The Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC) was founded in 1973 by the bulk of those members of the Socialist Party of America who opposed the party's takeover by the followers of Max Shachtman. Founded by Michael Harrington, Irving Howe, and Bogdan Denitch, DSOC styled itself as an explicitly socialist pressure group within the Democratic Party and during the 1970s had a large base of support in the Democratic Party, with members in congress such as Ron Dellums and the support of leaders of such unions as the United Auto Workers, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, and the International Association of Machinists. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Election poster for Eugene V. Debs, Socialist Party of America candidate for President, 1904 The Socialist Party of America was a socialist political party in the United States, the historic American member party of the Socialist International. ... Max Shachtman (September 10, 1904 - 1972) is best known as an American Trotskyist theorist. ... Edward Michael Harrington (February 24, 1928 – July 31, 1989) was an American socialist. ... Irving Howe (1920-1993), was born Irving Horenstein, the son of immigrants who ran a small grocery store that went out of business during the Great Depression. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... Dellums memoirs were published in 2000 Ronald Vernie Dellums (born November 24, 1935), U.S. Democratic Party politician, was a U.S. Representative from California from 1971 until 1999. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers... The United Auto Workers (UAW), officially the United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union, is one of the largest labor unions in North America, with more than 700,000 members in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico organized into approximately 950 union locals. ... The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America was a United States labor union known for its support for social unionism and progressive political causes. ... Logo of the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers is an AFL-CIO/CLC trade union representing over 800,000 workers in more than 200 industries. ...

DSOC ceased to exist in 1982 when they merged with the New American Movement to form the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), though only after a contentious faction fight. The move was favored by DSOC's left wing, led by Denitch and over time winning over Harrington, which hoped to make DSOC into an umbrella organization of the former veterans of the New Left who were in search of a new home. The right wing, led by Howe, urged instead for outreach to larger forces in the labor movement and the Democratic Party and remained unswervingly anticommunist. Since the merger, DSA has been unable to match the success enjoyed by DSOC before it. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organization in the United States and the principal U.S. affiliate of the Socialist International, a federation of socialist, social democratic and labour parties and organizations. ... The New Left is a term used in political discourse to refer to radical left-wing movements from the 1960s onwards. ... Anti-communism is opposition to communist ideology, organization, or government, on either a theoretical or practical level. ...

See Also

• Socialist Party of America
• Democratic Socialists of America