In which political party was Putnam controversially involved?
Progressive Labor Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Green Party
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Putnam was a member of the Progressive Labor Party, a small, left-wing political party that was active in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. The party was founded in 1961 by members of the Socialist Workers Party who had split from that party over disagreements about the nature of the Soviet Union.
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