Revolutionary Communists of America | |
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| Abbreviation | RCA |
| Leader | National Executive Committee (no single leader) |
| Founded | 2002 (as Workers International League) |
| Newspaper | The Communist |
| Ideology | Communism Trotskyism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | International Marxist Tendency |
| Colors | Red |
| Website | |
| communistusa.org | |
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| Socialism in the United States |
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The Revolutionary Communists of America (RCA), is the US section of the International Marxist Tendency (IMT), a Trotskyist political international. The RCA has not published membership numbers.
History
Supporters of the IMT in the United States created the group in June 2002 as the Workers' International League, which published Socialist Appeal. The group itself became better known by that name.[1] In 2017, the WIL renamed its newspaper to Socialist Revolution (SR) and the group was publicly known by this name.[2] In 2024, the WIL renamed its newspaper to The Communist and itself to the Revolutionary Communists of America, as part of an IMT-wide rebranding of itself and its sections using orthodox Communist nomenclature and symbols such as the hammer and sickle.[3]
After the rapid growth of the Democratic Socialists of America following the 2016 United States presidential election, many SR members joined DSA chapters.[4] In contrast to the DSA's current strategy, in which virtually all elected DSA endorsees won on the Democratic Party ballot line, SR members demand "an immediate and total break with the Democrats".[5]
Positions
The conservative website Campus Reform negatively covered the SR's "Socialist Solution to Fight COVID-19" events[6] and "Marxist School" events,[7] where the TPUSA reporter noted that the Socialist Revolution organizers "allegedly called for a revolution".[7]
Both the IMT as a whole and the RCA in particular deny the Big Bang, which RCA calls "an idealistic notion of an origin to the universe"[8] and a "modern creation myth".[9]
The World Socialist Web Site, a member of competing Trotskyist political international International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI), called SR a "pseudo-left organisation" for using the phrase "Russian imperialism".[10]
References
- ^ "Editorial to Special Issue of Socialist Appeal (July, 2002)". Socialist Appeal. Socialist Revolution. July 2002. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ Peterson, John (July 16, 2017). "Editorial: It's Time for Socialist Revolution". Socialist Revolution. Socialist Revolution. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ Flakin, Nathaniel (February 26, 2024). "Are You a Communist? Then Let's Talk about the IMT". Left Voice. Left Voice. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Trottier, Tom; Balmer, Antonio (15 June 2021). "What Kind of Party Are We Fighting For? A Reply to Comrades in DSA". Socialist Revolution.
- ^ Brancaccio, Nick; Wilson, Robert; White, Sarah (November 7, 2020). "USA: break with the Democrats! A resolution presented to Phoenix DSA". Archived from the original on November 7, 2020.
- ^ Dallmeyer, Mckenna (March 1, 2022). "This Marxist group thinks socialism can solve COVID-19". Campus Reform.
- ^ a b Cason, Caroline (October 24, 2022). "Universities host 'Marxist Schools' sponsored by international revolutionary organization".
- ^ Curry, Ben (April 4, 2023). "The Big Bang: Shoehorning the Facts to Fit the Theory". Archived from the original on April 5, 2023.
But we are convinced that the irrational side of the [Big Bang] theory—the idealistic notion of an origin to the universe; of a moment of creation of matter, space and time; and all the absurd mathematical patch ups that keep the theory going—all that will be forced to give way under the weight of observational evidence, and scientists will once more recognize that the universe is infinite and eternal, and that matter can neither be created nor destroyed.
- ^ Garcia Colin, David; Angerer, Vincent (November 21, 2022). "The James Webb Telescope: An Eye onto a Universe, Infinite in Time and Space". Archived from the original on November 22, 2022.
But far from exalting God's creation, the JWST is now beginning to send back data that poses serious difficulties for that modern creation myth: the Big Bang theory. As it looks deeper into space, it is beginning to challenge long-held prejudices about the origin and development of the universe and shedding a brilliant light on profound and important scientific and philosophical questions.
- ^ Shilton, Jordan (March 9, 2022). "Pseudo-left International Marxist Tendency provides cover for imperialist powers in conflict with Russia". World Socialist Website. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022.