PSL Presidential Ticket Faces Philly Scandal
By Bob Small
During my time with Democracy Unplugged and our alternative presidential candidate forums, one political party that always sent articulate candidates was the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL). They are still on point in their participation and have a debate scheduled for July 12.
The PSL was founded in 2006 by a breakaway faction of the communist revolutionary wing of the Workers World Party and espouses a pro-Cuba/pro-China view. It has branches in 35 states.
Their presidential candidate this year is Claudia De la Cruz who has masters degrees in social work, from Columbia University, and divinity, from Union Theological Seminary.
She is the founder of Da Urban Butterflies which honors the three Mirabel sisters martyred under the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. She has also served as pastor of NYC’s Santo Romero de Los Americas Church (UCC).
For the PSL Program, see Claudia & Karina 2024.
This year’s PSL platform includes seizing the 100 biggest US corporations and seven other impossibilities. They proposed revolution over election.
Vice Presidential candidate Karina Garcia is the founder of the Justice Center on El Barrio in NYC.
Like many political parties, there are the lesser known incidents. This document is subtitled “concealment and corruption in the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s Philadelphia Branch”. It details allegations of a sexual nature against a Stephen P. of the Philadelphia Branch.
The whole 15 pages make fascinating reading but the one item that bothered me is that these allegations were brought to the PSL’s national committee but never to Philadelphia Police or the district attorney. My week-old email to our PSL local remains unanswered but one supposes creating a revolution is a full-time job.
Among the other organizations that are part and parcel of the PSL are; ANSWER Coalition Hom; Breaking the Chains and Liberation News
The Philadelphia branch is reachable through philly@pslweb.org or 267-281-3859.
PSL Presidential Ticket Faces Philly Scandal
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