They have seen a meteoric rise in recent years. Their sister/front organisations like ANSWER, Codepink, People’s Forum, BTnews have all become household names. When I look at protests in the U.S., it seems so many of them are organised directly, or indirectly, by them. In comparison, organisations like the CPUSA or the DSA are lacking behind.
How and why?
The most severe infighting I’ve seen in PSL are cases involving harassment. It’s a symptom of leftists in the US being overrepresented with younger, disaffected people who might not have the best social skills. So in direct terms, there are a lot of creeps who get involved in leftist stuff to get closer to women.
I don’t remember which branches did this, but I remember accusations that some leadership members were sweeping away serious allegations of sexual harassment. I think a branch in Pennsylvania had a problem with a chaser? It’s been years since I’ve thought or heard about this, sorry