Size of US Left Groups (Re: Level of Debate: SLP

[Nathan Newman <newman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 5 Dec 1995, Kevin Cabral wrote:

> I'd like to hear a few pieces on where the communist/socialist left are
> heading in America, then I'll get together a piece soon with my thoughts
> on the subject. How long can the divided left continue? Also can one
> answer approximately how many members are in the CPUSA as of now, and
> possibly how many hold membership with PLP and COC as I'm looking for
> those numbers to use in a research paper.

The Committees of Correspondence has had about 2000 people join since
1993, with about 1500 paid up in "good standing."  It has members in all
but three states.

Its greatest concentration of members are in Chicago, New York Metro and
Northern California, but it also has active chapters in Los Angeles,
Oregon, Indiana, Kansas City, Cleveland, Massachusetts, Upstate New York,
Philadelphia/Delaware Valley, DC, Pittsburgh and scattered activism in
other areas.

--Nathan Newman





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