Communist Platform (USA broader, mainstream parties)
Broader US Communist Party (CPUSA) and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Mainstream political parties. Distinct from cadre-Trotskyist sects.
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BITE breakdown
0 — broader US Communist Party (CPUSA) and DSA; mainstream low-moderate political parties.
Profile facts
In context
Mainstream US socialist / communist parties — Communist Party USA (founded 1919), Democratic Socialists of America (1982) — operate as conventional political parties without high-control internal patterns. Distinct from cadre-Trotskyist sects covered separately.
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 1919CPUSA founded
- 1982DSA founded
Sources
- Various political-history academic work search ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. The search ↗ link runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.