Socialist Alternative (United States)

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Socialist Alternative
Chairperson	National Committee (no single chairperson)
Founded	April 1986; 38 years ago (1986-04) (as Labor Militant)
Headquarters	New York City, New York
Newspaper	Socialist Alternative
Student wing	Socialist Students
Membership	≈1,000 (2020)[1]
Ideology	Marxism Revolutionary socialism Trotskyism
Political position	Far-left
International affiliation	International Socialist Alternative
Colors	Red
Slogan	"Struggle, Solidarity, Socialism"
Website
socialistalternative.org
Politics of United States Political parties Elections

Socialist Alternative (sometimes shortened to SA or SAlt, and founded as Labor Militant) is a Trotskyist political party in the United States. It describes itself as a Marxist organization,^[2] and a revolutionary party fighting for a democratic socialist economy. Unlike reformist progressive groups, it argues that capitalism is fundamentally incapable of serving the interests of the majority of people.

Socialist Alternative's highest-profile public representative is Seattle City Councillor Kshama Sawant, who was elected in November 2013.^[3] It is active in over 50 cities in the United States,^[4] and campaigns for socialist issues. In September 2013, it began publishing a monthly newspaper, Socialist Alternative,^[5] along with various local newsletters and media outlets, including a radio show in the Boston area. It is a member of International Socialist Alternative, an international organization of Trotskyist parties.