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EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Real estate profiteers get 2 rent boosts, by Ruth Benson
Poll shows labor firm in demand for pay rise
French drive aims at crushing Indo-China’s fight for freedom
Capitalists press for law against portal back pay
Military Jim Crow challenged in court
SWP scored Paris police raid on Indo-China protest meeting
Labor Party campaign gains more support in Flint area
Opposition hits CP anti-socialism
Trade Union Notes
Curran brands Stalinist CMU as bar to unity, by C. Thomas
Solidarity won for St. Paul teachers (photo)
Most employers are opposed to escalator clause
Our Program
11 boilermakers face expulsion; led fight for union democracy, by Dan Roberts
Teachers win St. Paul strike
Unification announced by Trotskyist groups in Ceylon
Indo-China massacre backed by Stalinists and socialists
The lessons of the Nov. 10 elections in France and Italy – resolution of the International Secretariat of the Fourth International
RWP runs candidate for mayor of Toronto
German workers in U.S. zone display militancy in strikes
International Notes
[Editorials]
“If only the workers would ..” (cartoon), by Gray
President Truman in the role of historian, by George Breitman
Workers’ Bookshelf
Unravelling the secret of your electric bill, by Joseph Hansen
Whitewashing “military justice”
Workers’ Forum
$2,430 chalked up in S.W.P. Fund drive; local hit 12 per cent of $20,000 goal, by William F. Warde
The Militant Army
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Branches confident as FI sub campaign get underway [sic]
Newspaper guild striker speaks at forum in Phila., by C. Blake
Youth Activities
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Generals spur drive to militarize youth
Honor Tresca at two rallies on January 11
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannon
Mourn Justus Ebert – devoted labor fighter
Police maul pickets (photo)
A scientific blow at Jim Crow, by Grace Carlson
Capitalist liberals set up new political organization
Threat of bribery exposure slackens drive to oust Bilbo
Notes of a Seaman, by C. Thomas
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Congress renews war on labor
Chinese protest against U.S. role – demand end of intervention and withdrawal of troops
Bills against lynch, polltax [sic] reintroduced
The state of the union (cartoon), by Gray
Housing relief – for congressmen
Trotskyist paper reported banned in Indo-China
Compromise check Bilbo but he still gets full pay, by William E. Bohannon
Plot to swindle workers out of back portal pay
Labor-haters praise president’s message
Detroit SWP wins victory in fight to keep headquarters
Bill promises tax “relief” to rich
Lynch witness beaten in Georgia
Joseph Curran hits Stalinists in maritime, by C. Thomas
Trade Union Notes
“ Monopolist”: (cartoon), by Schnurman F.P.
Flint SWP refutes red-baiting slanders, by Jeanette Lane
Dave Beck’s strikebreaking edict rejected by Los Angeles clerks, by Harry Thompson
Evictions hit peak in New York City
61% raise won by teachers in St. Paul strike, by Grace Carlson
Our Program
Crisis in Communist Party
How revolutionary party should act in waging election campaigns
French rules act to drown Indo-Chinese revolt in blood
Japanese workers protest (photo)
The electoral policy of the French PCI
Revolt spreads in ranks of British Labor Party
International Notes
Trotskyist fined, scores English policy on POWs
4th International plans world congress
[Editorials]
“But don’t you have any striped or dotted mink? ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Haymarket martyr’s last letter to union, by Adolph Fischer
Workers’ Bookshelf
Two signs of the U.S. policy on Germany, by Eugene Shays
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
Buffalo branch is first to complete quota in $20,000 national S.W.P. Fund campaign, by William F. Warde
The Militant Army
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Milwaukee ACEWR bazaar nets $150 for relief, by Carol Andrews
Chicago youth guard organized, by Bill Stone
Youth Activities
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Evictions in Harlem fought by tenants, by Evelyn Atwood
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannon
Housing shortage goes back to pre-war years, by John Fredericks
Indo-China and Stalinism, by George Breitman
SWP convention featured in January Fourth International
Dunne analyzes labor’s tasks at Twin City Forum
Health and Welfare
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Marshall choice reflects growth of officer caste, by Joseph Hansen
Truman asks billions for war preparations, by Art Preis
Wall Street’s diplomacy (cartoon), by Gray
80th Congress begins assault against labor
Chicago SWP nominates two for city elections, by Robert L. Birchman
Senators draft bill to demolish rent ceilings
Strike halts run of all but two French papers
Toronto Trotskyist gets 3,201 votes for mayor
Green of AFL intervenes against strike in L.A., by Harry Thomspon [sic]
Conflict with Stalinist clique rocks NMU council; Curran threatens to carry fight to union ranks, by C. Thomas
Trade Union Notes
Harlem tenants insist city provide housing
Out-of-work New Dealers start 2 rival political organizations
Sliding scale works in Sweden
SWP launches new branch in Brooklyn, by Frank Marcazzo
Our Program
CIO veterans of New Jersey hit rent rises
Goodrich local says tax rich, not the poor
Slogans and perspectives of the revolutionary vanguard in Spain, resolution of the International Executive Committee of the Fourth International
What the French Press says about Indo-Chinese struggle
Japanese women win strike (photo)
Belgian labor shows militancy at convention
Troops used against London drivers strike
A letter of resignation from the C.P., from George Chamalou
International Notes
Brockway quits ILP in England
Correction
Crook’s agreement
[Editorials]
“I’m sure if YOU were named ...” (cartoon), by Gray
“Economic report of the president”, by Art Preis
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
The payments due you under Social Security, by Joseph Hansen
Workers’ Forum
One-quarter of quota contributed to date in $20,000 national S.W.P. Fund campaign, by William F. Warde
The Militant Army
Youth Activities
134 subs in first 3 weeks of Fourth International drive
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Buffalo raises $170 for relief, by Marie Crandall
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Leninism means: break with Communist Party! by the Editors
Lenin, Liebknecht and Luxemburg (illustration)
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannon
A dangerous weapon, by Grace Carlson
“Private industry” and the housing crisis, by John Fredericks
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
100 anti-labor bills in Congress, by Joseph Hansen
Sentiment grows for pay raises, poll reveals
Chicago SWP candidate files nominating petitions, by Robert L. Birchman
Oakland unions call for united political action, by Ed Davis
Flint labor party movement develops despite obstacles, by Sol Dollinger
Stalinists block vote by NMU rank-and-file
How your union is threatened
Trotskyists elected in Bolivia and Ceylon
Proposal for mass march on the state capitol made to delegates at Michigan EPC conference
Trade Union Notes
Birds of a feather (photo)
Robert A. Taft – kingpin of GOP Senate machine
L.A. food clerks win strike despite Tobin-Green perfidy
Our Program
Crisis in Communist Party
Union activities bring jail term for CIO leader
What Zionist groups are doing in Palestine, by T. Cliff, from Socialist Appeal
British strikers jeer at troops (photo)
“Socialists” offer deal to Spanish generals
London strikers return as government pledges action
Slogans and perspectives of the revolutionary vanguard in Spain, resolution of the International Executive Committee of the Fourth International
German worker sends thanks to ACEWR
14,000 Antwerp dockers on strike
International Notes
Cold intensifies misery, halts plants in Germany
[Editorials]
“Oh dear – if the workers ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Food company heads gloomy about future, by John G. Wright
Workers’ Bookshelf
Some doubts on the Army-Navy “merger”, by George Breitman
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
St. Louis joins Buffalo by reaching 100% in $20,000 national S.W.P. Fund campaign, by William F. Warde
The Militant Army
Youth Activities
Philadelphia union leaders address militant labor forum, by George Clement
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Pioneer Notes
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Harlem’s firetrap tenements of death, by George Clarke
Homeless veterans camp in park (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannon
Veterans’ Problems, by Alvin Berman
Notes from the News
Government does little in housing crisis, by John Fredericks
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Bolivians elect 4 Trotskyists to parliament, by Juan Valverde
Senate speeds hearing on anti-labor measures, by Joseph Hansen
”Get out of Indo-China!” cry pickets at consulate
An Editorial
New rent order chops huge holes in ceilings; CIO issues warning
SWP names 2 candidates in Los Angeles elections, by Dave Dreiser
Philadelphia SWP issues emergency call to labor to fight city’s proposed transit fare increases, by Max Geldman
Trade Union Notes
Hands off Indo-China! (photo)
Ball – “good right arm” of Senate labor-haters
Meat trust’s profits anger packing workers, by M. Limton
Oakland SWP urges labor candidates
Our Program
California SWP recorded gains in elections, by Al Lynn
Auto locals push campaign to build Flint labor party
Labor candidates discussed by Los Angeles CIO unions, by Al Lynn
How Stalinism tramples on Lenin’s work, by M. Stein
Belgium’s biggest postwar strike won by 14,000 dock workers, by H. Vallin
What ACEWR means for gaunt European workers, by Margaret Worth
International Notes
Strikes in Spain are spreading
[Editorials]
“I don’t care what it costs ...” (cartoon), by Gray
When a Negro was Mississippi’s senator
Workers’ Bookshelf
Democratic procedure and the Bilbo fight, by George Breitman
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
New York and Boston lead banner week of $20,000 national S.W.P. Fund campaign, by William F. Warde
The Militant Army
Crimes against youth discussed at Philadelphia Militant forum
Film shown at Lenin meeting in Youngstown
Youth Activities
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Five SWP branches reach half-way mark in Fourth International sub campaign
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Fire deaths rouse tenants in Chicago, by Robert L. Birchman
The Negro Struggle, by Henry Robinson
12,000,000 workers in dire need of homes, by John Fredericks
Meet the Chicago SWP candidates
“The Golden Door”, by Grace Carlson
150 Detroit project residents protest threatened evictions
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Union chiefs push ‘appeasement’
Protests assault on PCI
Paper monopoly endangers free labor press
SWP rally opens Chicago campaign, by Robert L. Birchman
Rent gougers push drive for 15 per cent increase
N.Y. SWP asks to be heard on election laws
Rubber workers to press demand for 26-cent raise, by Joseph Andrews
Briggs auto local militants fight against inclusion of Reutherite red-baiting plank in caucus program
Daily Worker slanders steel union militants
New York teachers picket (photo)
Smith – Prudential life’s congressional watchdog
Our Program
Crisis in Communist Party
Events driving U.S. toward revolution
Lenin’s method, party, program important for workers of U.S., by M. Stein
First general strike in Japan broken by MacArthur’s order
Italian strikers march (photo)
Drivers’ strike heralds upsurge of British labor, by J. Deane
Paris printers end strike aided by Trotskyists
International Notes
Marxist attitude to civil war in Poland
[Editorials]
“Why the fuss about ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Hand-picked committee on youth consciption
Workers’ Bookshelf
Capitalist propaganda in AFL monthly organ
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
Youngstown joins 100 per centers; total hits 45% SWP $20,000 fund campaign, by William F. Warde
The Militant Army
Akron tenants demand war on rats in federal housing, by Milton Genecin
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
St. Paul SWP exposes bosses’ man, labor-baiter
Youth Activities
When Housewives Dream, by Grace Carlson
Bosses invent new lies against wage increases, by Art Preis
New York tenants picket mayor (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannon
Stalinists try to sow division in NMU tanks, by C. Thomas
On the Railroads, by Henry Adams
A program to meet the crisis in housing, by John Fredericks
Notes from the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Judge reverses original ruling on portal claim
Sliding scale protects oil workers’ real wage, by Art Preis
New York SWP hits move for 10-cent fare
Monopolists hurl venom at labor in hearing on anti-union bills
Stalinists forced to dissolve fake maritime “unity” body, by C. Thomas
Truman and Congress cooking up deal to put through rent boost
SWP candidates speak in Chicago broadcast, by Robert L. Birchman
Rubber workers urge Labor Party in Akron
Senator Ball admits aim of his anti-labor bills is to give bosses “the right to break a strike”
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
Chicago joint labor committee (photo)
Oakland strikers enter 4th month
Briggs Local 12 calls for united action to win FEPC in Michigan
Railroad clippings, by Henry Adams
Our Program
Crisis in Communist Party
Leon Sedov 1906–1938, by Joseph Hansen
Burmese hit deal in London, want full independence now, by Robert L. Birchman
Protest Yoshida rule (photo)
Crisis in the Spanish government-in-exile, by Pedro
French authorities violate pledge to hold Cochin China referendum
International Notes
After Poland’s elections, by N. Henri
Viet Namese have “remarkable army”
[Editorials]
“Just think ...” (cartoon), by Gray
More local unions join in united labor action
Workers’ Bookshelf
Paper monopoly threat to the free press
Congressmen at Work
Wiley emergency plan for third world war
Workers’ Forum
Half-way mark passed by branches in $20,000 national SWP campaign, by William F. Warde
The Militant Army
Bronx SWP backs protest against Jim Crow movie
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Youth Activities
Pioneer Notes
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
N.Y. bankers push subway fare steal, by Joseph Hansen
New pamphlet by Cannon out in march
Picket for rent control (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by Joe Morgan
San Pedro police brutally beat, jail innocent Negro, by Louis Kisner
Local 212 hits new witch hunt in Michigan
Detroit cops force way into home, beat Negro, by R. Young
Cold Water Flat Available, by Joseph Hansen
Homer Lewis talk on housing
Notes From the News
Bartell’s speech at rally
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Harsh weather hastens British economic crisis, by John Saunders
White, Negro unionists in Southern mass march, by Art Preis
A “minor” operation (cartoon), by Gray
Rubber union rejects “Big 4” contract stall
Minneapolis union secures escalator clause
Oil walkout postponed after 22-cent offer
Chicago SWP candidate demands housing action from government
South Carolina Negro murdered by lynch gang
U.S. Steel pact on inequities stirs criticism, by Harry Braverman
National conference seeks consolidation of enginemen
“Caution” talk screens deadly anti-labor drive
Landlords handed “hardship relief”
N.Y. subway riders win round in battle to save 5-cent fare from assault of real estate interest, by Joseph Hansen
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
Winter eviction (photo)
Vandenberg – anti-labor Senate gavel-wielder
Our Program
A Philadelphia story – the career of J. David Stern: from liberal to red-baiter, by Max Geldman
Slanderous attack on L. Trotsky printed in Trygve Lie biography
10,000 workers attend rally called by Ceylon Trotskyists, by Robert Gunawardena
Left wingers quit CP in Germany
Demonstration in Athens (photo)
French cabinet shaken by new wage struggles – workers tart action to secure raises to offset price jumps
Marxist literature in German wanted
International Notes
Police raid offices of India Stalinists
Correction
[Editorials]
“Of course we’re a hardship case ...”(cartoon), by Gray
Signs of saturation in retail market, by John G. Wright
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Few who own America want to hang on, by Jeff Thorne
Workers’ Forum
New York sets pace for rest of country in $20,000 SWP national fund campaign, by William F. Warde
The Militant Army
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Youth Activities
F.I. sub drive speeded for remaining month
Paper monopoly hits free press, CIO says
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
School crisis imperils free public education, by Art Preis
Joint AFL, CIO picket line (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannon
N.Y. anti-labor election bills attacked by Clarke
Chicago labor candidates wage strong campaign
“Feminine Delinquency”, by Grace Carlson
SWP candidate defends Negro beaten by cops
SWP and CP picket meeting of Senator Ball, by Milton Genecin
Cleveland union forces hearing in gas breakdown, industry tieup, by Bill Foley
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
AFL, CIO protest anti-labor bills
British workers set up councils to meet crisis, by J. Kelly
Biggest school strike begins in Buffalo
Wall Street pushes drive to Prussianize the youth
British offer postpones Indian self-government, by Joseph Hansen
Oil workers win 20-cent increase
SWP candidate on the ballot in Los Angeles
Speculators, profiteers force prices skyward
OPA speeds up rent boosts before its final breakdown
A program for labor unity, by Art Preis
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
New York Governor Dewey bars housing marchers (photo)
Dewey order troopers to bar delegation on rent and housing, by Eugene Shays
Our Program
Reactionary role of the ACTU
Both imperialists and Stalinists oppose united socialist Europe
Defenseless unionists brutally shot down by Trinidad police
Effects of British coal crisis (photo)
Calcutta general strike against repressive law
Growing danger of deal with Spanish militarists, by Pedro
International Notes
[Editorial]
“Oh, goodness! Look at all those rats ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Lilienthal case shows witch hunters at work
Workers’ Bookshelf
How “Mr. John Rich” chisels on his taxes
Congressmen at Work
Two new bills in Senate to halt deportation of Indonesians
Workers’ Forum
San Diego is first West Coast branch to hit 100% in national fund campaign, by William F. Warde
The Militant Army
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Youth Activities
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
White terrorists fire bullets at Negro home, by Robert L. Birchman
Detroit teachers vote strike (photo)
“The vitamin craze”, by Grace Carlson
GM Fleetwood workers victimized by company
Socialist Workers Party backs seven labor candidates in L.A.
SWP in Detroit pays tribute to Negro leader, by Mary Baker
Veterans’ Problems, by Alvin Royce
Mahoning Valley vets demand low-rent homes, by Harry Braverman
Detroit east side delegates plan drive for state FEPC
Notes from the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Stalin’s guilt in Trotsky murder bared by ex-Daily Worker editor, by John G. Wright
An Editorial
AFL leaders use issue of organic unity to block immediate joint action with CIO on anti-labor bills
Twin Cities net $250 for relief in Europe
Detroit FEPC parley urges demonstration
Our Program
V.R. Dunne hits Ball as tool of capitalists
Seattle boilermakers local fights for union democracy
SWP supports Negro candidate in Santa Monica
San Francisco to hold dinner
GPU hand in “great conspiracy” shown by its version of slaying
Louis Budenz – the career of a Trotskyist-baiter, by Art Preis
[Editorials]
“I love to work with my hands ...“ (cartoon), by Gray
What “Big Four” will discuss in Moscow
Workers’ Bookshelf
U.S. grab in Pacific OK’d by Stalinists
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
SWP national fund campaign reaches 71%; drive must be speeded up in next 2 weeks, by William F. Warde
The Militant Army
Better housing conditions demanded by Bronx tenants
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Youth Activities
SWP branches prepare for final stage of drive to get Fourth International subs
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Washington agrees to save Greek king
Buffalo teachers strike wins salary increases, by Libby Jones
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannon
Labor political weakness shown in Chicago municipal elections
“Advice” on making ends meet, by Grace Carlson
Newark CIO stewards map action program
Tenants organize for action to halt evictions in Detroit
All-white Louisiana jury acquits 5 identified lynch mob killers
Notes from the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Daily Worker silent about GPU exposure
Supreme Court upholds judicial strikebreaking, by Art Preis
Soaring prices hit 27-year record high
Millions of low-income tenants threatened with 15% rent boost
Monarchists in Greece hail Wall Street’s aid
An Editorial
Planned economy vs. capitalist chaos, by Joseph Hansen
AFL seafarers join CIO pickets
Our Program
GM demands drafted at Detroit UAW parley
What the Nathan Report reveals
Chicago jury scores owners of firetraps
Why the GPU ordered Budenz to keep silent in Reiss murder
Upsurge in Asia poses big threat to world imperialism
Effects of martial law in Palestine (photo)
French workers continued struggle for higher wages, by N. Henri
Zionism analyzed
International Notes
What I saw in Korea under American rule, by Bill Morgan
Three articles on Latin America in March Fourth International
[Editorials]
“Of course the food here is abominable ...” (cartoon), by Gray
American policy in occupied countries, by A. Codin
Workers’ Bookshelf
Union paper warns of danger in witch hunts
Unloading frozen garbage, by Joseph Hansen
Workers’ Forum
SWP national fund drive reaches $15,895 with one week to go before the deadline, by William F. Warde
The Militant Army
Boston ACEWR chapter nets $225 in successful dinner
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
59% of quota achieved in Fourth International drive
Youth Activities
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Upsets mark elections in Flint auto unions, by Jerry Kirk
Illustrations from The Vanishing Paycheck (cartoons)
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannon
Florence Ward: Dec. 24, 1915–Mar. 6, 1947 (obituary)
Veterans’ Problems, by Alvin Royce
Campaign for Kisner rolls ahead in L.A.
Supreme Court edict denounced by Flint union
Notes From the News
Industrial explosion kills 15 in L.A. residential district, by Dave Dreiser
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Truman’s foreign policy speeds war moves against Soviet Union
Ask grand jury to investigate Trotsky murder
An Editorial
New anti-red bills imperil civil rights
Anti-labor offensive linked to war drive
Joint statement on unification of the SWP and WP, signed by James P. Cannon and Max Shachtman
UAW Briggs Local 212 urges mass rally to start defense against anti-labor drive
Ohio Trotskyists set up state-wide organization
Veteran protest in Washington (photo)
Seattle boilermakers win restraining order
SWP forum in Flint hears NAACP leader
Maritime unions agree on joint defense action
Our Program
Three labor candidates to run in Flint election, by Douglas Snyder
The truth about Turkey and Greece, by George Lavan
Stalinists find “bitter taste” in Truman’s sabre-rattling, by Joseph Hansen
U.S. imperialism climaxes series of Greek moves
[Editorials]
“I never COULD see why ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Dictatorships hail Truman’s new Axis
Workers’ Bookshelf
Mass of state laws menace labor unions
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
SWP national fund reaches 97% of total in final week of campaign for $20,000, by William F. Warde
The Militant Army
Youth Activities
Campaign forces bread co. to hire Negroes in Chicago, by Robert L. Birchman
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
An item Truman left out, by Joseph Hansen
Detroit tenants demand city freeze all rents
CIO pickets defy arrests (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannon
Trotskyists commemorate revolt of Royal India Navy
Rubber union sets deadline for strike against “Big 4”, by Milton Genecin
The drive toward war, by George Breitman
Chicago SWP plans wind-up election rally
Meet the SWP candidate
Urge Mass. CIO to set up joint action committee
Notes from the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Stalinist press still silent on Trotsky murder, by Evelyn Atwood
New war moves bring blows at civil rights, by George Breitman
Piling on the load (cartoon), by Gray
Senate and House vote to knife wage-hour law
Red-baiting disrupts maritime joint action
Hits Michigan ballot restriction bill, by Linda McCauley
Stalinist press leads reactionary attack against sliding scale contract of CIO oil workers union
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
Police against picket (photo)
J.A. Sullivan deserts Stalinists in Canada
Our Program
Park Drop Forge men continue brave fight, by Bob Kingsley
Three main obstacles to Wall Street’s war plans, by George Breitman
Hearings in Congress open on Truman’s plan
Withdraw the occupation troops! Manifesto of the Austrian Trotskyists
French Stalinists back war against Indo-China
International Notes
Wallace sees another war in Truman’s foreign policy, by Joseph Hansen
Truman on “non-intervention”
[Editorials]
“Of course you’ll have to take ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Chiang massacres Formosan people
Movie Review
Stalin’s policies aid Soviet Union’s enemies
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
U.S. capitalism heading toward new crisis which cannot be averted, says economist, by Paul Schapiro
The Militant Army
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Late contributors augment total of S.W.P. Fund campaign
790 new readers gained at close of FI sub drive
Youth Activities
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Flint progressives win in Chevrolet elections, by Sol Dollinger
Unionization firm in Panama Canal (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannon
Bartell hits war plans in address over radio, by Michael Bartell
Number One Killer, by Grace Carlson
New Jersey SWP runs candidates for convention
Merger of relief committees will aid needy Europeans
Notes from the News
SWP calls for labor unity against red-baiting in L.A.
Santa Monica City Council vote shows Carter, Mireles strength, by J. Hawkins
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Mine stoppage mourns 111 dead – government failed to enforce safety code at Centralia
Brewster links Middle East oil with war move, by Joseph Hansen
The Truman Doctrine (cartoon)
An Editorial
Greek monarchy continued terror against workers, by Jean Paul Martin
Liberals back Pepper-Taylor bill as “alternative” to Truman Plan
120,000 German workers protest hunger under Allies
Centralia miners worked under sentence of death for more than one year, appeals for action show, by George Lavan
Briggs meeting scores cliquism
Bay Area SWP hits Red drive
Our Program
Cavalcade of California vets demands state build homes
Strength of minority shown in Los Angeles area voting
The correct way to fight Stalinism, by James P. Cannon
[Editorials]
“Don’t you just love this ...” (cartoon), by Gray
MacArthur prepares more anti-labor edicts
Workers’ Bookshelf
Full freedom not won in Dutch-Indonesia Pact
Congressmen at Work
10,000 slain for asking self-rule in Formosa
Workers’ Forum
Diplomatic haggling at Moscow conference forces more secret Allied deals into open, by Joseph Hansen
The Militant Army
Youth Activities
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
ACEWR asks for donations of food, clothing, cigarettes
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Weak FEPC legislation introduced in Congress, by William E. Bohannon
Grief-stricken widow of miner (photo)
The Threat of Germ Warfare, by Grace Carlson
Rubber workers union gets wage settlement, by Milton Genecin
Apprehension in Wall Street, by John G. Wright
Minnesota legislature forced to retreat on anti-Red bill
Issue in the New Jersey constitutional convention, by Alan Kohlman
Notes From the News
”Surprises” listed for World War III
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Miners and phone workers fight in defense of labor’s standards –
Telephone system shut down in first nation-wide strike, by Alan Kohlman
Memorial for dead extends into battle for safer mines
Steel union strike possible in May
Dollars for Greece part of “oil grab”
Senate foreign committee backs first step of Truman war policy
Indo-Chinese send thanks for help in their struggle
Accepting the challenge of the AT&T empire, by B. Anders
Why the Truman “doctrine” will come to grief, by George Clarke
Three demands raised on mine safety issue, by George Lavan
Our Program
The potentiality of physical harm
Franco makes open bid for deal with monarchy
American Stalinism and anti-Stalinism, by James P. Cannon
British atrocities in Palestine
Greek monarchy a “difficult client” declares Krock
Washington “explains” United Nations by-pass, by Joseph Hansen
International Notes
[Editorials]
̶o;But of course you’ll ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Bigger army sought to enforce Truman Plan
Workers’ Bookshelf
Easter sales flop alarms retail trade
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
Government to blame for mine dangers, Lawrence miners tell Militant reporters, by Eloise Gordon & Justine Lang
The rising cost of living (graphic)
The Militant Army
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Youth Activities
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
SWP candidate in L.A. gets 4 percent of vote
Telephone girls vote strike! (Photo)
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannon
NMU verdict on stack deals blow to Stalinism, by C. Thomas
The new Clare Luce, by Grace Carlson
Oakland workers rally against anti-labor bills, by Ed Davis
Labor’s rights involved in N.J. Constitution revision, by Alan Kohlman
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
9 more miners die in explosion at Exeter, Penn., by George Lavan
Phone strikers battle slave labor law in N.J.
Dunne to file for mayor of Minneapolis
NFTW rejects Schwellenbach’s arbitration plan
An Editorial
Sidelights on the anti-labor plot
Value of escalator contract proved by union experience
An unholy conspiracy against the phone strike, by Alan Kohlman
Heroic women teach lesson to all of labor, by George Breitman
Our Program
American Stalinism and anti-Stalinism/p>
Survivors of mine explosion tell story to The Militant, by George Lavan
Picket signs demand living wage (photo)
Flint Labor Party committee scores success in election, by Sol Dollinger
Meaning of the Truman Doctrine
[Editorials]
“Imagine! I had to fly all this way ...̶i; (cartoon), by Gray
War Dept. considering factory military units
Workers’ Bookshelf
Truman plan sets off all-out war in Greece
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
SWP candidate for mayor of Chicago hits vote fraud against minor political parties, by Hayden Perry
The Militant Army
Gains recorded in New York SWP city-wide convention
Youth Activities
Tragedy of Jews part of world crisis
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
New York unionists sponsor FEPC dance
Notebook of an Agitator
Strike of 100,000 protests jailing of Trotskyist in India, by V. Karalasingham
Violence against Negro people flares in Flint, by Henry Robinson
New Jersey cops aid strikebreakers (photo)
Detroit union to hold rally against anti-labor drive
The Negro Struggle, by Larry Carter
Five labor candidates elected in So. St. Paul
6,000 Akron workers lead new strike wave, by Milton Genecin
State ownership of utilities urged for N.J. Constitution, by Alan Kohlman
A Case of Political Escapism, by George Breitman
Aid Indo-Chinese through boycott of French ships
“A little too radical”
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Big rallies hit anti-labor bills
Workers’ world – or none! (cartoon)
Phone strikers standing firm in third week, by Alan Kohlman
An Editorial
May Day manifesto of the Socialist Workers Party
Detroit workers respond to call for mass rally
15 cents an hour granted in new wage agreements
Our Program
American Stalinism and anti-Stalinism
Survivor of concentration camp kidnapped by GPU in Austria
Search for dead in Texas (photo)
How Hartley bill puts knife at American labor’s throat
[Editorials]
“With this omnibus labor bill ...” (cartoon), by Gray
May Day’s origin here in America, by Joseph Hansen
Workers’ Bookshelf
Notebook of an Agitator
Workers’ Forum
Public utilities extortions can be ended by nationalization under workers’ control, by Arthur Burch
The Militant Army
Letters to ACEWR portray dire need of Europeans
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Capitalist greed blamed in Texas City disaster, by Evelyn Atwood
The Negro Struggle, by Larry Carter
Dunne files as candidate for mayor of Minneapolis
May Day and the Children, by Grace Carlson
Chicago tenants rally support in eviction fight
Proportional representation and New Jersey convention, by Alan Kohlman
Notes From the News
SWP candidates are on ballot
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Stalin’s guilt – Budenz book supplies link to GPU murder of Trotsky, by Natalia Sedov Trotsky
24-hour protest strike advocated by Flint CIO
500,000 join in Detroit protest against Congress
Greek-Turkish despots continue repressive acts
Release of jailed Indian Trotskyists demanded by SWP
Telephone strike in fourth week, by Alan Kohlman
Notebook of an Agitator
After the 15¢ settlement, by George Clarke
Detroit workers rally against labor-haters (photo)
Demonstration in Newark protests slave-labor law, by Ruth Franklin
Our Program
Camden CIO and AFL rally behind telephone strikers, by Max Geldman
The Stalinist bureaucrats and the other bureaucrats, by James P. Cannon
100,000 workers protest arrest of Trotskyist leader in Madras, by Manickam
[Editorials]
“Six cents! Don’t you know ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
Failure at Moscow conference underlines imperialist drive for another world war, by Jean Paul Martin
The Militant Army
Why the Wallace program cannot bring lasting peace, by Joseph Hansen
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
New SWP branch in Lynn built on firm foundations, by S. Brooks
Youth Activities
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Voters show left trend in ex-Axis countries, by George Breitman
Detroit strikebreaking cops slug phone workers (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by WIlliam E. Bohannon
Police in San Francisco beat telephone strikers, by E. Chester
The Fountain of Youth, by Grace Carlson
New Jersey Constitution and the one-house legislature, by Alan Kohlman
Dunne stresses Labor Party as American workers’ need
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Senate speeds union-busting bill
Militarists draft secret blueprint for a new war, by William F. Warde
Detroit’s gigantic rally against labor-haters (photo)
One-day strike urged by UAW foundry council
AFL-CIO unity discussed at Washington conference
Mid-West camp opens season on June 29
Telephone strikers stand firm despite AT&T’s split tactics, by Alan Kohlman
34,000 auto workers strike in France
Notebook of an Agitator
The crucial issues at stake in AFL-CIO unity proposals, by George Breitman
New York rally to defend labor (photo)
Our Program
Angered by deal in Chicago phone strike
Militant picket line greets fascist Smith in Philadelphia, by John Haas
Is the Communist Party a workers’ organization? by James P. Cannon
Oust Stalinist ministers in France as Ramadier bids for Truman aid, by Joseph Hansen
British terror in Palestine recalls scenes under Hitler, by H. Vallin
[Editorials]
“To make good, Montgomery ...” (cartoon), by Gray
May Day celebrations throughout the world, by George Lavan
Workers’ Bookshelf
Greek workers honor martyrs on May Day
Workers’ Forum
Postwar prosperity begins to fade away as first grim signs of Depression appear, by John G. Wright
The Militant Army
Dunne praises phone strikers, scores mayor
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
First public hearing successful in Lynn, by S. Gordon
Phila. ACEWR nets $250 at benefit dinner
Detroit gives banquet to celebrate May Day
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
General Motors fires 14 in reprisal for rally
Hartley union-busting bill (cartoon), by Fred Wright
Meeting protests arrests in India
The Negro Struggle,
by William E. Bohannon
Oakland labor organizes to win in city election, by R. Chester
Notes From the News
The fight against Jim Crow at New Jersey convention, by Alan Kohlman
Akron CIO rally protests against anti-labor bills
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Fighting policy adopted by CIO packing union, by Ted Selander
More union bodies join call for 24-hour strike
Supreme Court ruling dooms Negro to chair, by William Charles
Demand release of jailed trade unionist in India
Local settlements pave way for end of telephone strike, by Alan Kohlman
Bilbao strike disturbs Franco’s fascist rule
Hunger demonstrations sweep Germany
Minneapolis vote
Notebook of an Agitator
UPWA call for a new party represents a big step forward, by George Breitman
Our Program
Meaning of attack on Henry Wallace
The prospects of American Stalinism, by James P. Cannon
Premier Ramadier’s new cabinet wins swift aid from Wall Street, by Joseph Hansen
Evicted into the rain (photo)
The Arab League vs. Arab masses in Middle East, by H. Vallin
International Notes
The nature of Stalinism
[Editorials]
“Don’t use so much polish ...” (cartoon), by Morgan
Soviet co-ops become capitalist enterprises, by John G. Wright
Workers’ Bookshelf
Communist Party outlawed in Brazil, by Charles Cornell
Diplomatic war goes on as Moscow conference fails, by Jean Paul Martin
French Trotskyists may face prosecution
Workers’ Forum
Seven-day strike forces Inland Steel Corp. to withdraw union-busting contract clauses, by J. Lyons
The Militant Army
Gala floor show to be featured at ACEWR ball
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Militant readers invited to the Mid-West camp
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Building workers feel impact of depression, by Joseph Hansen
The big steal (graphic)
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannon
GM rehires 15 men but UAW suffers bad blow
Beating a Rent Gouger
Delegates urge Labor party at Pa. AFL parley
Dunne winds up campaign for mayor of Minneapolis, by Grace Carlson
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Slave labor bill veto demanded
Oakland labor scores victory in city election, by R. Chester
South Carolina lynch trial goes to jury
CIO Marine cooks raise demand for a new party
Arab-Jewish union in general strike
An Editorial
Threaten death penalty for German food demonstrators
Truman scorns plea to veto measure knifing portal pay
10 years after the memorial day massacre
Notebook of an Agitator
Our Program
The working class fight against Stalinism, by James P. Cannon
Germany 1947: Four flags over a ruin, by Ernest Germain
Murdered by Stalin’s GPU (photo)
The Arab revolution and the Zionist labor movement, by H. Vallin
[Editorials]
“I’ve got my belly full ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Fear grips Wall St. as stocks nosedive, by John G. Wright
Workers’ Bookshelf
Fate of Europe now hinges on French working class, by Arthur Burch
Abortions this year will kill 15,000 women, by Leigh Ray
Workers’ Forum
The Militant Army
Hilding Swan Olson (obituary), by Daniel Roberts
Strikers defy injunction in Columbiana
Mid-West camp opens June 29
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Film shown at largest meeting of Akron SWP
Pioneer Notes
Ball Point Frankenstein, by Joseph Hansen
Thousands out of work in Rhode Island slump
AFL and CIO leaders discu ss [sic] unity (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by Larry Carter
Vote for Dunne shows rising interest in SWP, by Grace Carlson
Best of All Possible Worlds
Stalinists scored for failure to join anti-fascist action
The bi-partisan deal and N.J. constitutional convention, by Alan Kohlman
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Lynch mob of 28 set free by lily-white jury, by George Lavan
24-hour strike demand mounts through nation
Ramadier decrees military rule for 85,000 utilities workers
Landlords await rent hikes as Congress stalls
Call on labor of all lands to help the German workers
An Editorial
CIO now organizing new phone workers international
Notebook of an Agitator
Lynchers set free (photo)
Detroit UAW-CIO unions hit state anti-labor bill
Lynn AVC chapter pushes militant fight for housing
Our Program
Chicago tenants union halts mass eviction of 6 families, by Robert L. BIrchman
Northwest metal workers win victory after 2-day strike
Workers’ revolution and bureaucratic degeneration, by James P. Cannon
The Four Germanies, by Ernest Germain
Truman Doctrine in action (photo)
Revolutionary solution to Palestine question, by H. Vallin
[Editorials]
“But Senator, if we did away with ...” (cartoon), by Morgan
Wall Street tycoons run U.S. government
Workers’ Bookshelf
Capitalists bewildered about the depression, by John G. Wright
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
World labor experience new upsurge as resistance mounts against U.S. imperialism, by Arthur Burch
The Militant Army
How one vacationer viewed benefits of Mid-West camp
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Youth Activities
Columbiana strikers’ morale high despite vicious attack by court, by Art O’Brien
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Dump surplus potatoes as world goes hungry, by Joseph Hansen
Unemployment rises to half million in New York
Strikers against Camels (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by Larry Carter
Dunne calls on unions to build a Labor Party
”Brothers Under the Skin,” by Grace Carlson
SWP candidates wind up campaign for N.J. Constitution convention election, by Alan Kohlman
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Anti-labor law sure, says Taft
Greek Trotskyists face death as terror reigns
Cabinet shifts in Italy, Hungary are Truman “doctrine” product, by Joseph Hansen
New Jersey layoffs sound warning signal to unions, by A. Stevens
Michigan State CIO to meet at height of labor crisis
Senate votes passage of bill granting rent boosts of 15%
Supreme Court ruling hit by CIO
Notebook of an Agitator
Joint labor victory in Oakland election points road for workers in other cities, by Ed Davis
I wouldn’t budge an inch for a camel (poster)
Stalinist grip on Buffalo UE shaken by militant caucus
Our Program
Chicago packing unions decide to cooperate
10,000 aircraft workers threaten strike in Seattle, by C. Kaye
Tri-State fabricators resist fringe demands in contract, by Art O’Brien
How German people are being “re-educated for democracy”, by Ernest Germain
Heroic record of Chinese Trotskyists during the war
Chen Chi-Chang (drawing), by E.A.
The position of Stalinism after the Renault strike, by Pierre Frank
International Notes
[Editorials]
“They really ought to be glad ...“ (cartoon), by Gray
Stalin’s fake concession on Russian death penalty, by Alan Kohlman
Workers’ Bookshelf
45 state legislatures legalize price gouging, by George Lavan
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
ACEWR begins cabling relief packages to hunger stricken workers in Germany
The Militant Army
Chicago groups join fight against job discrimination
Mid-West vacation camp opens season on June 29
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Youth Activities
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Seven out on bail after lynch attempt in N.C.
Capitalist monopoly grows bigger (graphic), from Consumer Reports
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannon
Secretary of war reveals real aim of UMT program, by Joseph Hansen
The Not-So-Happy Barefoot Boy, by Grace Carlson
Buffalo SWP steps up drive against pending sales tax, by Libby Jones
Pendergast machine scored in Kansas City vote fraud
Mass meeting in L.A. protests freeing of 28 lynch murderers
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Mine strikers protest Taft-Hartley slave bill
Budenz reveals Trotsky murder facts to jur
Favor people’s referendum on war or peace
SWP chalks up 5% of vote in Essex County
Pickets protest Greek regime’s reign of terror
Attacks on India Trotskyists spread as strike continues
Nationwide strike paralyzes railway system in France
Notebook of an Agitator
N.Y. protest rally against slave-labor bill (photo)
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
Our Program
2 political wings of Wall St. vulture
Germany, 1947 – From Potsdam to Moscow, by Ernest Germain
Tense conflict over Hungary mirrors trend toward war, by William F. Warde
Picketing Greek consulate in New York (photo)
Mood of British workers shows rise in militancy, by T.J. Peters
Mass demonstrations rock bloody Kuomintang regime, by George Lavan
International Notes
[Editorials]
“Oh yes! Don’t forget to invite our dear friends ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Making the world safe from atom bombs, by Art Preis
Workers’ Bookshelf
Spanish POUM moves farther to the right
Unions must adopt policies to fight cutbacks, layoffs, by John G. Wright
Workers’ Forum
Jim Crow – Anti-labor laws (cartoon)
The Militant Army
Classes on important topics featured at Mid-West camp
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
British capitalists hail deal to chop up India, by Joseph Hansen
House censors publication on fascist activity
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannon
Big rally in New York to protest Jim Crow
Oakland angered by brutal police, demand shakeup, by Ed Davis
Notes from the News
Warehousemen settle 3-day strike in San Francisco, by D. Rossa
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Labor Party seen as vital need
No ships move as CIO seamen await contract
New raid projected on treasury to finance reaction in Europe, by Joseph Hansen
Railway workers in France win smashing strike victory
How Stalinists “answer” Murray on Red-baiting
American Veterans committee holds national convention in Milwaukee
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
Keep the home fires burning! (cartoon), by Seaman, from Labor Reports
CIO president in Akron assails no-strike pledge
Our Program
Mood of American workers analyzed
Two-day picnic in Pennsylvania
N.Y. Negro freedom rally a fraudulent spectacle
Germany 1947 – The agony of life under the occupation, by Ernest Germain
Reports show existence of opposition in Soviet Union
Rail strike empties Paris station (photo)
How long will the new De Gasperi cabinet last?
Heroic record of A. Leon, leader of Belgian Trotskyists
Differences in ruling class over the Truman Doctrine, by Arthur Burch
International Notes
Egyptian Trotskyists publish manifesto against British
[Editorials]
“After all, Baron, it’s only right ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Sliding scale of hours will prevent layoffs, by John G. Wright
Movie Review
Washington’s reasons for embracing Peron
Workers’ Bookshelf
Workers’ Forum
Floods take heavy toll in land and lives as profiteers prevent storage dam control, by George Lavan
The Militant Army
ACEWR requests donations for health clinic in Italy
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Mid-West school and camp opens season on June 29
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Crushing tax burden remains on workers
CIO rally against slave-labor bill (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannon
Tax bill seeks to smother political action by labor
New York SWP hits O’Dwyer move to raise subway fare, by George Clarke
Health for the Workers, by Grace Carlson
New Camel contract is being violated by Reynolds Co.
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Fight Wall Street’s slave law by building labor’s own party, by the Editors
Fast-spreading walkout of miners demonstrates workers’ determination to fight anti-union law
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
Our Program
Germany 1947 – What the People Are Thinking About, by Ernest Germain
Liberals are busy peddling disguised Truman Doctrine, by M. Stein
Escaped lynch mob (photo)
French Socialist Youth fight dissolution order
Trotskyist rally commemorates Paris Commune
International Notes
American Veterans Committee shows marked shift to right
Factory committees in Paris organize for general strike
[Editorials]
“The next war will put us ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Flint auto local prints Labor Party pamphlet
Workers’ Bookshelf
Notorious Nazis hold key posts under Allies
Congressmen at Work
Workers Forum
Antoinette Konikow 1869–1946, by Evelyn Atwood
The Militant Army
FE merger proposal causes heated dispute in UAW-CIO
How capitalists treat any law they don’t like
Fine fishing in Pleasant Lake at Mid-West vacation camp
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Michigan CIO delegates call for a new party, by Sol Dollinger
NMU gains contract concessions through union-wide job action
Like building on quicksand, by George Breitman
”The American Meddlers’ Association”, by Grace Carlson
Tax Wall Street to save the five-cent fare, by George Clarke
Georgia officials give Klansmen whitewash job
Notes from the News
Labor in Canada fights layoffs
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Battle begins against slave law
Labor must build own party to combat Taft-Hartley Act, statement of National Committee of the Socialist Workers Party
Strike spreads to 132,000 in shipyards
Akron labor urges nation-wide strike
Hi-jacking rent measure gets Truman’s signature, by Art Preis
AFL PAINTERS IN New York OUST LOUIS WEINSTOCK [sic]
Miners hurl first challenge at new union-busting law
Notice on new publication date
We the people, by Marvel Scholl
Our Program
Germany 1947 – The Working-Class Parties in Germany, by Ernest Germain
Madras textile strike firm despite government attacks, by V. Karalasingham
Three of a kind in labor-haters (photo)
Sentiment for new party shown by Wallace tour, by Arthur Burch
International Notes
How “unification” of Europe is used to cloak reaction, by John G. Wright
[Editorials]
“Isn’t it grand to relax ...” (cartoon), by Morgan
Production curtailed by textile mills
Workers’ Bookshelf
Rail moguls catch the gravy train
Congressmen at Work
Filipino veterans cheated by Congress
Workers’ Forum
Socialist Workers Party Youngstown local goes on the air in call for Labor Party
The Militant Army
First week of season begins at Mid-West camp
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Youth Activities
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Rank and file sentiment felt at NAACP parley, by William Charles
CIO shipbuilders out on strike (photo)
Send Them Where They Belong, by Albert Parker
U.S. note to Indonesians backs Dutch colonial rule
”Made in Europe”, by Joseph Hansen
Uncover plot to establish French military dictatorship
Philadelphia SWP urges unions to run labor slates in elections
Notes from the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Paris conference on Marshall Plan promotes war aims, by Joseph Hansen
Mine victory spurs fight on slave law, by Art Preis
”This is protection–see!” (cartoon)
Mass resistance grows against 15% rent gouge
Trotskyists in Bolivia face Hertzog terror
An Editorial
Coal miners triumphant after four strikes in year
New publishing date and copy deadline
CP invents “plot” to swing NMU votes
It worked (photo)
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
Mine agreement (photo)
Coal Co. penalized $1000 for 11 dead
Our Program
Wallace program analyzed at Detroit meeting
Social Democrats whitewash Truman, oppose new party
Germany 1947 – First Steps on the Workers Road to Action, by Ernest Germain
Wall Street Western Bloc plan hailed by European capitalists, by Jean Paul Martin
Worse off than before (photo)
Stalin amends his criminal code
International Notes
Big wave of strikes sweeps through island of Ceylon, by Gamani Salgado
Greek monarchy jails 2,800 in “Red” raids
[Editorials]
“Should I unload my oil shares ...” (cartoon), by Gray
What happened to the building boom?
Workers’ Bookshelf
German paper charges deliberate starvation, by Eugene Shays
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
Lives, land, food destroyed as profiteers block flood control, by Evelyn Atwood</p>
The Militant Army
Three phases of the Stalinist attitude to French strikes
Eight years of Spanish fascism
Vacationers enjoy first week at Mid-West camp, Michigan, by William F. Warde
First social of Lynn ACEWR is successful
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Youth Activities
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
O’Dwyer responsible for 8-cent fare steal, by Charles Cornell
Most of South for anti-lynch law
Speeches Are a Dime a Dozen, by William E. Bohannan
Robert Williams is SWP candidate for Senate
Horse-and-Buggy Medicine, by Grace Carlson
White hoodlums attack homes belonging to Chicago Negroes, by Robert Birchman
Bolivia deputy introduced bill on sliding scale
Horsetrade politics behind re-passage of tax bill
Notes from the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Profiteers renew price-gouging drive
CIO defies political ban in slave law
More unions ban NLRB procedure, no-strike clause
”Unifying” Europe (cartoon), by thal
Shipyard strike holds firm in fourth week
Paris parley sharpens struggle over Europe, by Joseph Hansen
CIO demands Michigan state rent controls
Witch hunt and anti-labor bills are signed into law in Michigan
Rent-gougers open big eviction drive
Dutch despots press drive against Indonesian republic
‘Cops-and-robbers’ theory of politics, by Art Preis
We the people, by Marvel Scholl
No need for mass picketing (photo)
The Instinctive and Elemental Drive, by J.R. Johnson
Stalinist faction in NMU raises “unity” smokescreen, by C. Thomas
Our Program
Threat of price slash frightens canned good manufacturers
Germany 1947 – Strategy of the Fourth International, by Ernest Germain
Fill Greek concentration camps as terror reaches new height
2nd convention of Trotskyists held in India
Three-power talks end in heightened tension, by Jean Paul Martin
International Notes
Government goes easy on French military plot
[Editorials]
“We absolutely must put down the communists ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Most union bureaucrats opposed to Labor Party
Workers’ Bookshelf
Court-martial debate evades main issue
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
Marshall and Wallace deceive people about U.S. imperialism, by Art Preis
The Militant Army
Capitalist tycoon looks at labor bureaucrats, by Joseph Hansen
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Youth Activities
What the Joke Is, by John G. Wright
Eight Negroes murdered in Georgia prison-camp
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
Seattle tenants organize action against bill to sell project homes
Insurance for the Doctor, by Grace Carlson
Railroad fare raises hit by SWP candidate Williams
SWP candidate for City Council in Philadelphia
ACEWR urges aid be rushed to European anti-fascists
First day nets 1,800 signatures in drive
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
U.S. arms used in war on Indonesians
Price rises continue as profits soar
UPWA parley renews stand on political action
Elect union men, says state AFL
Western bloc squabbles over prize Ruhr area
Chicago tenants resist profiteering landlords
Goodrich strike vote backs national contract demand
Auto union calls for united labor conference
Housing, evictions crisis intensifies
All-white Georgia jury OKs massacre of eight Negroes
Washington concedes rise in unemployment
The elemental urge to socialism, by J.R. Johnson
Strikebreaking attempt fails (photo)
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
Union leaders now sing the blues about some old “friends of labor”
Warning to all labor – Tobin is on the loose
Our Program
Germany 1947 – It Can Happen to You Too, by Ernest Germain
Heroic Greek Trotskyists listed among royalist terror victims, by Jean Paul Martin
SWP pledges support of Indonesian republic
Call for unity of Jews and Arabs against British
Dutch Trotskyists defend Indonesian people’s cause
International Notes
PCI conference backs Trotsky’s views on USSR
German workers heckle and boo Stalinist minister
[Editorials]
“It’s such a problem to find something to invest ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Who is right about the housing shortage?
Congressmen at Work
The sugar trust dips into your sugar bowl
The rich grow richer as the poor buy less
Workers’ Forum
Wall Street dons rosy spectacles; economic outlook remains grim, by John G. Wright
The Militant Army
Record attendance at Mid-West camp
Auto union rejects FE-merger plan
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
AFL union urges labor candidate for U.S. president, by O. George
Youth Activities
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Robert Williams scores O’Dwyer’s strike breaking
CIO bank clerks on picket line battle policy (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
Plague of rats menaces families Phila. slums, by Max Geldman
In Memoriam: Homer Lewis 1910–1947 (obituary)
Flays Jim Crow at Rockaway beach
Aspirin Won’t Cure “Bean Headache”, by Joseph Hansen
CIO railroad union wins PRR election
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Wall Street backs Dutch in Java war, by Joseph Hansen
80th Congress record shows need for a Labor Party now, by the Editors
Keeping the nag moving (cartoon), by Evelyn
Taft Hartley Act gets major test in Murray strike
PCI issues call for revolutionary unity in France
Neglect of mines adds 27 more to death-toll
Press silent about Marshall Plan while imperialists grab for Ruhr
Washington big-wigs linked to war graft
Negro death-camp inmates send out desperate plea
Steel price hikes will boost high living costs still higher
Signs of the times
The elemental urge to socialism, by J.R. Johnson
Fighting Jim Crow on New York beach (photo)
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
Narrow margin gives NMU post to Stalinists, by Art Sharon
Our Program
”King” Ryan – a success story, by Art Preis
4,500 Jews get another lesson in “democracy,” by Evelyn Atwood
Bloody suppression used against Ceylon strikers
Burma assassinations are aid to reaction
Stalinist line shifts to right in Australia
Wall Street as a new program for the Ruhr, by Arthur Burch
Trotskyist editor latest victim of Bombay jailers
International Notes
PCI proposes fusion to French SP youth
[Editorials]
“The Taft-Hartley Act will teach those workers ...” (cartoon),
by Gray
“All is confusion,” wails leading Wall St. organ
Movie Review
What colonial peoples can expect from U.S.
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
Grief-stricken tenant shoots landlord for fire-death of 4, by Robert Birchman
The Militant Army
Pioneer Notes
Mid-West camp is host to contingent from N.J.
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Youth Activities
”Are polls fair to organized labor”, by Joseph Hansen
Detroit CIO body debates key issue of Labor Party
It pays to organize (photo)
”A Health Pattern for Labor”, by Grace Carlson
Williams petition drive passes signature quota
Federal withholding tax a racket for the bosses
Wall Street’s Epic Tuesday, by John G. Wright
NAACP and CIO council in Chicago fight rent hike
Hickman defense committee formed
Chicago comrades hold last rites for Homer Lewis
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Price increases wipe out wage gains
Wall Street muscles into Indonesia
Philadelphia SWP files petitions for its candidate
They’re both right! (cartoon), by Evelyn
Strike threat forces Ford to sign temporary “no penalty” agreement
Attlee tried to unload crisis burden on masses
U.S. Steel hikes prices despite $18-a-ton less production cost
BLF&E progressives fight Robertson’s machine-rule
Lynch mob set free in North Carolina
The Elemental Urge to Socialism, by J.R. Johnson
Congressional debris (photo)
SUP to fight for union hiring hall
We the People, by Marvel Scholl
Painters union gains wage rise in New York
GIs and “prosperity”
Fight the rent hogs
Our Program
Henry Wallace pulls a fast one, by Art Preis
Six months of Indo-China’s war
Berlin worker earns more by sleeping than by working
Pogroms sweep Palestine leap over to England
Wall Street sends arms for Chiang (photo)
De Gaulle propagandizes for dictatorial state
Greek tyrants arrest more Trotskyists
Latin American Notes
Dutch unionists advocate boycott on war material
Greek monarchy asks for U.S. troops
[Editorials]
“I know it’s safer, but I’m so accustomed ...” (cartoon), by Gray
June exports sag as production slides down
Workers’ Bookshelf
Job statistics show how liars can figure
New labor czar, Denham: the man and his record
Workers’ Forum
That’s where my money goes, by Albert Parker
The Militant Army
Pioneer Notes
Gratitude shown for ACEWR relief items
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Minneapolis SWP holds successful outdoor festival
Youth Activities
The Gentlemen Aren’t Kidding, by Evelyn Atwood
Hickman case victims tell tragic story to Militant, by Robert L. Birchman
Telephone paper says labor must build own party, by S. Foster
Survivors of mine tragedy (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
Angry tenants demand Philadelphia rent control
Unionists picket Dutch consulate in San Francisco
Little Thieves and Big Thieves, by Art Preis
New Jersey cops uphold Jim Crow
Anti-Jim Crow demonstrations have strong effect at Rockaway
Notes From the News
Fewer new homes in 157 key U.S. cities
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
SWP flays Truman Indonesian policy
Labor Party can sweep country, Tobin admits
Detroit SWP runs Lerner for mayor
Truman Doctrine – Dutch model (cartoon), by Evelyn
Clark promises “probe” of price conspirators
Akron Rubber bows before strike threat
The Elemental Urge to Socialism, by J.R. Johnson
Return to death mine (photo)
Greed trails mine victims to graves
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
Stalinists capture posts in NMU port elections, by Art Sharon
6 disappointed GIs kill selves
American labor after Taft-Hartley Act
Our Program
What Hughes scandal revealed, by Art Preis
The labor movement in Japan today, by Robert L. Birchman
German Trotskyists hold first post-war national conference
Socialist party has major split in Southern India, by M. Usman
Brazil workers fight fare rise (photo)
F.I. analyzes crisis of British imperialism
Rio conference forges U.S. imperialist links
Indo-Chinese Trotskyists discuss tasks in France
Washington wants Ruhr coal for Wall Street
International Notes
Laborite “lefts” wilt; retain Cabinet posts
[Editorials]
”They ought to be ashamed ...“ (cartoon), by Gray
Ruark’s exposé of Army life in Mediterranean
Workers’ Bookshelf
Bank boosts loan rates: credit structure shaky
Experts hide real views on coming Depression
Workers’ Forum
Mine operators incite race hate in move to put over speed-up
The Militant Army
Scene at West Coast camp (photo)
One week remains for fun at Mid-West camp
West Coast camp-school opens 3d season Sept. 6
Purpose of Marshall Plan explained in Fourth International
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
New friends gained at Los Angeles picnic
Youth Activities
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Troops will aid dictators in Greece, U.S. threatens, by John G. Wright
How prices have kept on soaring (graphic)
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
Labor and Negro groups in Chicago rally to defense of James Hickman
Plan protest at Dutch consulate in Philadelphia
Health for All, by Grace Carlson
Chicago NAACP plans mass action on housing crisis
Rockaway pickets score victory against Jim Crow at bath-house
Notes from the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
“Probe” will not halt price-gougers
Atomic bomb threat hurled at USSR
Youngstown unionist in council race – steel local endorses own labor candidate
Marshall presses Wal [sic!] Street’s war aims at conference in Brazil, by Joseph Hansen
Dutch continue slaughter of Java freedom-fighters
Teamster convention held after 7 years, by Della Rossa
An Editorial
We’ll never forget martyrdom of Sacco and Vanzetti in 1927, by James P. Cannon
The Elemental Urge to Socialism, by J.R. Johnson
Our Program
In memory of Leon Trotsky – 1879–1940
[Editorials]
“Why should they worry about being laid off? ...” (cartoon)
The inevitable decline of the British Empire, by Leon Trotsky
Workers’ Bookshelf
Why Truman atom-bombed Hiroshima
Workers’ Forum
A visit in jail with mother of 6, by Winifred Nelson
The Militant Army
Where you can buy Fourth International
Milwaukee SWP enjoys annual holiday picnic, by C. Andrews
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Our Labor Day, 1947, message: Workers, build your own party! by the Editors
Seafarers strike ties up Isthmian shipping line, by R. Bell
”Hands off Indonesia” (photo)
I Hate to Pay the Light Bill, by Joseph Hansen
Howard Lerner scores Detroit park area lease
UAW mass pickets halt scabs at Clinton, Mich.
Wall Street’s “internationalism”, by Art Preis
50 Negroes injured in Chicago as race haters incite violence, by Robert L. Birchman
Wisconsin union urges Labor Party, by O. George
Notes From the News
Denver unions elect 4 City Charter revisers
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
SWP to run presidential candidate
Political action is needed to battle price-profiteers, by the Editors
Wall Street at work (cartoon), by Morgan
AFL seafarers win demand in Isthmian strike
”Liberal” front sought for Greek puppet govt., by Joseph Hansen
Clear path of war
Workers feel crushing squeeze between living costs, slave law
Java asks aid of U.S. labor
Be the payment high or low, by J.R. Johnson
Waterborne pickets (photo)
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
N. Y. longshoremen rebel against Ryan’s sellout, by Forbes Peters
Our Program
The shocking case of the S.S. America, by Art Sharon
We the people, by Marvel Scholl
Phila. election board plans anti-CP terror
A report from the Indo-China front
Wall Street delegation crushes opposition at Petropolis parley, by Joseph Hansen
Dutch Trotskyists urge Indonesia aid
Greetings sent to Natalia Trotsky
Crisis of British economy affects many countries
Latin American Notes
Manifesto outlines program for Spain
German Trotskyists publish new paper
[Editorials]
“You heard me ...” (cartoon), by Gray
The Stalinist deceit about a “third party”
Workers’ Bookshelf
“Per capita” incomes another boss lie, by Jeff Thorne
No tears for Bilbo, by Art Preis
Workers’ Forum
Why some mothers can’t stay home to take care of children
The Militant Army
The magnificent fighter (poem), by Barrie Barnarde
Pioneer Notes
Youth Activities
Wall Street role in UN angers Egyptian relief
Flint unionists honor memory of Leon Trotsky
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
San Francisco SWP opens new quarters
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Drive to free James Hickman gains wide support in Chicago
Mass picket line forces Michigan boss to sign up
Scabs on parade (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
Union advocates real Labor Party not “third” party
3,000 Chicago families face Jim Crow eviction
Little Orphan Annie, by Mary Wood
Detroit hospital overcrowding hit by Howard Lerner
New price peak (graphic)
Relief-for-landlords law opens flood of rent hikes
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Labor-Negro slate wins in Dayton
People demand price relief but Washington talks war, by Art Preis
Popular anger mounts against big profiteers
Military pact signed at Petropolis ties Latin America to war machine
Legion ignores veterans’ needs in rabid war-mongers confab
Non-operating rail workers get 15½-cent wage increase
A mighty Labor Day rally in Chicago
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
Workers in the revolutionary party, by J.R. Johnson
Corporate profits after taxes (graph)
Our Program
CCE resolution passed at BLF&E convention
AFL organizer cites need for Labor Party
Wall Street presses drive for domination of Europe
Truman administration shuffles quislings in Greek government, by Joseph Hansen
Refugees in floating cages (photo)
UNSCOP plan sets trap for Jews, Arabs alike
English miners strike as mass unrest rises
International Notes
Dutch despots spurn second “cease fire” order in war on Java
Majority of veterans need cash now
[Editorials]
“But with the housing shortage ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Hemlines go down as dress prices go up, by Jeanne Morgan
Workers’ Bookshelf
War crime trial calls U.S. trusts innocent lambs,
by George Lavan
Does boom-bust lie ahead? by John G. Wright
Home-builders victims of new lumber racket
Workers’ Forum
It was necessary to disregard the president’s solemn advice, by Albert Parker
The Militant Army
Canadian Stalinists bow to “Red” ban on ships
Dunne appraises role of Trotsky in Milwaukee
Ship workers strike enters eleventh week
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Cops assault and jail pickets for protesting against Jim Crow
N. Y. test case scores victory over Jim Crow
Labor Party need stressed in Labor Party rally, by O. George
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
Police attack strikers at Detroit UAW plant
Tomatoes at 2¢ a pound, by Joseph Hansen
Carlson scores realty interests on shortage
Detroit SWP backs Negro to City Council
Canadian pickets aid Indonesian fight
Notes from the News
Labor Day speeches stress political action
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Democracy is key issue at UE parley, by C. Thomas
Needs of people by-passed in plan for special session, by the Editors
Organized labor target of “Red” deportation cases
CIO leaders act to halt Jim Crow school strike
UN bankrupts to meet in 2nd General Assembly
Taft Slave Labor law upheld in court test
Plot to bar SWP from ballot brought to court in Philadelphia
Something new in the mines, by J.R. Johnson
The fable of the fox and the bureaucrat, by Albert Parker
Cooking up new angles (photo)
Pope’s speech steps up reactionary intervention in Italian political life, by George Lavan
How to become a “friend” of labor, by Art Preis
Our Program
Broker answers $64 questions
Laud Washington envoys for shift in Greek regime
Attlee government hit by strike of 60,000 coal mine workers
Look over new domain (photo)
New note in Kremlin propaganda designed to frighten Wall Street, by Joseph Hansen
See more gold where the last came from
International Notes
Peru decree ends civil liberties, by Tomas Robles
[Editorials]
“My husband says the unions ...” (cartoon), by Gray
The mysterious case of the displaced island, by Joseph Hansen
Workers’ Bookshelf
Monopolies devour lion’s share of national income
Will export sag puncture the boom? by John G. Wright
Workers’ Forum
Are you losing any benefits owed to you in Social Security? by Evelyn Atwood
The Militant Army
Shipyard industry gripped by new post-war crisis, by R. Leonard
Youth Activities
N.Y. weekend camp is highly successful
Meeting honors Trotsky memory in St. Paul, by Winifred Nelson
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Fact and figures prove how meat profiteers gouge people, by Norma Christensen
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
Robert Williams blasts conspiracy against PR
Defense committee asks state to free Hickman
Six Who Chose Death, by Mary Wood
SWP election drive stepped up in Detroit
Great majority now favor unions
Labor’s independent campaign off to good start in Youngstown
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
”Eat less” say capitalist politicians, by Art Preis
$16,000 Militant fund drive opens, by Rose Karsner
SWP again demands US recall arms
Packing workers advocate sliding scale of wages
NMU progressives fight for Democratic unionism, by C. Thomas
An Editorial
Lewis blocks surrender move by AFL council
SWP councilmanic candidate sentenced by Philadelphia judge
Which road for PAC – Dayton or Allentown? by Art Preis
Capitalist trusts, imperialist war – breeders of ravaging price inflation, by Arthur Burch
Another homeless family (photo)
Wallace’s tilt at trusts is just a demagogic pose, by Evelyn Atwood
Maritime convention to debate political action, foreign policy, by C. Thomas
Our Program
The rapid growth of the NAACP, by J.R. Johnson
U.S. delegates sharpen conflict with Moscow in UN Assembly
“We want to live” (photo)
Mass demonstrations sweep Italy as fascist danger alarms people, by Joseph Hansen
Resounding victory won by Grimethorpe miners
Flint unions asked to help covenant fight, by W.H. Yancey
International Notes
Socialists in Poland face frame-up death
The spivs are in the City of London
[Editorials]
“Like Senator Taft said, ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Speculative orgy in coops as Kremlin’s “plan” flops, by John G. Wright
Workers’ Bookshelf
State Department again dodges on Indonesia
How billionaire bankers pinch pennies nowadays, by Evelyn Atwood
Workers’ Forum
An open letter to our readers, from Editorial Staff
The Militant Army
Railroad strike ends but rules violations continue
Toledo labor and consumers plan fight on HCL
$16,000 Militant fund
Youth Activities
West Coast camp holds 9-day vacation school
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Take 11 children from disabled vet, wife, by Winifred Nelson
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Hickman needs you help, says novelist after interview in jail, by Willard Motley
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
Trainor enters campaign for Boston school body
Good vs. Bad microbes, by Grace Carlson
Street rallies liven Detroit SWP drive
Notes From the News
New York candidate calls for expropriation of food trusts
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
An Editorial
Cost-of-living bonus demand is answer to rising prices, by Art Preis
NLBR [sic] opens offensive to enforce slave law
Ball-bearing trust displays contempt for government suit
Rubber unionists to spurn NRLB [sic], by Joseph Andrews
Murray or Lewis for president in 1948, auto local urges
Ohio PAC groups run independent candidates
Lewis – his strength and his weakness, by Art Preis
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
Lower wages sought by Senator (Eat Less) Taft, by Arthur Burch
”Freedom Train” document (photo)
L.A. unionists arrested for picketing Taft, by Al Lynn
Our Program
One hundred years of The Communist Manifesto, by J.R. Johnson
Wall Street drive for new war touches off bitter fight in UN, by Joseph Hansen
South African vets rap Franco (photo)
Coming – answers to your questions on England, by John G. Wright
Second anniversary of Viet Nam govt. hailed by SWP
International Notes
Ecuador palace revolt topples Ibarra regime, by J. Gomez
Unions in So. Africa face repressive law
Madras strike beaten after 100-day battle
Ferment in the Solomons
[Editorials]
“Don’t those Russians know ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Wall St. expects a bust; so do all big profiteers, by John G. Wright
Workers’ Bookshelf
Profits – not wages – boost building costs
The truth about the LaGuardia record, by George Lavan
Workers’ Forum
Militant fund drive begun by branches, by Rose Karsner
The Militant Army
Another letter to our readers, from Rose Karsner
West Coast camp ends successful vacation school
Pioneer Notes
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Flint UAW locals set up own grocery store to fight HCL, by Jerry Kirk
Detroit cops help scabs (photo)
Trainor opens Boston campaign on October 4
The Negro Struggle, by William E. Bohannan
Lerner-for-mayor drive gains speed in Detroit
SWP labor secretary hits deportation drive as anti-union assault
Li’l Abner gagged, by George Lavan
Protest meeting held in Phila.
SWP wins right to use name on New York ballot
Notes From the News
Food prices at all-time high (cartoon strip)
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Price-gougers fear new wage drive
Hickman’s freedom sought in Chicago
Look who’s talking (cartoon), by Morgan
AFL group demands labor party
CP domination fought at CIO maritime convention
A gold-dusted omelet
Members of Johnson Group resign from WP and join SWP, by William F. Warde
Truman echoes Taft “eat less” program
Local groups map new road for PAC-CIO
Can Democratic Party be reformed? by Art Preis
Bethlehem Steel leads opposition to settling of shipyard strike, by Bob Lowell
Food price gamblers lay stakes on empty cupboard, by Arne Swaback
Railway Express walkout (photo)
N.Y. Express pickets defy intimidation
Our Program
UE Stalinists seek to ban all opposition groups
Capitalist politics from the inside, by J.R. Johnson
Marshall Plan offers no hope to starving people of Europe
Rome steel workers strike (photo)
Did British workers gain by voting Labor ticket? by John G. Wright
40,000 down tools to protest speed-up in Polish textile mills
Tito calls on Stalinists to form people’s fronts
[Editorials]
“Wouldn’t help the food crisis ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Profiteers defended in Congress price “probe”
Workers’ Bookshelf
Senators slurp soup as school kids go without
SWP resolution on Johnson-Forest Group
Apply for membership in SWP
Workers’ Forum
Branches report good response to Militant fund drive, by Rose Karsner
The Militant Army
Court hearing held on SWP, WP right to Philadelphia ballot
Cleveland HCL probe achieves nothing, by Almeda Kingsley
New York SWP urges workers to register
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Detroit motorcade asks action on rent control and evictions
Two baskets tell story (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
Williams-for-Senate appeal issued in N.Y.
SWP candidate in San Francisco race
We Want Meat! by Grace Carlson
Many lessons n [sic] Jackie Robinson’s story, by George Lavan
Notes from the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
The fight inside the auto union, by the Editors
Wall St. beats war drums over Stalin’s new “bureau”, by Joseph Hansen
UAW urged to call for Labor Party
Made to measure by NAM (cartoon), by Morgan
Labor candidates show strength in Cleveland
Impressive gains by Trotskyists in Ceylon
Packing local votes to open fight for living-cost bonus
Hunger for workers, more for profiteers
AFL and CIO face crucial issue in Taft Act, by Art Preis
Hirohito visit is barred by union, from CIO News
NMU upholds union democracy in “outside influence” debate, by C. Thomas
Union combats high prices (photo)
Priests’ control over the ACTU exposed by Detroit Labor Party
Our Program
Can the Democratic Party be reformed Part 2, by Art Preis
How Stalin wrecked Comintern built by Lenin and Trotsky
Resurrection of “People’s Front” is not a move toward revolution, by Joseph Hansen
Reich survivors honor comrades (photo)
What labor in Britain expected; what it got, by John G. Wright
The social ties in the factory, by J.R. Johnson
Inside a concentration camp in Greece, by A Trotskyist Exile
[Editorials]
“Quick, doctor ...” (cartoon), by Gray
Forrestal lies about cause of modern war, by Arthur Burch
Workers’ Bookshelf
Why NAACP membership drive lags, by J. Blake
Workers’ Forum
Fifteen percent mark reached in drive to finance Militant, by Rose Karsner
The Militant Army
Buffalo labor school opening fall sessions
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
N. Y. Marxist school opens
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Philadelphia SWP fights against corrupt boss political machines
Discussing Hickman case (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
Liberal labor figures come to aid of Hickman
Trainor speaks over the radio
Two generals whitewash another, by George Lavan
Notes from the News
Sunday forum season opened in Twin Cities
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
AFL sets up own political league
CIO appeals for united labor action
Youngstown PAC backs Ausnehmer
Administration opens new drive to boost rents
Don’t debase yourselves, Lewis tells AFL on “yellow-dog” oaths, by Art Preis
N.J. committee formed to aid Hickman defense
4th International exposes “Comintern revival” fraud
Arrested because he cut his prices
”Eat less” drive won’t lower prices
French Trotskyists in municipal voting
Practical steps in building the Labor Party, by the Political Committee of the Socialist Workers Party
NMU convention further loosens Stalinist machine’s paralyzing grip, by C. Thomas
Victim of shipyard scabs (photo)
Our Program
Who controls the Democratic Party? by Art Preis
The Social Thinking of the Workers, by J.R. Johnson
The real meaning of Belgrade “bureau” set up by the Kremlin, by the Political Committee of the Socialist Workers Party
Italian kids protest hunger (photo)
Why Laborite ministers follow imperialist policy, by John G. Wright
Ceylon elections showed masses moving leftward, by K. Tilak
Bolivian gov’t terror hits labor movement, by J. Gomez
British fascists are active again
[Editorials]
Meatless Tuesday (cartoon), by JM
Railroad labor paper peddles prize absurdity, by Joseph Hansen
Begining [sic] next week – story of Mother Jones
Gallup Poll reveals war disillusionment growing
Voice of Local 212 rips new labor board
Workers’ Bookshelf
Workers’ Forum
Steady pace kept by branches in collection of Militant fund, by Rose Karsner
The Militant Army
Two rail unions on the road to merger, by James Montgomery
Herald Tribune gives readers the low down on The Militant
Dunne analyzes Truman’s “plan” at Twin City Sunday forum
Trainor scores texts used in Boston schools
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
No Truman-Burgers for Me! by Grace Carlson
4,500 ballots cast for Lerner in Detroit mayoralty primaries
Three arrested for picketing fascist meeting
The Negro Struggle, by Lois Saunders
Chicago fire disaster spurs public drive to enforce safety laws
Asks nation-wide aid for Hickman defense
Report from Never-Never Land, by Joseph Andrews
Barbaria is only labor man in mayoralty race
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Fight the yellow-dog oaths! by the Editors
CIO & AFL conventions show need for political action
AFL organizer says now is time for Labor Party
N.Y. building trades unions issue demands for escalator clause, by George Lavan
Truman pie – 1 crust for the price of 2, by Jeff Thorne
Factional heat grows fierce as convention of UAW nears
U.S. aids advance of French reaction
Internal conflicts at CIO convention, by Farrell Dobbs
Sidelights from Boston conclave
Rank-and-file discontent breaks to surface at CIO convention
Our Program
What causes riots in India? by M. Naidu
Elections in Italy and France reveal rising danger of fascism in Europe, by Joseph Hansen
Byrnes’ new book part of Wall Street’s drive against Soviet Union
Strikers are arrested in Canada (photo)
Calls for Trotskyist Party in Japan
Chile government launches all-out anti-labor drive
Europe goes hungry as U.S. decides to scrap German plants
Was it wrong for British workers to elect Attlee? by John G. Wright
The class struggle in Argentine analyzed
I want a deal, admits Stalin
PCI co-operates with French socialist youth
{Editorials]
The real criminals (cartoon), by M.
The autobiography of Mother Jones – Installment I
Lewis’s speech against the “yellow-dog” oath
Workers’ Bookshelf
Urges Labor Party to win FEPC law
Workers’ Forum
Nineteen years of the Militant, by Rose Karsner
The Militant Army
Internal weaknesses slow membership drive of NAACP, by J. Blake
French longshoremen help Indo-Chinese
Swabeck’s article in FI is a must for unionists
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
4 more CIO councils support Hickman; trial begins Nov. 5
Sitdown strike in New York (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by George Clarke
New Yorkers urged by SWP candidate to keep PR voting, by Robert Williams
Burch speaks in Newark on Stalin’s new “bureau”
Demand action on Tresca murder case
Planned ignorance, by Grace Carlson
Chicago tenants fight rent-gouge practices
Trainor shows Boston youth are miseducated
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Congress special session won’t halt high prices or aid hungry Europeans, by Art Preis
An Editorial
Vigilantes break up New Jersey meeting of Communist Party
More wages a “must” states AFL’s survey
Landlords dominate local rent boards
De Gaulle threat mounts in France, by Joseph Hansen
Hickman defense getting nation-wide support
”Dangerous thoughts” in Hollywood probed by Red-baiting witch-hunters, by George Lavan
UAW Bell local urges progressive program
Profits, after taxes, of 5 food chain stores (graphic)
Truman issues storm warning on “boom-bust” in radio talk
Our Program
Labor candidate (photo)
Second series of N.Y. school to open on Nov. 17
Trusts seek L.A. transit control
Chicago opens forum series Nov. 23; “Labor’s march to power”
30 years after Russian Revolution – what remains for the great Bolshevik conquest under Lenin and Trotsky, by Joseph Hansen
Lenin had a “magic weapon”, by J.R. Johnson
[Editorials]
High prices (cartoon), by Fred Wright
The autobiography of Mother Jones – Installment 2
Workers’ Bookshelf
Will Labor Party give same results here as in Britain? by John G. Wright
Workers’ Forum
Militant readers urged to help celebrate 19th anniversary, by Rose Karsner
The Militant Army
How NAACP can succeed in drive to make-it-a-million, by Jean Blake
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Princess Elizabeth’s Wedding, by Mary Wood
UN is given NAACP petition protesting Negro oppression
Organized against long skirts (photo)
Good vote seen for Barbaria in San Francisco
The Negro Struggle, by George Clarke
Labor needs its own party, says Trainor
Toward mental health, by Grace Carlson
Fight to save PR is vital in New York, by Robert Williams
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Big issues face UAW convention
American’s financial rules unmasked in U.S. indictment, by Art Preis
Hickman’s trial opens in Chicago
Aid to the “hungry” (cartoon), by Morgan
Ausnehmer polls 20% vote in 4-way contest
An Editorial
Auto delegates to debate Taft oath
How Youngstown CIO took its long step toward independent action in politics
Capitalism in war and peace (cartoon)
Stalinist machine loses control at Minnesota CIO convention, by V.R. Dunne
Our Program
Terbovich to speak at Twin City forum
Happy birthday Comrade Soderberg!
Christmas shoppers invited to bazaar
The Militant celebrates its 19 years of struggle, by James P. Cannon
With The Militant on the picket lines, by Art Preis
Landmarks in our fight for a better world, by Evelyn Atwood
Great obstacles Militant faced in 19 year fight, by Joseph Hansen
How “Militant” began battle for socialism, by George Lavan
[Editorials]
The autobiography of Mother Jones – Installment 3
Evicted family of twelve move into vacant barn, by Winifred Nelson
Stalinists keep stranglehold on Minnesota farmers union, by Joe Simpson
Overpaid politicians and minimum wage
Workers’ Forum
Competition in SWP grows keener in fund drive, by Rose Karsner
The Military Army
New York coalition politics brings PR defeat
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Carlson speaks at St. Paul public forum
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
N.Y. building unions reaffirm escalator wage clause demand
Cops aid company (photo)
Those who did not die in vain, by Evelyn Atwood
Philadelphia PCA rally disrupted by hoodlums, by C. Blake
Roused Chicago tenants fight 15% rent gouge
Elsa Maxwell and Karl Marx, by Ben Stone
Escalator clause pays off at Michigan Tank
Sample of labor’s “rights” under Taft-Hartley Act
Laxity in Tresca murder inquiry hit by committee
Rocking the cradle – Jim Crow style
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Red-baiters sweep UAW convention, by Art Preis
Labor needs to check up on Congress, by Farrell Dobbs
Chicago Tribune attacks Carlson for Nov. 7 talk
The machine that never pays off (cartoon), by Morgan
Trial of James Hickman nears climax in Chicago
Greek puppet gov’t outlaws free press
Reutherite faction gives up struggle on yellow-dog oath
FBI and hoodlums spur red hysteria
UAW opposition fights against Taft-Hartley Act
Truman in a quandary (photo)
Our Program
Jobless insurance millions returned to the employers
How can USA be converted into land of plenty?
How long Latin American miners must toil to earn their clothing
French cops charge strikers (photo)
Fined for spreading Marxist literature
[Editorials]
Rip! (cartoon), by Fred Wright
The autobiography of Mother Jones – Installment 4
Bankrupt policy continued in French CP’s new turn, by T.J. Peters
Harriman and the housing situation
Workers’ Forum
Militant fund at halfway mark with less then [sic] a month to go, by Rose Karsner
The Militant Army
German workers resist dismantling of factories
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Twin City forum topic: “Menace of fascism”
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Elections this year emphasize need for Labor Party in 1948
4,850 votes cast for Trainor in Boston elections
Condemned to eviction (photo)
Careful with those adjectives! by Albert Parker
PR defeat followed by drive to raise 5¢ fare, by George Clarke
Reactions to an SWP campaign, by Frank Barbaria
Protest trend in New Haven vote, by F. Nelson
Encouraging vote for San Francisco SWP
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Washington offers no price relief
Reuther out to crush all opposition, by Art Preis
Mass upsurge rocks France, Italy on eve of “Big Four” conference
Thanksgiving dinner – 1947 style (cartoon), by Morgan
Hickman jury disagrees new trial set for Jan. 5
Vigilantes break up C.P. gathering in Bridgeport
Steel union, trainmen reject Taft Act oath
U.S. officers to direct Greek troops
New UAW officers (photo)
Today’s social crisis will bring political explosion, by Farrell Dobbs
Our Program
War hysteria rises on eve of London conference, by Joseph Hansen
Labor movement in Japan on the rise, by Ria Stone
Strike wave forces collapse of Ramadier regime
Italy shaken by nation-wide demonstrations, by Joseph Hansen
Correction
Noblesse oblige
[Editorials]
Hmmm! (cartoon), by Fred Wright
The autobiography of Mother Jones – Installment 5
Workers’ Bookshelf
Victor Serge dies
Workers’ Forum
SWP branches confident of fulfilling Militant fund goal, by Rose Karsner
The Militant Army
Small vote for SWP in New York
19th anniversary of The Militant celebrated in Twin Cities SWP
Warm response to Militant affair of Newark SWP
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
N. Y. Marxist school begins its fall series
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Brass Hat corruption is bared in Senate probe of Gen. Meyers, by George Lavan
Cost-of-living bonus sought by UAW militants
Steel workers in business (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
UAW Convention Sidelights, by Art Preis
Strike vote by 3 railroad unions
Congress geared for drive on building trades unions, by Raymond Rice
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Special session won’t act on prices
Strikes show French workers’ might, by Joseph Hansen
Real wages near 1939 low levels
The men on horseback (cartoon), by Morgan
Fake independence bill precipitates crisis in Ceylon, by K. Mukerji
Striking Chicago printers spearhead Taft Act fight
Army brass covered up Meyers for years, now forced to act, by George Lavan
Labor political action – the bosses’ biggest fear, by Art Preis
Labor Party issue hotly debated by California CIO, by J. Blake
Meter’s mansion (photo)
Stalinophobia and UAW convention, by George Breitman
Vigilantes attack Democrat meeting in Los Angeles, by Dave Dreiser
Our Program
Santa Monica Sears picketed by NAACP, by Al Lynn
C.O. amnesty petition signed by 480 citizens
Against the dismantling of the plants in Germany! by the International Secretariat of the Fourth International
London cops attack strike leader (photo)
”I saw the new French Stalinist line in action”, by Jack Daniels
Chiang stuffs ballot boxes Tammany style
International Notes
Danish group asks to join 4th International
[Editorials]
Republican big wigs map strategy (photo)
The autobiography of Mother Jones
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
Branches step up collections to meet goal on Militant fund, by Rose Karsner
The Militant Army
New Militant office opened in Watts, L.A., by Ed Smith
Building trades unions sign pre-fabs contract, by Raymond Rice
Good program featured at Milwaukee affair
New York SWP Militant affair features skit
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
San Francisco ACEWR to hold Xmas bazaar
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Hickman’s vindication at trial spurs broader defense drive
Arrest CIO pickets in Chicago (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
Chicago tenants fight against rent increases
Shock treatment, by Grace Carlson
How they staged the first big red scare, by George Lavan
Notes from the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
The new situation in the unions, by James P. Cannon
Fascist threat mounts as crisis grips France
Dairy strikers win cost-of-living bonus in Toledo
Cold War too cool for Walter Lippman
Palestine partition incites Arabs against the Jews, by Irving Dale
NLRB tightens slave law noose around organized labor’s throat
CIO will seek wage raises, leaders say
Toronto Trotskyists run candidates
Sliding wage scale – fighting slogan of millions, by Art Preis
Wall Street moves pawns on chessboard of Europe
Real issue in France and Italy is who shall run the country? by Joseph Hansen
French Trotskyists call for workers government, by Ria Stone
International Notes
Big Four spokesmen jockey for position in next war
Hint U.S. troops to stay in Italy
[Editorials]
“So what if you did give ...“ (cartoon), by Gray
The autobiography of Mother Jones
The role of the Stalinists in the CIO auto workers, by Art Preis
Atomic scientists and the warmakers, by John G. Wright
Workers’ Forum
$15,000 Militant fund drive draws to a successful finish, by Rose Karsner
The Militant Army
The Marshall Plan and the American seamen
Militant affair best ever held in San Francisco
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Labor fakers boost capitalist politicians for election in 1948
Truman pardons another crooked boss politican [sic]
Increase in profits, after taxes, 50 companies, 1946–47 (graphic)
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
Conscription law will be pushed in January
Big bargains offered at N.Y. bazaar
Medical fraud! by Grace Carlson
How 1919–21 red scare smashed labor, by George Lavan
Notes From the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
NLRB threatens rights of millions
Justice Dept. issues political blacklist, by Art Preis
Strike struggle in France knifed by Stalinist leaders, by Joseph Hansen
Decorating the constitution (cartoon), by Morgan
”Death-to-strikers” law passed by Greek regime
Protest throttling of press in Greece
NAM launches drive to end overtime pay
New upsurge of wage struggles is coming
What trade unions leaders are doing about the Taft Act, by Art Preis
Shape of things to come (photo)
CIO and AFL peddlers of Wall Street’s plans, by Arthur Burch
4,000 scramble for 1,000 jobs in New York
Who are the subversives?
Our Program
Billionaire Ford pays a visit to Reuther
Nation-wide strike wave rocks capitalist France
Bitter conflict flares over Palestine division, by I. Dale
International Notes
A page from Trotsky’s works, by Evelyn Atwood
[Editorials]
“For heaven’s sake ...” (cartoon), by Gray
The autobiography of Mother Jones
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum
Militant fund goes to $16,000, exceeds quota before deadline, by Rose Karsner
The Militant Army
Need for independent candidates debated at Connecticut CIO parley, by Alvin Royce
SWP denounces Tammany Hall’s move against CP
U.S. oil rationing and Marshall Plan, by John Fredericks
Local activities of the Socialist Workers Party
Red-baiters run wild at CIO state convention in New Jersey
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Unions with 15 millions members set up political action groups
CIO wage parley (photo)
The Negro Struggle
Hickman defense chairman outlines committee’s plans
Mass protest movement is only way to defeat fare rise in N.Y., by George Clarke
A silk hat for Santa, by Mary Wood
Red scare couldn’t stop formation of CIO, by George Lavan
Notes from the News
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
Hickman is saved; free on probation
”Big 4” end conference in blow-up
Democrats, Republicans pass the buck on prices
Police violence against Rome strikers (photo)
Blood-thirst whetted by Taft-Hartley law
Economic crisis forces Moscow to devalue ruble, by John G. Wright
Lewis silent about this program as miners withdraw from AFL
Pauley case lifts lid on govt. food speculators, by George Lavan
Wallace still angling for deal with the Democrats
Hits discrimination (photo)
140,000 sign petition for California I.P.P., by Al Lynn
Youngstown SWP honors Militant at celebration
Stalinists betray heroic Italian workers struggle, by Joseph Hansen
ACEWR statement on Clark’s blacklist
Moscow’s latest “trials” in Eastern Europe, by K. Manfred
San Francisco to hold New Year’s celebration
The Militant Army
One way to make a living
[Editorials]
Total figure raised is $17,000 as Militant fund campaign ends, by Rose Karsner
Trotskyist youth expose militarism
Workers’ Forum
Reutherites push for local compliance with Taft Act
Activities of ... the Socialist Workers Party
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Murray pleads for joint action as Taft Act deals double blow
Prices UP, wages up (graphic)
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
CIO and liberal groups hit government blacklist
Tuberculosis: The dread killer, by Grace Carlson
Milwaukee SWP runs J. Boulton for mayor
Need for Labor Party debated in Cleveland, by George Tobin
Did you get your $3,458? by Art Preis
Hansen to tour Midwest on Struggle for Europe
EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
17 billions demanded to chain Europe, by George Breitman
1947 – year of setbacks for American labor, by Albert Parker
Truman accused of covering up food speculators
Headlines in the news (photomontage)
What a court!
Five Flint GM locals initiate drive for 25¢ wage boost
4,000 attend mass rally of IPP in Los Angeles, by Al Lynn
Stop waste of funds, NMU leaders insist
Briggs local backs Flint wage program
Gravy train hitched onto Marshall Plan
NAM spends 3 millions for new union-busting campaign
Like asking hogs to give up swill
Great decisions in France still to come, by T.J. Peters
Publishers spearhead union-busting offensive, by Arthur Burch
Same old company tune (photo)
Joseph Hansen to begin tour on January 3
Santa Monica NAACP gains support in fight against Jim Crow hiring
New Britain New Year’s Eve to be gala event
Workers’ Forum
The Militant Army
[Editorials]
Colonial and civil wars shake capitalist world during 1947, by Joseph Hansen
Japanese labor on the march (photo)
Hansen to speak in Cleveland on Jan. 8
Activities of ... the Socialist Workers Party
Akron SWP to hold New Year’s cabaret
Diary of a Steel Worker, by Theodore Kovalesky
Buick local votes to comply to avoid Reuther “administrator”, by Emmett Moore
Flint UAW official offers wage plan to meet inflation
Pauley admits grain tradings (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
All SWP locals meet fund quotas
Christmas comes to the mines, by Morgan West
Good affair held by Lynn ACEWR chapter
Readers invited to hear Hansen in Youngstown
AFL and CIO officials reject Wallace
Purge at River Rouge
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