Debs Tendency
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The Debs Tendency (DT) is a left-wing political tendency in the Socialist Party USA (SPUSA). The primary goal of the DT is the development of the SPUSA as a revolutionary democratic socialist political party of the working class. The mission of such a party would be the defeat of capitalism and capitalist rule, the establishment of a democratic workers' republic, the abolition of the old system, which rests on class antagonism and minority rule, and the foundation of a new society without classes and without the tyranny of capitalist private property.
After the close of the 2003 Socialist National Convention, members of the SPUSA from across the country, concerned about the ongoing problems they see in the work and perspectives of the organization, came together to fight for the revolutionary democratic socialist principles that initially built the Party and gave it its strongest presence in the American body politic. These comrades came together to return the SPUSA to its roots as a revolutionary working class party committed to democratic socialism and the classless society. The comrades united to defend and promote the historical legacy and traditions of Eugene V. Debs and his vision of the Party.
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Appeal to Reason
In its continued pursuit to return the SPUSA to its revolutionary roots, on July 3, 2004, the DT published its first issue of Appeal to Reason. Appeal to Reason was originally founded by Julius Wayland in 1897, and was one of the largest publications in the United States until its discontinuance in 1922 after years of government repression. Today the DT has brought back the spirit and name of the old in its desire to provide a multi-tendency voice for the SPUSA and the broader socialist movement.
External Links
Official
- Debs Tendency (http://www.debstendency.org)
- Socialist Party USA (http://www.sp-usa.org)
Publications
- Appeal to Reason (http://www.appealtoreason.org)