Perpectives for Revolutionary Socialism in the United States

A revolutionary party cannot be built without developing correct perspectives—a general appraisal of the recent past and the period we are passing through, a scientific analysis of the main objective conditions shaping mass consciousness, and an anticipation of the most likely course future events will follow. From our perspectives flow our overall strategy, tactics, and day-to-day organizational priorities and tasks. This was true in periods of relative stability such as the postwar boom, and is even more so in the polarized and, at times, perplexing period we live in today—the epoch of the world revolution.

This document was discussed and unanimously approved by the National Congress of the US Section of the IMT in October 2021. Its purpose is to draw a balance sheet of the profound transformation of the political landscape in the US in the last period and to outline the main political and economic dynamics we will have to contend with in the months and years ahead. Tens of millions are drawing revolutionary conclusions. Never before in living memory have there been so many opportunities for the ideas of Marxism to take hold and become a mass political force. If you agree with the analysis presented here, we invite you to join the IMT and prepare for the historic events ahead.