Party for Socialism and Liberation

Communist party in the United States

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2024 PSL presidential candidate Claudia de la Cruz claimed that 6,000 volunteers assisted the party in gaining ballot access for the 2024 United States presidential election.
2024 PSL presidential candidate Claudia De la Cruz denied previous sexual abuse allegations, describing some as misinformation.
2024 Eduardo 'Lalo' Vargas ran for City Council in Los Angeles, District 14, receiving 1,638 votes but losing the non-partisan election
2024 PSL continued to organize rallies in support of Palestinian liberation.
2024 The Democratic Parties of Georgia and Pennsylvania successfully sued to remove the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) from the ballot in their respective states during the United States presidential election.
2024 Kevin Martinez ran for State Assembly in California's 6th District as a Peace and Freedom Party candidate, receiving 1,861 votes but losing the election
2024 Party for Socialism and Liberation reported being present in over 50 cities across the United States.
2023 BreakThrough News (BTN) leadership included PSL co-founders Brian Becker and Eugene Puryear, and Rania Khalek as anchors. Ben Becker, a PSL central committee member, served as editor-in-chief, and Claudia De la Cruz was the secretary.
2023 PSL organized numerous rallies in support of Palestinian liberation.
2023 Ana Santoyo ran for City Council in Chicago, District 45, receiving 895 votes but losing the non-partisan election
October 8 2023 PSL Central Committee member Eugene Puryear helped organize a rally in support of Palestine in Times Square, making controversial comments about the Hamas attack on Israel.
2022 Noah Leininger ran as a write-in candidate for Indiana's State House in District 90, receiving 259 votes but losing the election
2022 Party for Socialism and Liberation claimed an organized presence in over 100 cities across the United States.
2022 PSL did not support the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but blamed NATO and the United States for the conflict, while highlighting the situation of ethnic Russians in the Donbas region.
2022 Party's Constitution was leaked, revealing internal organizational details
July 2022 Fifth Party Congress held, updating party constitution to 5th edition
2021 Ernesto Huerta ran for California's State Senate in District 30 as a Peace and Freedom Party candidate, receiving 1,565 votes but losing the election
2021 Colin Dodson ran as a Party for Socialism and Liberation candidate for City Council in Urbana, District 2, receiving 57 votes but losing
2020 PSL denied accusations of mishandling a sexual abuse allegation in its Philadelphia branch.
2020 At least five PSL members were arrested during protests against the Aurora police department over the killing of Elijah McClain.
August 2019 Fourth Party Congress convened, with an updated party program
April 1 2016 Third Party Congress took place in San Francisco, California, with a convention report and program update
2014 John Beacham was withdrawn from the Chicago City Council ballot in District 49 due to insufficient nominating petition signatures
2014 Eugene Puryear ran for City Council in Washington D.C. (At-Large) as a D.C. Statehood Green Party candidate, receiving 12,525 votes but losing
2014 PSL supported the Russian annexation of Crimea, taking a stance in support of Russia's territorial expansion.
February 2013 Second Party Congress held with an updated party program
2010 Corey Ansel ran for Ohio's State House in District 22 as a Green Party candidate, receiving 716 votes but losing the election
February 13 2010 First Party Congress convened in Los Angeles, California, with a convention report

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