describes itself as committed to the broader democratic socialist tradition,[3] but is firmly anti-communist and used "social democrat" rather than "socialist" to disassociate the group from the Soviet Union.[4]
SUDSA supports a political realignment strategy which aims to shift the Democratic Party toward social democracy by building a coalition of trade unions, particularly the AFL–CIO, civil rights organizations, and other working-class constituencies .[5]
Notable SDUDSA members include Bayard Rustin, Norman Hill, Tom Kahn, Paul and Sandra Feldman, Robert J. Alexander, Carl Gershman, Albert Glotzer, Norman Hill, Sidney Hook, Penn Kemble, A. Philip Randolph, August Tyler, Charles S. Zimmerman and Rachelle Horowitz of the American Federation of Teachers.
- ^ "Principles". Social Democrats USA. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "SI member parties - North America". Socialist International. Archived from the original on April 8, 2005.
- ^ Hacker, David (2008–2010). "Heritage". Social Democrats USA. Retrieved February 10, 2020. "While concentrating on developing social democratic programs for the here and now, we have not given up our vision of the new socialist society that incremental change would eventually bring. We are still committed to the vibrant democratic socialist movement of the near future and our socialist vision of the far future beyond our lifetime and our children’s lifetime. ... We view the terms "social democracy" and "democratic socialism" as being interchangeable."
- ^ "Socialist Party now the Social Democrats, U.S.A." The New York Times. December 31, 1972. p. 36. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ Fraser, C. Gerald (September 7, 1974). "Socialists seek to transform the Democratic Party" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 11.