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'''[[Harold Meyerson]]''' is an op-ed columnist for the Washington Post, and from 1989 - 2001 worked as Executive Editor and Political Editor of the LA Weekly. He is considered one of the most astute commentators on Los Angeles politics. Meyerson is also a long-time Vice-Chair of [[Democratic Socialists of America]] (DSA), the largest socialist organization in the United States. Who is this journalist and what is the extent of his involvement with the U.S. Left? With parents belonging to [[Norman Thomas]]'s [[Socialist Party USA]], Meyerson received an early introduction to Socialism. By 1968, at age 18, the young Meyerson was working as an aide to the Soviet-connected Senator [[Eugene McCarthy]]. His involvement with the [[DSA]] began around the early 1980s when he was listed as an at large Los Angeles Council member for the organization. In 1983 he was a delegate to a [[DSA]] Conference in NYC. Alongside leftist leaders [[Michael Harrington]], [[Cornel West]], [[Barbara Ehrenreich]] and others, Meyerson spoke at the [[DSA]]'s second National Convention held in Berkeley, [[CA]]. By 1993, he was listed as a "key" California [[DSA]] contact.  In a March 1998 internal memo, [[Los Angeles DSA]] leader [[Steve Tarzynski]] listed himself, [[Stanley Sheinbaum]], [[Mike Davis]], Meryson and others who he thought should ''"gather periodically to theorize/strategize about how to rebuild a progressive movement in our metropolitan area that could challenge for power."''
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'''[[Jarvis Tyner]]''' is an executive vice chair of the [[Communist Party USA]] and a long-time member of the party's national board. Inspired as a child and young man by the communist hero [[Paul Robeson]], Tyner became involved in the civil rights movement in Philadelphia. Subsequently, in 1961 at the age of 20, he became a card-carrying member of the [[CPUSA]]. Rising quickly through the ranks, Jarvis Tyner stood as the CPUSA candidate for vice president of the U.S., running with party leader [[Gus Hall]] in 1972 and 1976. In 1967 Tyner had moved to New York to become the national chair of the [[W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America], and later founding chair of the [[Young Workers Liberation League]]. While in this role he was named as a sponsor of the [[CPUSA]]-dominated [[National Anti-Imperialist Conference in Solidarity With African Liberation]] in 1973. Then in the early 1990s, Tyner was appointed chair of the CPUSA Political Action Committee. In July 1996 he visited Vietnam to attend the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
  
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But Meyerson has not only been heavily involved in the [[DSA]]. In 1982 he was a committee member of the [[Socialist Community School]] in Los Angeles. In 1996 alongside [[Robert Borosage]], [[Frances Fox Piven]] and others, he was one of the original 130 founders of Campaign for America's Future. Circa 2002, he served on the Advisory board of the [[DSA]]-dominated [[Progressive Los Angeles Network]]. In 2009 he was a member of the Editorial board of the [[DSA]]-aligned [[Dissent Magazine]] and also Editor-at-Large of [[The American Prospect]]. In 2010 he spoke alongside [[Barbara Ehrenreich]], [[Christopher Hayes]], Washington editor of [[The Nation]], [[Gerry Hudson]], executive vice-president of the [[SEIU]], [[Liz Shuler]], secretary-treasurer of the [[AFL-CIO]] and others at a [[Dissent Magazine]]-sponsored seminar entitled ''"Labor, the Left, and Progressives in the Obama Era"'' in Washington, D.C. ('''[[Harold Meyerson|more...]]''')</div></div>
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In March 1998 Tyner was an “Endorser of the Call” to found a [[Black Radical Congress]] and from 2000 - 2005 he served on the Coordinating Committee of the newly formed Congress. In December 2006, a [[CPUSA]] delegation which included National Chair [[Sam Webb]], Tyner, International Secretary [[Pamella Saffer]] and Labor Secretary [[Scott Marshall]] visited Vietnam and China at the invitation of the Communist Parties of those respective countries. Saffer and Webb reported that relations with between the CPUSA and the Chinese and Vietnamese parties had been further strengthened, and that they look forward to building even stronger relations in the future. In 2007 he spoke at the [[Democratic Socialists of America]]-founded [[Left Forum]] in a panel entitled ''"Today's Black Agenda: Fighting for Full Employment and Social Justice under the impact of War and Globalization."'' In 2008 he criss-crossed America, rallying [[CPUSA]] party members, converting wavering Democrats and building support for Democratic presidential candidate, [[Barack Obama]]. Then in November 2009, speaking at an even in Missouri, he said the election of President Barack Obama had opened the door for the left wing, which he felt has allowed itself to be pushed to the sidelines and overcome with progress-impeding cynicism, to mobilize. ''"He's only the beginning,"'' Tyner said. ''"I think he's a transitional president. I think somebody else is going to come in and take it even further."'' ('''[[Jarvis Tyner|more...]]''')</div></div>
  
 
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Jarvis Tyner is an executive vice chair of the Communist Party USA and a long-time member of the party's national board. Inspired as a child and young man by the communist hero Paul Robeson, Tyner became involved in the civil rights movement in Philadelphia. Subsequently, in 1961 at the age of 20, he became a card-carrying member of the CPUSA. Rising quickly through the ranks, Jarvis Tyner stood as the CPUSA candidate for vice president of the U.S., running with party leader Gus Hall in 1972 and 1976. In 1967 Tyner had moved to New York to become the national chair of the [[W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America], and later founding chair of the Young Workers Liberation League. While in this role he was named as a sponsor of the CPUSA-dominated National Anti-Imperialist Conference in Solidarity With African Liberation in 1973. Then in the early 1990s, Tyner was appointed chair of the CPUSA Political Action Committee. In July 1996 he visited Vietnam to attend the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

In March 1998 Tyner was an “Endorser of the Call” to found a Black Radical Congress and from 2000 - 2005 he served on the Coordinating Committee of the newly formed Congress. In December 2006, a CPUSA delegation which included National Chair Sam Webb, Tyner, International Secretary Pamella Saffer and Labor Secretary Scott Marshall visited Vietnam and China at the invitation of the Communist Parties of those respective countries. Saffer and Webb reported that relations with between the CPUSA and the Chinese and Vietnamese parties had been further strengthened, and that they look forward to building even stronger relations in the future. In 2007 he spoke at the Democratic Socialists of America-founded Left Forum in a panel entitled "Today's Black Agenda: Fighting for Full Employment and Social Justice under the impact of War and Globalization." In 2008 he criss-crossed America, rallying CPUSA party members, converting wavering Democrats and building support for Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama. Then in November 2009, speaking at an even in Missouri, he said the election of President Barack Obama had opened the door for the left wing, which he felt has allowed itself to be pushed to the sidelines and overcome with progress-impeding cynicism, to mobilize. "He's only the beginning," Tyner said. "I think he's a transitional president. I think somebody else is going to come in and take it even further." (more...)

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