25 June 2016
By Gabe Carroll
The Hindu
"The SPA’s political heritage can be seen today in two organisations: the
Democratic Socialists of America and the Socialist Party USA. The DSA,
which is the larger of the two at roughly 5,000 members, supports Mr.
Sanders while the smaller and arguably more radical SPUSA has refused
to, running its own candidate, California community organiser Emidio
“Mimi” Soltysik.
Mr. Soltysik and the SPUSA argue that Mr. Sanders is not really a
socialist, and criticise his positions on foreign policy and the Middle
East, on Israel in particular.
“We are explicitly socialist, as in ‘worker control of the means of production’,” says Mr. Soltysik.
“Sanders seems to advocate for social democracy/progressive Democrat
policy. He also has a terrible foreign policy record. Those aren't
inconsequential differences.”"
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