...Two Steps Backward, by Bruce Minton, THE NEW MASSES

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...Two Steps Backward

A Programme for Progress, by John Strachey

by Bruce Minton

The New Masses, July 30, 1940, pp. 17-18

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      January 2, 1940 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. What's Been Done About Coughlin?, p. 3
      2. The Legal Case Against Coughlin by John L. Spivak, pp. 4-7
      3. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 8
      4. Background of the Anti-Soviet War by A.B. Magil, pp. 9-10
      5. The Plane by Sidney Alexander, pp. 11-12
      6. Chamberlain's Fourth Reich by Gerald Griffin, Jr.#2, p. 13
      7. The New Deal and 1940, p. 14
      8. The Art of Suppression by Adam Lapin, p. 15
      9. They Write as They Please by James P. Smith, p. 16
      10. The Simple Czech by Samuel Kaplan, pp. 17-18
      11. The War in Canada by Sam Carr, p. 19
      12. Editorial Comment, pp. 20-21
      13. Readres' Forum, p. 22
      14. The Moral Embargo Mood by Samuel Sillen, p. 23
      15. [+]
        Portrait of the Artist by Isidor Schneider, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Art Young: His Life and Times by John Nicholas Beffel and Art Young
      16. [+]
        Stunts by Strunsky by C.W., p. 24 - 1 Review
        The Living Tradition: Change and America by Simeon Strunsky
      17. We Wish You, p. 25
      18. [+]
        The Abolitionists by Herbert Aptheker, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Antislavery Origins of the Civil War in the United States by Dwight L. Dumond
      19. [+]
        The USSR by Tony Wales, pp. 26-27 - 1 Review
        A Critique of Russian Statistics by Colin Clark
      20. [+]
        G'wan With the Wind by James Dugan, pp. 28-30 - 1 Review
        Gone With the Wind (1939 Film) by Victor Fleming, George Cukor, and Sam Wood
      21. "Steel" by Alvah Bessie, pp. 31-32
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      January 9, 1940 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. We Will Be Heard, p. 3
      2. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 4
      3. The Funeral of the New Deal by Adam Lapin, pp. 5-6
      4. Eighteenth Century Dies Committee by Gale Thorne, pp. 7-8
      5. No Pasaran: 1940 by Joseph North, pp. 9-10
      6. Chinese Red Army Data by Comdr. Hsiao Hsiang-Yung, p. 11
      7. Students Reject War Racket by Milton Meltzer, p. 12
      8. Letter of Application by H.K., pp. 13-15
      9. Soviet Travelogue by Oakley Johnson, p. 16
      10. I'm Going, I Said by Meridel LeSueur, p. 17
      11. Discharged Soldier by Nicholas Guillen, p. 18
      12. He Died in China by Dr. Norman Bethune, p. 19
      13. A Star Is Reborn by Osro Mist, p. 20
      14. Editorial Comment, pp. 21-23
      15. Readers' Forum, p. 24
      16. [+]
        The Novels of Jules Romains by Edwin Berry Burgum, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Verdun by Jules Romains
      17. [+]
        Munitions Dynasty by Barbara Giles, p. 26 - 1 Review
        The Eagles Gather by Taylor Caldwell
      18. [+]
        Armenian Stories by Alfred J. Brenner, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Three Worlds: Hairenik, 1934-1939
      19. Fourth Year by Samuel Sillen, p. 27
      20. Changing the Reel by James Dugan, pp. 28-29
      21. Broadway by Alvah Bessie, p. 30
      22. Priestley Comedy by Barnaby Hotchkiss, pp. 31-32
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      January 16, 1940 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Debunking the News from Finland by George Seldes, pp. 3-7
      2. Roosevelt Drives Toward War, p. 8
      3. U.S. Budget for War---Not Relief by Adam Lapin, pp. 9-10
      4. Those Alien and Sedition Acts Return by Gale Thorne, pp. 11-12
      5. Jabber-Jabber by John Loring, p. 13
      6. Action on the Northern Front by Major Allen Johnson, pp. 14-15
      7. On the Nobel Prizemen by J.B.S. Haldane, p. 16
      8. A Toledo Christmas Carol by Ed Falkowski, p. 17
      9. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 18
      10. Editorial Comment, pp. 19-21
      11. Readers' Forum, p. 22
      12. [+]
        Selling Things the Hard Way by Robert Stark, pp. 23-26 - 1 Review
        Does Distribution Cost Too Much? by Paul W. Stewart and J. Frederic Dewhurst
      13. [+]
        The Fascist Styx by Harry Slochower, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Across the Dark River by Peter Mendelssohn
      14. [+]
        The Boy Grows Up by Alvah Bessie, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Night of the Poor by Frederic Prokosch
      15. [+]
        A Soldier's Life by Barbara Giles, p. 27 - 1 Review
        No Arms, No Armour by Robert Henriques
      16. [+]
        Esthetics of the Dance by Owen Burke, p. 28 - 1 Review
        Introduction to the Dance by John Joseph Martin
      17. New Jazz Music by James Dugan, p. 29
      18. Dance Holiday by Owen Burke, p. 29
      19. Grand Street Drama by Barnaby Hotchkiss, p. 30
      20. Movie Archives by James Dugan, pp. 31-32
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      January 23, 1940 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. The Art of News Faking by George Seldes, pp. 3-5
      2. Jouranlistic Primer by W.B. Cahn, p. 6
      3. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 7
      4. The State of the Union, p. 8
      5. Lenin on War Aims, pp. 9-10
      6. Cutting the Labor Board by Adam Lapin, p. 11
      7. Guinea Pig Conservation by John Cameron, pp. 12-13
      8. The West Coast's Awake by Mike Quin, p. 14
      9. The Weasels by Shaemas O'Sheel, pp. 15-16
      10. Tant Mieux---Tant Pis, pp. 17-18
      11. Editorial Comment, pp. 19-21
      12. The Well of Indignation by William Blake, pp. 22-23
      13. [+]
        Scientific Theory by Samuel Sillen, pp. 24-25 - 1 Review
        A Text Book of Dialectical Materialism by David Guest
      14. [+]
        Sun Worshippers by John Stark, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State (#34)
      15. [+]
        Human Erosion by M.W.D., p. 26 - 1 Review
        An American Exodus by Dorothea Lange and Paul Schuster Taylor
      16. [+]
        The Happy Ending by Barbara Giles, p. 27 - 1 Review
        The Cradle Builder by Walter Schoenstedt
      17. [+]
        Anton Rubinstein by O.B., p. 27 - 1 Review
        Free Artist by Catherine Drinker Bowen
      18. [+]
        Facts on the Wind by James Dugan, p. 28 - 1 Review
        Gone With the Wind (1939 Film) by Victor Fleming, George Cukor, and Sam Wood
      19. Gone With the Wind? by Andy Razaf, pp. 28-30
      20. War of the Sexes by Alvah BGessie, pp. 31-32
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      January 30, 1940 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Behind the Christian Front Arrests by Michael Cleary, pp. 3-6
      2. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 7
      3. Roosevelt's Stake in Scandinavia, p. 8
      4. John Bull Peddles a Gold Brick by Alter Brody, pp. 9-12
      5. The State of the Union, p. 13
      6. The Men Who Fake the News by George Seldes, pp. 14-15
      7. Recuerdo del 15 Brigada by James Neugass, p. 16
      8. Dean Landis on the Diesmen by Julian Webb, pp. 17-18
      9. Editorial Comment, pp. 19-21
      10. Readers' Forum, p. 22
      11. China's New Literature by Cicio Mar, pp. 23-24
      12. [+]
        Karl Marx by Joseph Starobin, p. 25 - 1 Review
        An American Looks at Karl Marx by William J. Blake
      13. [+]
        Revolt in India by Shaemas O'Sheel, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        War Without Violence by Krishnalal J. Shridharani
        Nehru: The Rising Star of India by Anup Singh
      14. [+]
        Opus 2 by James Dugan, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Hugger-Mugger in the Louvre by Elliot Paul
      15. [+]
        Reconstruction and GWTW by James Dugan, pp. 28-29 - 1 Review
        Gone With the Wind (1939 Film) by Victor Fleming, George Cukor, and Sam Wood
      16. "The Paycock" by Alvah Bessie, p. 30
      17. Ballet Debut by Owen Burke, pp. 31-32
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      February 6, 1940 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 4
      2. Falsifying History by Theodore Draper, pp. 5-7
      3. Not So Quiet on the Far Eastern Front by John Sterne, pp. 8-10
      4. The Bear by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 11-12
      5. Lewis and Roosevelt by Adam Lapin, p. 13
      6. The State of the Union, p. 14
      7. Warlords of the Press by George Seldes, pp. 15-17
      8. Camp Lost Colony by Ralph Ellison, pp. 18-19
      9. [+]
        "The Grapes of Wrath", pp. 20-21 - 1 Review
        The Grapes of Wrath (1940 Film) by John Ford
      10. The Attack on the New Masses, p. 22
      11. Editorial Comment, pp. 23-24
      12. The Specter of Mutiny by Samuel Sillen, p. 25
      13. [+]
        Japanese Testament by Clarence Weinstock, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Restless Wave: My Life in Two Worlds by Haru Matsui
      14. [+]
        Labor Leader by S.G., p. 26 - 1 Review
        Sidney Hillman: Labor Statesman by George H. Soule
      15. [+]
        Apologia for Nazism by William Blake, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Battle Against Time by Heinrich Hauser
      16. [+]
        The Road to Rome by Edwin Berry Burgum, p. 27 - 1 Review
        The Idea of a Christian Society by T.S. Eliot
      17. [+]
        The Great American Film by James Dugan, pp. 28-29 - 1 Review
        The Grapes of Wrath (1940 Film) by John Ford
      18. Sunny Side Up by Alvah Bessie, p. 30
      19. Soviet Music by J.S. Bixler, pp. 30-32
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      February 13, 1940 Issue = 23 Articles
      1. A Secret Dies Committee, p. 3
      2. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 4
      3. The United States of Europe by Joseph Starobin, pp. 5-6
      4. Poem by Alvin Foote, p. 7
      5. Connecticut's Index Expurgatorius by Wellington Roe, pp. 8-10
      6. Bulletin from Three Fronts by Major Allen Johnson, p. 11
      7. The State of the Union, p. 12
      8. Out of Their Mouths by Theodore Draper, p. 13
      9. Skis by John Loring, pp. 14-16
      10. Abe Lincoln and the First International, p. 17
      11. Thoughts on the News, p. 18
      12. The One-Way Anti-Trust Law by David Richards, p. 19
      13. Gropper Month, p. 20
      14. Editorial Comment, pp. 21-23
      15. Readers' Forum, p. 24
      16. [+]
        Sandburg's Lincoln by Samuel Sillen, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Abraham Lincoln: The War Years by Carl Sandburg
      17. [+]
        Thoroughbred Lowbrow by James Dugan, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Period Piece by Jenny Ballou
      18. [+]
        Transitional Criticism by Harry Slochower, p. 27 - 1 Review
        The Novel and the Modern World by David Daiches
      19. [+]
        Puppet World by Alfred J. Brenner, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Men in Chains by Thomas Ryan
      20. [+]
        Fifty Years of the UMWA by Ed Falkowski, p. 28 - 1 Review
        Coal and Unionism by David J. McDonald and Edward A. Lynch
      21. [+]
        The First War Film by James Dugan, p. 29 - 1 Review
        The Fighting 69th (1940 Film) by William Keighley
      22. "Geneva" by Alvah Bessie, p. 30
      23. New Recordings by J.S. Bixler, pp. 31-32
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      February 20, 1940 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 4
      2. The Youth vs. Roosevelt by Joseph Starobin, pp. 5-6
      3. Hanging the Kaiser in 1940 by Theodore Draper, pp. 7-8
      4. Fifty-two Business Weeks by Robert Stark, pp. 9-10
      5. La Follette in California by Ella Winter, p. 11
      6. Investigation by Mike Quin, pp. 12-13
      7. Washington Enters the War by Adam Lapin, p. 14
      8. The Detroit Raid by Francis Key, p. 15
      9. Gropperana, pp. 16-17
      10. Were You for Spain?, p. 18
      11. Editorial Comment, pp. 19-20
      12. The State of the Union, p. 21
      13. A Report to the "Stockholders" of New Masses by Carl Bristel, p. 22
      14. Readers' Forum, p. 23
      15. [+]
        Arms and the Manns by Barbara Giles, pp. 24-25 - 1 Review
        The Other Germany by Erika Mann and Klaus Mann
      16. [+]
        The Nineteen-Thirties by John Stuart, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Since Yesterday by Frederick Lewis Allen
      17. [+]
        Katherine Mansfield by Alfred J. Brenner, p. 27 - 1 Review
        The Scrapbook of Katherine Mansfield by J. Middleton Murry and Katherine Mansfield
      18. [+]
        The "Good Life" by Ralph Ellison, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Let the People Sing by J.B. Priestley
      19. [+]
        Labor Handbook by Milton Meltzer, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Labor Fact Book IV
      20. Bill Gropper, People's Artist by James Dugan, pp. 28-29
      21. Hamlet's Ghost by Alvah Bessie, pp. 30-32
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      February 27, 1940 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 4
      2. The Young People of the Soviet Union by The Very Reverend Hewlett Johnson, pp. 5-6
      3. Flies in the Imperialist Ointment, p. 7
      4. When We Fought the Soviet Union by James Morison, pp. 8-10
      5. The Pelley-Dies Axis by Adam Lapin, p. 11
      6. In Darkest India by Gerald Griffin, Jr.#2, pp. 12-14
      7. The State of the Nation, p. 15
      8. I Am a Rapid Stenographer by Irene Jeffri, p. 16
      9. The AMA Keeps the Doctor Away by Edward Sims, pp. 17-18
      10. You Should Know Their Names by Alvah Bessie, p. 19
      11. Editorial Comment, pp. 20-21
      12. Readers' Forum, pp. 22-24
      13. Savage Symphony in France by Samuel Sillen, p. 25
      14. [+]
        Your Health, America! by Cora MacAlbert, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Health in Handcuffs by John A. Kingsbury
      15. [+]
        Secessia by Herbert Aptheker, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        The Course of the South to Secession by Ulrich B. Phillips and E. Merton Coulter
        The Secession Movement in North Carolina by Joseph Carlyle Sitterson
      16. [+]
        Up-to-the-Minute Maps by J.S., p. 27 - 1 Review
        An Atlas of Current Affairs by James F. Horrabin
      17. [+]
        What Causes Wars? by S.M., p. 27 - 1 Review
        War in the Twentieth Century by Willard Waller
      18. [+]
        The Newsreal Is Worth a Million Lies by James Dugan, p. 28 - 1 Review
        The Republic of Finland, 1909-1940
      19. One for the Ashcan by Alvah Bessie, p. 28
      20. TAC Negro Show by Ralph Ellison, p. 29
      21. Opera for Whom? by Franklin Newman, pp. 30-32
    10. [+]
      March 5, 1940 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. Intervention!, p. 4
      2. how the US Plotted Against the Soviets by James Morison, pp. 5-7
      3. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 8
      4. Truths About the Red Army by Lucien Zacharoff, pp. 9-10
      5. Epilogue to the Spanish Tragedy by Marion Greenspan, pp. 11-12
      6. Congress and the Poll Tax by Adam Lapin, p. 13
      7. The August Issue Was Suppressed, p. 14
      8. The "Case" Against New Masses by Joseph North and A.B. Magil, pp. 15-16
      9. Flying for a Beer Pocketbook by Alvah Bessie, p. 17
      10. Sharecropper by Joe Strimple, p. 18
      11. Graveyard by Raphael Hayes, p. 18
      12. The State of the Nation, p. 19
      13. Editorial Comment, pp. 20-22
      14. Toast to Mannerheim Finland by A.H. Reed, p. 23
      15. [+]
        Richard Wright's "Native Son" by Samuel Sillen, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Native Son by Richard A. Wright
      16. [+]
        Sir Norman Angell by Theodore Draper, p. 25 - 1 Review
        For What Do We Fight? by Norman Angell
      17. [+]
        Kentucky Home by Alfred J. Brenner, p. 26 - 1 Review
        River of Earth by James Still
      18. [+]
        Good Neighbor by J.S., p. 26 - 1 Review
        Guatemala, Past and Present by Chester Lloyd Jones
      19. [+]
        Two Decades Past by Barbara Giles, p. 27 - 1 Review
        On a Darkling Plain by Wallace Stegner
      20. Clifford Odets' Dilemma by Alvah Bessie, p. 28
      21. [+]
        "Of Mice and Men" by James Dugan, p. 29 - 1 Review
        Of Mice and Men (1939 Film) by Lewis Milestone
      22. Gropper's Harvest by James Dugan, pp. 30-32
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      March 12, 1940 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. A Visit to Finland by C.H. Malmstedt, pp. 5-7
      2. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 8
      3. What General Graves Knew by James Morison, p. 9
      4. FDR's Double-Entry Bookkeeping by Robert Stark, pp. 10-11
      5. The Dove by W.B. Cahn, pp. 12-13
      6. That Finnish Fantasy by Major Allen Johnson, p. 14
      7. You Paint It Red, It Looks So Grand by Cora MacAlbert, pp. 15-16
      8. California Turns Back to 1933 by Ed Robbin, pp. 17-18
      9. Marching as to War by Adam Lapin, p. 19
      10. The State of the Nation, p. 20
      11. Editorial Comment, pp. 21-22
      12. Readers' Forum, p. 23
      13. New Masses Is Home by Ruth McKenney, p. 24
      14. [+]
        Silver Charlie by George Seldes, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Shrine of the Silver Dollar by John L. Spivak
      15. [+]
        China Reportage by Joseph Starobin, p. 26 - 1 Review
        "Humane Endeavor" by Haldore Hanson
      16. [+]
        Lusty---and Empty by Barbara Giles, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Decade: 1929-1939 by Stephen Longstreet
      17. [+]
        Lincoln for President! by James Dugan, pp. 28-29 - 2 Reviews
        Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940 Film) by John Cromwell
        The Human Beast (1939 Film) by Jean Renoir
      18. Another Sun Sets by Alvah Bessie, pp. 30-32
    12. [+]
      March 19, 1940 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Britain Expects FDR To Do His Duty by Morris Kamman, pp. 3-5
      2. March 17, 1940 by Owen Burke, p. 6
      3. Peace in Finland, p. 7
      4. His Majesty's Loyal Opposition by Douglas Warner, pp. 8-10
      5. Why I Won't Resign from the ACLU by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, pp. 11-12
      6. Lawyer 1940 by Martin Jannet, pp. 13-14
      7. The Fate of Spain's Finest by Marc Frank, p. 15
      8. Mr. Chamberlain Looks at Zion by John Arnold, p. 16
      9. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 17
      10. Generations by Alfred J. Brenner, pp. 18-19
      11. The State of the Nation, p. 20
      12. Editorial Comment, pp. 21-22
      13. Readers' Forum, p. 23
      14. [+]
        "Trouble in July" by Edwin Berry Burgum, pp. 24-25 - 1 Review
        Trouble in July by Erskine Caldwell
      15. [+]
        Auden's Poems by Isidor Schneider, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Another Time by W.H. Auden
      16. [+]
        Hunters and Pioneers by Ralph Ellison, p. 26 - 1 Review
        The Trees by Conrad Richter
      17. [+]
        Labor and Machines by Grace Hutchins, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Organized Labor and Production by Morris Llewellyn Cooke and Philip Murray
      18. [+]
        Political Correspondent by John Stuart, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Chip Off My Shoulder by Thomas L. Stokes
      19. [+]
        Two Brilliant Medical Films by James Dugan, p. 28 - 2 Reviews
        Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940 Film) by William Dieterle
        The Fight for Life (1940 Film) by Pare Lorentz
      20. "The Fifth Column" by Alvah Bessie, pp. 28-32
    13. [+]
      March 26, 1940 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Balance Sheet in Finland by Joseph Starobin, pp. 3-6
      2. How the Mannerheim Line Was Cracked by Major Allen Johnson, pp. 7-8
      3. Spotlight on the G-Man by Julian Webb, p. 9
      4. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 10
      5. Shenandoah: the Sinking City by Earl McCoy, p. 11
      6. Eunus the Slave by Isidor Schneider, p. 12
      7. Spring Comes to Welfare House by Ed Falkowski, p. 13
      8. Franklin D. Roosevelt by Osro Mist, p. 14
      9. Union in the Subways by James Morison, pp. 15-16
      10. The State of the Nation, pp. 17-18
      11. Editorial Comment, pp. 19-20
      12. Readers' Forum, p. 21
      13. Mr. Corey Reconsiders by A. Landy, pp. 22-25
      14. [+]
        Some Truths about Medicine by Cora MacAlbert, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Good Health and Bad Medicine by Harold Aaron, M.D.
      15. [+]
        World War Soldiers by Alvah Bessie, p. 26 - 1 Review
        It Was Like This by Hervey Allen
      16. [+]
        More than Magnolia by Herbert Aptheker, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Origins of Class Struggle in Louisiana by Roger W. Shugg
      17. [+]
        Poems of Affirmation by Alfred J. Brenner, p. 27 - 1 Review
        This Is Our Own by Marie de L. Welch
      18. [+]
        Zinc Miners in the Movies by James Dugan, p. 28 - 1 Review
        The Earl of Chicago (1940 Film) by Richard Thorpe and Victor Saville
      19. Teapot Typhoon by Alvah Bessie, p. 29
      20. Silk Screen, p. 29
      21. Dance by Owen Burke, pp. 30-32
  2. [+]
    Issues of Apr.-Jun. 1940 = 13 Issues, 244 Articles
    1. [+]
      April 2, 1940 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Paul Reynaud---"21 Ministers and a Cat" by Philippe Deval, pp. 3-4
      2. All Aid to the Spanish Refugees, p. 5
      3. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 6
      4. The ALP Primary Fight by Frank Goelet, pp. 7-8
      5. Flank Attack on the NLRB by James Morison, pp. 9-11
      6. It's Happening in Ireland by Shaemas O'Sheel, pp. 12-14
      7. The Myth of a Finnish Munich by Alter Brody, pp. 15-16
      8. Bombs and Naval Bases by Major Allen Johnson, pp. 17-18
      9. Editorial Comment, pp. 19-20
      10. Petition to President Roosevelt, p. 21
      11. The State of the Nation, p. 22
      12. Readers' Forum, p. 23
      13. Mr. Corey Reconsiders---II by A. Landy, pp. 24-26
      14. [+]
        Dr. Rauschning by Theodore Draper, pp. 27-28 - 1 Review
        The Voice of Destruction by Hermann Rauschning
      15. [+]
        Housman's Complete Poems by Rolfe Humphries, p. 29 - 1 Review
        The Collected Poems of A. E. Housman by A.E. Housman
      16. [+]
        Unhappy Land by Samuel Sillen, p. 30 - 1 Review
        The Happy Land by Eric Knight
      17. [+]
        Steelton, USA by Judith Sayre, p. 30 - 1 Review
        No Birds Sing by Leslie Edgley
      18. [+]
        Stories by Kay Boyle by B.G., p. 30 - 1 Review
        The Crazy Hunter by Kay Boyle
      19. [+]
        Hollywood, Broadway, and Points East by James Dugan, p. 31 - 1 Review
        Virginia City (1940 Film) by Michael Curtiz
      20. Whodunit by Alvah Bessie, p. 31
      21. More Silk Screen, pp. 31-32
    2. [+]
      April 9, 1940 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Who's Afraid of Peace? by A.B. Magil, pp. 3-5
      2. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 6
      3. FDR's Road to War by Joseph Starobin, pp. 7-9
      4. Wintering Station by Isidor Schneider, p. 10
      5. Whose War? by John Reed, p. 11
      6. Let's Stop It now by Rev. Hewlett Johnson, p. 12
      7. Cannon, Not Butter, Says Chamberlain by Allen Hutt, pp. 13-14
      8. Our Air Alliance with England by Robert Stark, pp. 15-16
      9. Lafayette, Don't Look for Us by Rev. Alson J. Smith, p. 17
      10. The Klan Rides to the Polls by Adam Lapin, p. 18
      11. War Son by Alexander F. Bergman, p. 19
      12. Editorial Comment, pp. 20-22
      13. Mr. Corey Reconsiders---III by A. Landy, pp. 23-27
      14. [+]
        How Not to Write A Book by Barbara Giles, p. 28 - 1 Review
        How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler
      15. [+]
        It Can Happen Here by James Dugan, p. 28 - 1 Review
        Bethel Merriday by Sinclair Lewis
      16. Drama Bites Critic by Alvah Bessie, pp. 29-30
      17. American Folk Songs by Wallingford Riegger, pp. 31-32
    3. [+]
      April 16, 1940 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Inside Germany by Hans Mueller, pp. 5-7
      2. French Communists Tell Their Story by Theodore Draper, pp. 8-11
      3. Mr. Lewis Listens and Learns by Adam Lapin, p. 12
      4. "I Am Serving Notice" by John L. Lewis, pp. 13-14
      5. You Can't Skin the Furriers by James Morison, pp. 15-16
      6. I Never Found A Job by Milton Blau, pp. 17-18
      7. Mr. Dies: Arch Conspirator, p. 19
      8. Why Spivak Was Arrested by Paul G. McManus, p. 20
      9. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 21
      10. Editorial Comment, pp. 22-23
      11. State of the Nation, p. 24
      12. Readers' Forum, p. 25
      13. [+]
        H.G. Wells' Old Beginnings by Joseph Starobin, p. 26 - 1 Review
        The New World Order by H.G. Wells
      14. [+]
        The Snopeses Move Up by Eda Lou Walton, p. 27 - 1 Review
        The Hamlet by William Faulkner
      15. [+]
        Dr. Sachar's Jewish Problem by Cora MacAlbert, pp. 27-28 - 1 Review
        Sufferance Is the Badge: The Jew in the Contemporary World by Abram Leon Sachar
      16. Both Angular and Flat by Alvah Bessie, p. 29
      17. [+]
        Murder, Ltd. by James Dugan, pp. 30-32 - 2 Reviews
        Lights Out in Europe (1940 Film) by Herbert Kline
        A Bill of Divorcement (1940 Film) by John Farrow
    4. [+]
      April 23, 1940 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. Think Fast Think Deep America!, p. 3
      2. A Policy for the American People, pp. 4-5
      3. Scandinavia in Flames by Alter Brody, pp. 6-7
      4. Gropper's Page, p. 8
      5. Where to, American? by Anna Louise Strong, pp. 9-10
      6. The Uncensored Truth about Germany by Hans Mueller, pp. 11-12
      7. A Letter from Slovakia, p. 13
      8. High Hats in the Ring by Adam Lapin, p. 14
      9. The Dred Scott of 1940 by James Morison, p. 15
      10. V.I. Lenin by Theodore Dreiser, p. 16
      11. No Writer Is Safe by Paul G. McManus, p. 17
      12. Pencil by John T. Appleby, p. 18
      13. State of the Nation, p. 19
      14. Spain's Undefeated by David Lord, pp. 20-21
      15. Editorial Comment, pp. 22-23
      16. Readers' Forum, p. 24
      17. [+]
        The Response to "Native Son" by Samuel Sillen, pp. 25-26 - 1 Review
        Native Son by Richard A. Wright
      18. [+]
        Memorial Day Massacre by Ruth McKenney, pp. 27-28 - 1 Review
        Citizens by Meyer Levin
      19. [+]
        Ambling toward Socialism by Robert Stark, pp. 29-30 - 1 Review
        Economics for the Millions by Henry Pratt Fairchild
      20. Medicine for the People by Alvah Bessie, p. 31
      21. "The Cradle" by H.C.A., p. 31
      22. Polish Folk Songs by Lou Cooper, pp. 31-32
    5. [+]
      April 30, 1940 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Zero Hour in the Balkans by Alter Brody, pp. 4-7
      2. Look West, Voter, Look West by Al Richmond, pp. 8-9
      3. I Attended the French Trials by Philippe Deval, pp. 10-12
      4. Nylon: Mr. du Pont Turns Silkworm by Stefan Rader, p. 13
      5. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 14
      6. How to Steal An Election by Frank Goelet, p. 15
      7. Poem for the Birth of X by John Malcolm Brinnin, p. 16
      8. Rep. Voorhis: Dies' Man Friday by Adam Lapin, pp. 17-18
      9. The 30 Cent Debate by James Morison, pp. 19-20
      10. The State of the Nation, p. 21
      11. Editorial Comment, pp. 22-24
      12. Readers' Forum, p. 25
      13. [+]
        The Meaning of Bigger Thomas by Samuel Sillen, pp. 26-27 - 1 Review
        Native Son by Richard A. Wright
      14. [+]
        The Aviation Business by Anna Rochester, p. 28 - 1 Review
        The Aviation Business by Elsbeth E. Freudenthal
      15. [+]
        Alice in Naziland by Cora MacAlbert, p. 29 - 1 Review
        Two Thousand and Ten Days of Hitler by Patricia E. Ziemer
      16. Take the "Heavenly Express" by Alvah Bessie, p. 30
      17. Exhibition by James Dugan, pp. 30-32
    6. [+]
      May 7, 1940 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. May Day or M-Day?, p. 3
      2. Reasons for Optimism by Corliss Lamont, p. 4
      3. Black, Orange, White by Rolfe Humphries, pp. 5-6
      4. Karl Marx: Titan of the Poor by William Blake, pp. 7-8
      5. When We Were Drafted by Morris Kamman, pp. 9-11
      6. Down on the Farm by Barbara Giles, pp. 12-13
      7. 800,000 Strong by C.S. Hall, p. 14
      8. Red Adams Is a Fighting Man by Anna Louise Strong, p. 15
      9. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 16-18
      10. State of the Nation, pp. 19-20
      11. Editorial Comment, pp. 21-22
      12. Readers' Forum, p. 23
      13. [+]
        Paris Gazette by Samuel Sillen, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Paris Gazette by Lion Feuchtwanger
      14. [+]
        China Memoirs by John Sterne, p. 25 - 1 Review
        This Is Our China by May-ling Soong Chiang
      15. [+]
        Not Our War by Judith Sayre, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Labor Against War
      16. [+]
        Joads of the Tenement by Barbara Giles, p. 26 - 1 Review
        The Triumph of Willie Pond by Caroline Slade
      17. [+]
        War Maps by Joseph Starobin, pp. 26-27 - 2 Reviews
        An Atlas-History of the Second Great War by James F. Horrabin
        War Atlas
      18. A Season on the Boards by Alvah Bessie, p. 28
      19. Mars in the Movies by James Dugan, p. 29
      20. Master Violinist by Lou Cooper, pp. 30-32
    7. [+]
      May 14, 1940 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Ben Gold Tells the Furriers' Story by Ben Gold, pp. 3-4
      2. A Congress Jim Crow Didn't Attend by Ralph Ellison, pp. 5-7
      3. Auguries by Isidor Schneider, p. 8
      4. New Fronts against Cancer by Harold Ward, pp. 9-10
      5. Big Navies for Big Pirates by Major Allen Johnson, pp. 11-13
      6. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 14
      7. The Farms Blew Away by Eli Jaffe, pp. 15-16
      8. FDR Signs the Treaty of Uvalde by Adam Lapin, pp. 17-21
      9. Readers' Forum, p. 22
      10. [+]
        The American White Paper by Bruce Minton, p. 23 - 1 Review
        American White Paper by Joseph Alsop, Jr. and Robert Kintner
      11. [+]
        Education of a Liberal by Corliss Lamont, p. 24 - 1 Review
        A Liberal in Wartime by Walter Nelles and Lewis Gannett
      12. [+]
        Drama Source Book by Alvah Bessie, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Masters of the Drama by John Gassner
      13. [+]
        Looking Backward by Alfred J. Brenner, pp. 25-26 - 1 Review
        How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn
      14. Behind the Mannerheim Line by Alvah Bessie, p. 27
      15. [+]
        "My Favorite Wife" by James Dugan, p. 27 - 2 Reviews
        My Favorite Wife (1940 Film) by Garson Kanin
        Saturday's Children (1940 Film) by Vincent Sherman
      16. Mimes and Masks by Francis Steuben, pp. 28-29
      17. Young America Paints by Wilma Shore, pp. 30-32
    8. [+]
      May 21, 1940 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Mr. President: This Is Not Our War, p. 3
      2. "Nothing to Offer but Tears...", pp. 4-5
      3. Tom Dewey's Gilt-edged Glamour by Barbara Giles, pp. 6-8
      4. But a Million Didn't Vote by Al Richmond, p. 9
      5. Behind the Christian Front Trial by James Morison, pp. 10-11
      6. Which Way Will Franco Jump? by Cesar Falcon, p. 12
      7. An Open Letter to Jay Allen by Constancia de la Mora, pp. 13-15
      8. The Attorney General's Dilemma by Adam Lapin, pp. 16-17
      9. Elmer Is a Banker by Isidor Schneider, p. 18
      10. Melody for the Virginals by Rolfe Humphries, p. 18
      11. War Dance of the Bluebloods by James Dugan, p. 19
      12. Editorial Comment, pp. 20-22
      13. [+]
        "Native Son": Pros and Cons by Samuel Sillen, pp. 23-25 - 1 Review
        Native Son by Richard A. Wright
      14. [+]
        Inside the Alcazar by Alvah Bessie, pp. 26-27 - 1 Review
        The Brave and the Blind by Michael Blankfort
      15. [+]
        Patient's Odyssey by Cora MacAlbert, p. 28 - 1 Review
        I Go Horizontal by Duff Gilfond
      16. William Saroyan: Requiescat by Alvah Bessie, p. 29
      17. Bechet Concerti by James Dugan, p. 29
      18. Eitaro Ishigaki by Lydia Gibson, p. 30
      19. Music Festival by Lou Cooper, pp. 30-32
    9. [+]
      May 28, 1940 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Invasion: FDR's Gigantic Hoax, pp. 3-4
      2. The Senate Committee Contradicts FDR, p. 5
      3. Communiques Don't Tell Enough by Joseph Starobin, p. 6
      4. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 7
      5. No, Thanks, Keep Your Gold Stars by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, p. 8
      6. America Has Her Peons, Too by Herbert Aptheker, pp. 9-10
      7. A Letter from One Who Escaped, p. 11
      8. The Empire's Real War Aims by Corliss Lamont, p. 12
      9. India: 360,000,000 in Motion by Marion Greenspan, pp. 13-14
      10. If Lincoln Looked at Illinois Today by Carl Harris, pp. 15-16
      11. Tonight Is Part of the Struggle by Meridel LeSueur, pp. 17-18
      12. Editorial Comment, pp. 19-21
      13. Readers' Forum, p. 22
      14. [+]
        The "Dialectics of Nature" by J.B.S. Haldane, pp. 23-25 - 1 Review
        Dialectics of Nature by Frederick Engels and Clemens Dutt
      15. [+]
        Nazi Middletown by Lillian Grey, p. 26 - 1 Review
        The Lights Go Down by Erika Mann
      16. [+]
        Shakespeare Note by I.S., p. 27 - 1 Review
        The Art and Life of William Shakespeare by Hazelton Spencer
      17. [+]
        Romance in the Slave Era by Ralph Ellison, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Chad Hanna by Walter D. Edmonds
      18. [+]
        New York Panorama by Barbara Giles, p. 28 - 1 Review
        City for Conquest by Aben Kandel
      19. "The Actors Present War" by Alvah Bessie, p. 29
      20. [+]
        "The Baker's Wife" by James Dugan, pp. 30-32 - 2 Reviews
        The Baker's Wife (1938 Film) by Marcel Pagnol
        Torrid Zone (1940 Film) by William Keighley
    10. [+]
      June 4, 1940 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Fifth Column on the Potomac by A.B. Magil, p. 3
      2. Words America Must Heed by William Gallacher, pp. 4-5
      3. Anybody Remember WPA? by Vito Marcantonio, p. 6
      4. A Czech Diplomat Speaks, p. 7
      5. Perspectives on the Second Flanders by Joseph Starobin, p. 8
      6. Stand by Civil Liberties! by Carey McWilliams, p. 9
      7. The Lieutenant Says "Never Again" by Paul Crosbie, pp. 10-12
      8. How Strong Is the Nazi Air Force? by Gerald Griffin, Jr.#2, p. 13
      9. Youth and the Third Reich by Bertholt Brecht, p. 14
      10. The Dogwood Blooms in Logan County by Art Shields, p. 15
      11. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 16-18
      12. Editorial Comment, pp. 19-20
      13. [+]
        "The Fat Years and the Lean" by William Blake, p. 21 - 1 Review
        The Fat Years and the Lean by Bruce Minton and John Stuart
      14. [+]
        Lorca's Poems by Eda Lou Walton, p. 22 - 1 Review
        The Poet in New York, and Other Poems by Federico Garcia Lorca
      15. [+]
        Health Under the Nazis by Cora MacAlbert, pp. 23-24 - 1 Review
        Heil Hunger! Health Under Hitler by Martin Gumpert
      16. [+]
        French Documents by Joseph Starobin, pp. 25-27 - 1 Review
        The French Yellow Book by The French Government
      17. Actors Can Help by Mary Liles, p. 28
      18. UAA Exhibition, p. 29
      19. New Records by James Dugan, pp. 30-32
    11. [+]
      June 11, 1940 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Thirteen to One, p. 3
      2. "We Can Live in Dignity", p. 4
      3. The Communists Nominate Peace by Ruth McKenney, p. 5
      4. Soriano Looks at the Convention, pp. 6-7
      5. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 8
      6. FDR's Tarheel Fuehrer by Adam Lapin, pp. 9-10
      7. The Scientists Split on the War by Harold Ward, pp. 11-12
      8. Hill 666 Was a Rock in the Sky by Milt Wolff, p. 13
      9. In Sweet Revenge by Sasha Small, p. 14
      10. Two Men on a Trojan Elephant by Barbara Giles, pp. 15-18
      11. They Are Beating the Plowshares by Anna Rochester, p. 19
      12. For Moissaye Olgin by E.G. Burrows, pp. 19-20
      13. Editorial Comment, pp. 21-23
      14. Archibald MacLeish, the Irresponsible by Samuel Sillen, pp. 24-25
      15. [+]
        American Voices by James Morison, p. 26 - 1 Review
        The People Talk by Benjamin Appel
      16. [+]
        Utopia by Henry Hart, p. 27 - 1 Review
        The First to Awaken by Granville Hicks and Richard M. Bennett
      17. [+]
        Documents on Finland by Joseph Starobin, pp. 28-29 - 1 Review
        War and Peace in Finland
      18. [+]
        Democratic Thinker by Stephen Peabody, p. 30 - 1 Review
        Lester F. Ward, the American Aristotle by Samuel Chugerman
      19. The Cameras Shoot for War by Charles Glenn#2, p. 31
      20. Music Festival by Lou Cooper, pp. 31-32
    12. [+]
      June 18, 1940 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Wall Street Must Not Decide, p. 5
      2. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 6
      3. The People, Yes by Joseph North, pp. 7-8
      4. Washington Menaces Latin America by Joseph Starobin, p. 9
      5. Room 2212: Washington's Quietest Spot by A.B. Magil, pp. 10-11
      6. Science Was Different at Alma Mater by Ruth McKenney, pp. 12-13
      7. What Happened to the Health Program? by Henry E. Sigerist, pp. 14-16
      8. Mob Law in the Midwest by Harold Preece, p. 17
      9. How Hitler's Armored Troops Work by Gerald Griffin, Jr.#2, p. 18
      10. Credits That Lead to War by Frank J. Wallace, pp. 19-20
      11. Editorial Comment, pp. 21-23
      12. [+]
        Waldo Frank's Little Chart by Isidor Schneider, pp. 24-25 - 1 Review
        Chart for Rough Water: Our Role in a New World by Waldo D. Frank
      13. [+]
        Reconstruction by Herbert Aptheker, p. 26 - 1 Review
        The Negro in Congress, 1870-1901 by Samuel Denny Smith
      14. [+]
        The Case of Del Vayo by David McK. White, pp. 27-28 - 1 Review
        Freedom's Battle by Julio Alvarez del Vayo
      15. [+]
        Anti-War Novel by Ralph Ellison, pp. 29-30 - 1 Review
        Spring Offensive by Herbert Clyde Lewis
      16. Muggsy Spanier, Jazzman by James Dugan, pp. 31-32
    13. [+]
      June 25, 1940 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. How France Was Betrayed, pp. 4-5
      2. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 6
      3. Paris Can Never Die by Ruth McKenney, p. 7
      4. America, Why War? by Dr. Walter Rautenstrauch, p. 8
      5. Negation and Affirmation by Alexander F. Bergman, p. 9
      6. We Need Not Be Pessimistic by Earl Browder, pp. 10-11
      7. The Monroe Doctrine: 1823 to 1940 by Lawrence Krause, pp. 12-13
      8. They Rifled My Office, Too by Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, pp. 14-15
      9. GM's Knudsen: Spy Chief by Harvey T. Scudder, p. 16
      10. Triumvirate of Disintegration by Isidor Schneider, p. 17
      11. The Willkie Boom Boom by Barbara Giles, pp. 18-19
      12. I Am a Domestic by Naomi Ward, p. 20
      13. The Writers Don't Want War, p. 21
      14. Editorial Comment, pp. 22-24
      15. [+]
        Poverty in the Countryside by Lem Harris, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Why Farmers Are Poor by Anna Rochester
      16. [+]
        First Novel by Millicent Lang, pp. 26-27 - 1 Review
        The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
      17. [+]
        M-Day Plans by Marion Greenspan, p. 28 - 1 Review
        Mobilizing Civilian America by Harold J. Tobin and Percy W. Bidwell
      18. [+]
        Legal Memoirs by L.B., p. 29 - 1 Review
        The Bar of Other Days by Joseph S. Auerbach
      19. Lost: 65,000,000 Movie Fans by James Dugan, pp. 30-32
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1940 = 13 Issues, 188 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 2, 1940 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. How to Defend America, pp. 3-4
      2. War and the Workers by V.I. Lenin, pp. 5-7
      3. The New Deal in Khaki by Adam Lapin, pp. 8-9
      4. We Love Democracy Too Well by Alvah Bessie, pp. 10-11
      5. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 12
      6. True Allies for Peace by James W. Ford, pp. 13-15
      7. The Birthmark by Ralph Ellison, p. 16
      8. The Enemy by Don Gordon, p. 17
      9. No Draft Day for Youth by James Morison, pp. 18-19
      10. Death and Taxes by J.R. Wilson, pp. 20-21
      11. Noblesse Oblige at Plattsburg by Ruth McKenney, p. 22
      12. Editorial Comment, pp. 23-26
      13. [+]
        "Salute to Spring" by Cora MacAlbert, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Salute to Spring by Meridel Le Sueur
      14. [+]
        The Negro in the USA by Herbert Aptheker, p. 28 - 1 Review
        The Legal Status of the Negro by Charles S. Mangum, Jr.
      15. [+]
        Haldane's New Book by James Knight, p. 29 - 1 Review
        Science and Everyday Life by J.B.S. Haldane
      16. [+]
        Brief Notices, p. 30 - 5 Reviews
        The Sun Never Sets by Malcolm Muggeridge
        Contemporary American Authors by Fred B. Miller
        The Bedside Esquire by Arnold Gingrich
        The Best Short Stories of 1940 by Edward J. O'Brien
        Reader's Guide to Prose Fiction by Elbert Lenrow
      17. H. Glintenkamp, pp. 31-32
    2. [+]
      July 9, 1940 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Revolt in Mexico? by Joseph North, pp. 3-4
      2. Inside the Republican Convention by A.B. Magil, pp. 5-7
      3. New Moment in Europe by Theodore Draper, pp. 8-9
      4. It Is Earlier Than You Think by Corliss Lamont, pp. 10-11
      5. Chin's Great Three Year Fight by Philip J. Jaffe, p. 12
      6. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 13-14
      7. Cassandra to the Carriage Trade by Barbara Giles, p. 15
      8. Think Right or Starve! by James Morison, pp. 16-17
      9. Fort Knox Opens Fire by Frank J. Wallace, pp. 18-19
      10. Thoughts While Sneezing by Ruth McKenney, p. 20
      11. Conscription and the Joneses by Max Frimmel, pp. 21-22
      12. Editorial Comment, pp. 23-24
      13. How I Came to Write it by Mike Quin, p. 25
      14. [+]
        Spokesmen of the Past by Bruce Minton, pp. 26-29 - 2 Reviews
        Isolated America by Raymond Leslie Buell
        A Foreign Policy for America by Charles A. Beard
      15. [+]
        Hero of Ticonderoga by S.D., p. 30 - 1 Review
        Ethan Allen by Stewart H. Holbrook
      16. Crisis of Liberalism, p. 30
      17. Photograph as an Art by Job Smith, p. 31
      18. The Stadium Concert by Lou Cooper, pp. 31-32
    3. [+]
      July 16, 1940 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Mexico's Critical Hour by Joseph North, pp. 3-5
      2. Civil Liberties in Canada by Joseph Starobin, pp. 6-8
      3. Strictly Personal by Ruth McKenney, p. 9
      4. A Four Year Plan for America by Corliss Lamont, pp. 10-11
      5. A Challenge to Liberals by Carey McWilliams, pp. 12-14
      6. Situation Wanted---Female by Irene Jeffri, pp. 15-16
      7. The Grab for South America by Frank J. Wallace, p. 17
      8. Letter to John Doe by Raphael Hayes, pp. 18-19
      9. Who Shall Defend America?, pp. 20-21
      10. Editorial Comment, pp. 22-24
      11. The Great Genetics Debate by Harold Ward, pp. 25-26
      12. [+]
        Publicity and Diplomacy by Marion Greenspan, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Publicity and Diplomacy by Oron James Hale
      13. [+]
        Bette Davis in an Old Chromo by Alvah Bessie, pp. 28-29 - 2 Reviews
        All This and Heaven Too (1940 Film) by Anatole Litvak
        The Mortal Storm (1940 Film) by Frank Borzage
      14. Boxoffice Revolt by Charles Glenn#2, pp. 30-32
    4. [+]
      July 23, 1940 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. Mexico's Unfinished Business by Joseph North, pp. 3-4
      2. The Newspaper Guild Moves Ahead by Barbara Giles, pp. 5-6
      3. Canada at War by Joseph Starobin, pp. 7-8
      4. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 9
      5. The Sixth American Youth Congress, pp. 10-11
      6. Strictly Personal by Ruth McKenney, p. 12
      7. How Socialist Planning Works by Corliss Lamont, pp. 13-14
      8. Editorial Comment, pp. 15-17
      9. [+]
        "The Underground Stream" by Samuel Sillen, p. 18 - 1 Review
        The Underground Stream by Albert Maltz
      10. [+]
        Propaganda Analysis by Isidor Schneider, pp. 19-20 - 1 Review
        Conquering the Man in the Street by Ellis Freeman
      11. [+]
        Youth Congress by Milton Meltzer, pp. 21-22 - 1 Review
        American Youth Today by Leslie A. Gould
      12. [+]
        Crime Doesn't Pay by Alvah Bessie, pp. 23-24 - 1 Review
        The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940 Film) by Vincent Sherman
    5. [+]
      July 30, 1940 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. FDR Drafts Roosevelt by Adam Lapin, pp. 3-4
      2. Four Musketeers of Betrayal by Philippe Deval, pp. 5-6
      3. Strictly Personal by Ruth McKenney, p. 7
      4. Plot Against the Ballot by James Morison, pp. 8-9
      5. Open Your Doors to Us by G.T., p. 10
      6. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 11-12
      7. Murder in the Mines by Ed Falkowski, pp. 13-14
      8. Editorial Comment, pp. 15-16
      9. [+]
        ...Two Steps Backward by Bruce Minton, pp. 17-18 - 1 Review
        A Programme for Progress by John Strachey
      10. [+]
        Willkie's Summer Reading by Frank J. Wallace, pp. 19-20 - 1 Review
        Too Big by Morris L. Ernst
      11. Six Songs for Democracy by Alvah Bessie, p. 21
      12. Child Prodigy by Lou Cooper, p. 21
      13. [+]
        "Susan and God" by A.B., pp. 22-24 - 2 Reviews
        Susan and God (1940 Film) by George Cukor
        My Love Came Back (1940 Film) by Curtis Bernhardt
    6. [+]
      August 6, 1940 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Conscription: Straitjacket for 42,000,000 by Julian Webb, pp. 3-5
      2. Hemisphere, Inc. by Joseph North, pp. 6-7
      3. Defending America by Rockwell King, William Pickens, and Bruce Crawford, ..., pp. 8-9
      4. Canada: Rich Land, Poor Men by Joseph Starobin, p. 10
      5. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 11-12
      6. Strictly Personal by Ruth McKenney, p. 13
      7. Prelude to M-Day by Adam Lapin, p. 14
      8. Editorial Comment, pp. 15-16
      9. [+]
        Conquest of Illusion by Samuel Sillen, pp. 17-18 - 1 Review
        World's End by Upton Sinclair
      10. Soviet Graphic Art by Jane Atkinson, p. 19
      11. [+]
        Sex-and-Murder by Alvah Bessie, p. 19 - 1 Review
        They Drive by Night (1940 Film) by Raoul Walsh
      12. Vacation Theater by Isidor Schneider, p. 20
      13. Ballet by Francis Steuben, p. 21
      14. Peace Crusade by Charles Glenn#2, pp. 22-24
    7. [+]
      August 13, 1940 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Defeat the Draft!, p. 3
      2. Neither Sharks Nor Tigers by Joseph North, pp. 4-5
      3. Background to Chaos by R. Palme Dutt, pp. 6-8
      4. Tennessee Trek by James Dugan, pp. 9-10
      5. Socialism Breaks the Cordon Sanitaire by Alter Brody, pp. 11-12
      6. Strictly Personal by Ruth McKenney, p. 13
      7. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 14
      8. Editorial Comment, pp. 15-16
      9. Defending America: II by Lewis Gannett, Shaemas O'Sheel, and William Z. Foster, ..., pp. 17-18
      10. [+]
        The Bridges Case by Leonard Boudin, p. 19 - 1 Review
        Harry Bridges on Trial by Estolv E. Ward
      11. [+]
        Two Biographies by Herbert Aptheker, p. 20 - 2 Reviews
        Felix Grundy: Champion of Democracy by Joseph H. Parks
        Simon Bolivar Buckner by Arndt M. Stickles
      12. [+]
        Science for the People by Henry Hart, p. 20 - 1 Review
        Adventures of a Biologist by J.B.S. Haldane
      13. [+]
        French Film by Alvah Bessie, p. 21 - 1 Review
        Daybreak (1939 Film) by Marcel Carne
      14. Youth Orchestra by Lou Cooper, pp. 22-24
    8. [+]
      August 20, 1940 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. The Outlook for Europe by R. Palme Dutt, pp. 3-6
      2. Hollywood Skips the Next War by Herbert Biberman, pp. 7-8
      3. Strictly Personal by Ruth McKenney, p. 9
      4. From Slums to Barracks by Sidney Hill, pp. 10-11
      5. Mr. Yorty's Hunt for a Blacklist by Alex Brooks, p. 12
      6. Editorial Comment, p. 13
      7. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 14-16
      8. [+]
        The Withering of New England by Samuel Sillen, p. 17 - 1 Review
        New England: Indian Summer, 1865-1915 by Van Wyck Brooks
      9. [+]
        Modern Poetry by Isidor Schneider, p. 18 - 1 Review
        Directions in Modern Poetry by Elizabeth A. Drew and John L. Sweeney
      10. [+]
        Epic in Steel by Ed Falkowski, p. 19 - 1 Review
        "As Steel Goes..." by Robert R.R. Brooks
      11. [+]
        US Foreign Policy by J.S., p. 20 - 1 Review
        The United States in World Affairs, 1939 by Whitney H. Shepardson and William O. Scroggs
      12. [+]
        Out of Hollywood by Alvah Bessie, pp. 20-24 - 4 Reviews
        The Boys from Syracuse (1940 Film) by A. Edward Sutherland
        The Man I Married (1940 Film) by Irving Pichel
        The Sea Hawk (1940 Film) by Michael Curtiz
        Untamed (1940 Film) by George Archainbaud
    9. [+]
      August 27, 1940 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Cuba's Typhoid Cartel by Joseph North, pp. 3-4
      2. Treason in Spoon River by Harold Preece, pp. 5-6
      3. Defending America: Spanish Lesson by Marion Greenspan, pp. 7-8
      4. Strictly Personal by Ruth McKenney, p. 9
      5. Light on the Labor Party by D.N. Pritt, p. 10
      6. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 11
      7. Hollywood Blitzsmear by Samuel Ornitz, p. 12
      8. Three Poems by Isidor Schneider, p. 12
      9. Words by NAB, Music by D. of J. by Ralph Warner, pp. 13-14
      10. Editorial Comment, pp. 15-17
      11. [+]
        Guide to the Crisis by Bruce Minton, p. 18 - 1 Review
        America and the Second Imperialist War by Earl Browder
      12. [+]
        American Negroes by Jenny Castner, p. 19 - 1 Review
        The Negro in the American Revolution by Herbert Aptheker
      13. [+]
        Llando Epitaph by Ed Falkowski, p. 20 - 1 Review
        Can We Cooperate? by Bob Brown
      14. [+]
        "The Great McGinty" by Alvah Bessie, pp. 20-21 - 2 Reviews
        The Great McGinty (1940 Film) by Preston Sturges
        Pride and Prejudice (1940 Film) by Robert Z. Leonard
      15. Chamberlain Crawl by Francis Steuben, p. 22
      16. Recordings by Lou Cooper, pp. 23-24
    10. [+]
      September 3, 1940 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Zero Hour, pp. 3-4
      2. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 5
      3. Cuba's First Negro Mayor by Joseph North, pp. 6-7
      4. Death Debate in Congress by Adam Lapin, p. 8
      5. The Soviet-German Pact: One Year by Joseph Starobin, pp. 9-11
      6. Strictly Personal by Ruth McKenney, p. 12
      7. Britain's Writers under the Bombs by J.B.S. Haldane, pp. 13-14
      8. Editorial Comment, pp. 15-16
      9. As Surely as the Grass Shall Split the Rock by Sidney Alexander, p. 17
      10. Henri Barbusse: Warrior for Peace by Jose Lizarraga, p. 18
      11. [+]
        Writers in Action by Isidor Schneider, pp. 19-20 - 1 Review
        Fighting Words by Donald Ogden Stewart
      12. [+]
        Reminding Mr. Laski by Frank J. Wallace, p. 21 - 1 Review
        The American Presidency by Harold J. Laski
      13. "Victory Tavern" by Alvah Bessie, p. 22
      14. [+]
        Light Comedy by Alvah Bessie, pp. 23-24 - 1 Review
        Lucky Partners (1940 Film) by Lewis Milestone
    11. [+]
      September 10, 1940 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. We Do Not Choose Death, p. 3
      2. Defense, Inc.: the New du Pont Trust by Julian Webb, pp. 4-6
      3. Capital Chessboard by Adam Lapin, p. 7
      4. America Drafts a Peace Plan by Bruce Minton, p. 8
      5. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 9
      6. Our House Divided by Itself by Judd Polk, p. 10
      7. Pundit in a Penthouse by Barbara Giles, pp. 11-12
      8. In Socialist America by Corliss Lamont, pp. 13-14
      9. Strictly Personal by Ruth McKenney, p. 15
      10. Bill Green: Schoolmaster by Samuel Sillen, p. 16
      11. Editorial Comment, pp. 17-18
      12. [+]
        Polonius and a Fabian by William Blake, p. 19 - 2 Reviews
        Leviathan and the People by Robert M. MacIver
        Two Frontiers of Freedom by John Corbin
      13. [+]
        Yeats Collection by Millicent Lang, pp. 20-21 - 1 Review
        Last Poems and Plays by W.B. Yeats and James Pethica
      14. [+]
        Negro History by Herbert Aptheker, p. 22 - 1 Review
        The Negro in Virginia (#38)
      15. [+]
        Mathematical Rehash by Henry Hart, p. 22 - 1 Review
        Mathematics and the Imagination by Edward Kasner and James Roy Newman
      16. [+]
        "Rhythm on the River" by Alvah Bessie, pp. 22-24 - 3 Reviews
        Information Please (1939 Film)
        Dance, Girl, Dance (1940 Film) by Dorothy Arzner
        I Love You Again (1940 Film) by W.S. Van Dyke
    12. [+]
      September 17, 1940 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. FDR's Coup d'Etat, p. 3
      2. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 4-5
      3. The Rumanian Pot Boils Over by Alter Brody, pp. 6-8
      4. This Is Stalin by A.B. Magil, pp. 9-12
      5. Rich Land and Poor Farmers by Anna Rochester, p. 13
      6. To Eugene J. Loveman by Alexander F. Bergman, p. 14
      7. Colonel Somervell's Kultur by Paula Andrews, p. 15
      8. Editorial Comment, pp. 16-18
      9. [+]
        Idle Talk by Frank J. Wallace, p. 19 - 1 Review
        Idle Money, Idle Men by Stuart Chase
      10. [+]
        Out of Date by Milton Meltzer, p. 20 - 1 Review
        Handbook for Youth by Merle Colby
      11. [+]
        Imitation Stolberg by Samuel Becker, p. 21 - 1 Review
        Labor's Civil War by Herbert Harris
      12. [+]
        Aviation by Alvah Bessie, p. 21 - 1 Review
        How to Get Into Aviation by John B. Walker
      13. [+]
        Fictionalized Biography by Gale Thorne, p. 22 - 1 Review
        A Man Named Grant by Helen Todd
      14. [+]
        Vast Abstractions by Raphael Hayes, p. 22 - 1 Review
        The Man Coming Toward You by Oscar Williams
      15. [+]
        "Foreign Correspondent" by Alvah Bessie, pp. 22-24 - 3 Reviews
        Foreign Correspondent (1940 Film) by Alfred Hitchcock
        Our Town (1940 Film) by Sam Wood
        Flowing Gold (1940 Film) by Alfred E. Green
    13. [+]
      September 24, 1940 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. The Cities Are Bombed, p. 3
      2. The War's Real Aims by R. Palme Dutt, p. 4
      3. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 5-7
      4. Goering Said It First, Mr. President by Frank J. Wallace, pp. 8-9
      5. FBI over USA by Sasha Small, pp. 10-13
      6. Laureates of Betrayal by V.J. Jerome, pp. 14-15
      7. Mars Goes to the Fair by James Morison, p. 16
      8. Editorial Comment, pp. 17-19
      9. [+]
        The Big Sea by Ralph Ellison, p. 20 - 1 Review
        The Big Sea: An Autobiography by Langston Hughes
      10. [+]
        They Defeated France by Joseph Starobin, p. 21 - 1 Review
        J'Accuse! by Andre Simone
      11. [+]
        Bird of Parodies by Job Smith, p. 21 - 1 Review
        Look Who's Talking! by S.J. Perelman
      12. [+]
        War Symposium by J.S., p. 22 - 1 Review
        Defense for America by William Allen White
      13. New Negro Theater by Alvah Bessie, pp. 23-24
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1940 = 14 Issues, 241 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 1, 1940 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. ...As Great as Its Readers, p. 3
      2. What's Happening in Britain by R. Palme Dutt, p. 4
      3. I'm on the London Daily Worker by Sean O'Casey, pp. 5-6
      4. The Rich Get Richer by J.R. Wilson, pp. 7-8
      5. How Hitler Rules Vichy by Philippe Deval, pp. 9-10
      6. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 11
      7. Peace Lobby by Adam Lapin, p. 12
      8. Why Vote for War?, p. 13
      9. Editorial Comment, pp. 14-16
      10. Laureates of Betrayal---II by V.J. Jerome, p. 17
      11. [+]
        German White Paper by Joseph Starobin, p. 18 - 1 Review
        The German White Paper
      12. [+]
        Joe's Son John by Shaemas O'Sheel, p. 19 - 1 Review
        Why England Slept by John F. Kennedy
      13. [+]
        Putsch in the South by Millicent Lang, p. 19 - 1 Review
        Weevil in the Cotton by Samuel Milton Elam
      14. [+]
        M-Day by Alvah Bessie, p. 20 - 1 Review
        M-Day by Donald Edward Keyhoe
      15. [+]
        Henry Luce's American Dream by Alvah Bessie, pp. 21-22 - 2 Reviews
        The Ramparts We Watch (1940 Film) by Louis De Rochemont
        Pastor Hall (1940 Film) by Roy Boulting
      16. Music Notes by Lou Cooper, pp. 23-24
    2. [+]
      October 8, 1940 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Authors of Surrender by Samuel Sillen, p. 4
      2. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 5-7
      3. The Army Japan Fears Most by Major E.F. Carlson, pp. 8-10
      4. Strictly Personal by Ruth McKenney, p. 11
      5. Big War, Little Dollar by Frank J. Wallace, pp. 12-14
      6. The Grand Duchy of du Pont by James Morison, pp. 15-16
      7. In Socialist America---II by Corliss Lamont, pp. 17-18
      8. The Labor Board Stalemate by Adam Lapin, p. 19
      9. War Before the Elections?, pp. 20-21
      10. How about Jobs?, p. 22
      11. Editorial Comment, pp. 23-25
      12. [+]
        The Life of Dr. Du Bois by Herbert Aptheker, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Dusk of Dawn by W.E. Burghardt DuBois
      13. [+]
        About White Russians by Isidor Schneider, pp. 26-27 - 1 Review
        The Family by Nina Fedorova
      14. [+]
        Stephen Crane by Alvah Bessie, p. 28 - 1 Review
        Twenty Stories by Stephen Crane
      15. [+]
        Music and Society by Simon Wells, p. 29 - 1 Review
        Music Here and Now by Ernst Krenek
      16. [+]
        Old Russia by Alexander F. Bergman, p. 29 - 1 Review
        Anya by Joy Davidman
      17. [+]
        Bolshevik Party Origins, p. 29 - 1 Review
        The Bolsheviks and the World War by Olga Hess Gankin and H.H. Fisher
      18. [+]
        "City for Conquest" by Alvah Bessie, p. 30 - 1 Review
        City for Conquest (1940 Film) by Anatole Litvak
      19. [+]
        "No Time for Comedy" by Alvah Bessie, pp. 31-32 - 1 Review
        No Time for Comedy (1940 Film) by William Keighley
    3. [+]
      October 15, 1940 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. A Vote-Ja Election?, p. 4
      2. The Theft of the Ballot, p. 5
      3. Mr. Gedye's Retreat from Moscow by Joshua Kunitz, pp. 6-7
      4. [+]
        Lewis Mumford's "Mein Kampf" by Samuel Sillen, p. 8 - 1 Review
        Faith for Living by Lewis Mumford
      5. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 9-10
      6. The Invincibles by Ruth McKenney, p. 11
      7. What's Happening in Mexico by Juan Sarabia, pp. 12-13
      8. Why My Father Disowned Me by Kenneth May, p. 14
      9. Washington Looks at Moscow by Adam Lapin, p. 15
      10. Editorial Comment, pp. 16-18
      11. [+]
        Thurman Arnold's Big Stick by Frank J. Wallace, p. 19 - 1 Review
        The Bottlenecks of Business by Thurman W. Arnold
      12. [+]
        From a Garden Refuge by Isidor Schneider, p. 19 - 1 Review
        Wartime Letters, 1914-1921 by Rainer Maria Rilke
      13. [+]
        Wet Kindling by Millicent Lang, p. 20 - 1 Review
        The Fire and the Wood by R.C. Hutchinson
      14. [+]
        Defense "Message" by Gordon Carroll, p. 21 - 1 Review
        National Defense! How Can I Help by An American Family
      15. [+]
        Flight Theory by H.S., p. 22 - 1 Review
        Win Your Wings by Col. Roscoe Turner and Jean H. Dubuque
      16. [+]
        Anderson's Plays by A.B., p. 22 - 1 Review
        Eleven Verse Plays, 1929-1939 by Maxwell Anderson
      17. [+]
        "Time in the Sun" by Alvah Bessie, pp. 23-24 - 1 Review
        Time in the Sun (1940 Film) by Sergei M. Eisenstein and Grigori Aleksandrov
    4. [+]
      October 22, 1940 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Don't Waste Your Vote!, p. 3
      2. The USSR Is No Mystery by Joshua Kunitz, pp. 4-5
      3. What Happened to LaGuardia by Simon W. Gerson, pp. 6-7
      4. John Reed: He Loved the People by Michael Gold, p. 8
      5. Autumn Song for Guitar by Genevieve Taggard, pp. 8-11
      6. Nicholas Miraculous Again by H.W.L. Dana, pp. 12-13
      7. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 14
      8. Mr. Hillman Crawls by Adam Lapin, p. 15
      9. Oklahoma Okays Hitler by Sasha Small, pp. 16-17
      10. The Champ Himself by Ruth McKenney, p. 18
      11. The Book-Burnings Begin by Milton Meltzer, pp. 19-20
      12. America Look to the East, pp. 21-24
      13. [+]
        "You Can't Go Home Again" by Henry Hart, p. 25 - 1 Review
        You Can't Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe
      14. [+]
        USA---1939 by Barbara Giles, p. 26 - 1 Review
        My Native Land by Anna Louise Strong
      15. [+]
        Coupon Clippers' Dream by Frank J. Wallace, p. 26 - 1 Review
        The Real Danger in Our Gold by Harry Scherman
      16. [+]
        Labor Press Guide by Grace Hutchins, p. 27 - 1 Review
        The American Labor Press: An Annotated Directory
      17. [+]
        The Life of George Sand by Lillian Barnard Gilkes, pp. 27-28 - 1 Review
        Romantic Rebel by Felizia Seyd
      18. Paul Robeson: Artist of the People by Lou Cooper, p. 29
      19. Anderon's Bankruptcy by Alvah Bessie, p. 29
      20. [+]
        Propaganda in the B's by Daniel Todd, pp. 29-32 - 1 Review
        Public Deb Number One (1940 Film) by Elsa Maxwell
    5. [+]
      October 29, 1940 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. President Roosevelt: No Lesser Evil by A.B. Magil, pp. 3-5
      2. Ode in Time of Crisis by Genevieve Taggard, p. 6
      3. What John Reed Found by Earl Browder, p. 7
      4. USSR: The New New World by Joshua Kunitz, pp. 8-10
      5. Justice in the Steel Country by Simon W. Gerson, pp. 11-12
      6. The Education of Ambassador Bullitt by Bruce Minton, pp. 13-16
      7. The War in the Southeast by Joseph Starobin, p. 17
      8. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 18-19
      9. The Irrationals by Samuel Sillen, pp. 20-22
      10. Editorial Comment, pp. 23-24
      11. Readers' Forum, p. 25
      12. [+]
        "The President Makers" by William Blake, p. 26 - 1 Review
        The President Makers by Matthew Josephson
      13. [+]
        Modern Fables by Millicent Lang, p. 26 - 1 Review
        The Cat's Cradle-Book by Sylvia Townsend Warner
      14. [+]
        Whose Pocketbook? by Frank J. Wallace, p. 27 - 1 Review
        The War and Your Pocketbook by L. Seth Schnitman
      15. [+]
        Austrian Fascism by O.T.K. Ring, p. 27 - 1 Review
        The Defenders by Franz Hoellering
      16. [+]
        Southern Folklore by Ralph Ellison, p. 28 - 1 Review
        God Bless the Devil! Liars' Bench Tales by James R. Aswell, Julia Willhoit, and Jeannette Edwards, ...
      17. [+]
        Chaplin's Greatest Picture by Daniel Todd, pp. 29-32 - 1 Review
        The Great Dictator (1940 Film) by Charles Chaplin
    6. [+]
      November 5, 1940 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Behind the Invasion of Greece by Joseph Starobin, pp. 3-5
      2. How FDR Killed the New Deal by A.B. Magil, pp. 6-8
      3. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 9-10
      4. Polling USA: Pittsburgh's Men of Steel by Simon W. Gerson, pp. 11-12
      5. Death in the PM by Paul G. McManus, pp. 13-14
      6. Here's My Vote by Ruth McKenney, p. 15
      7. Boss Flynn Delivers by Bruce Minton, pp. 16-17
      8. The Promise of China's Co-ops by Edgar Snow, pp. 18-19
      9. The Negro Chooses, p. 20
      10. Editorial Comment, pp. 21-23
      11. Readers' Forum, p. 24
      12. [+]
        Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Alvah Bessie, pp. 25-29 - 1 Review
        For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
      13. [+]
        From Reuters to the Sea by Daniel Todd, p. 30 - 2 Reviews
        A Dispatch from Reuter's (1940 Film) by William Dieterle
        The Long Voyage Home (1940 Film) by John Ford
      14. "Inside America" by Alvah Bessie, p. 30
      15. Folk Music by Lou Cooper, pp. 31-32
    7. [+]
      November 12, 1940 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Twenty-three Years: A World Remade by Joshua Kunitz, pp. 3-7
      2. A Nation of Scientists by Dean of Canterbury, p. 8
      3. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 9-10
      4. The Midwest: Big String of Zeros by Simon W. Gerson, pp. 11-12
      5. Somewhere in France by Ilya Ehrenbourg, pp. 13-14
      6. The Plot Against the Teachers by Bruce Minton, p. 15
      7. USA-USSR Collaboration, p. 16
      8. Editorial Comment, pp. 17-18
      9. [+]
        In the Bosom of the Bourgeois Family by Isidor Schneider, p. 19 - 1 Review
        The Man Who Loved Children by Christina Stead
      10. [+]
        The Hague Machine by Hy Kravif, p. 20 - 1 Review
        The Boss: The Hague Machine in Action by Dayton David McKean
      11. [+]
        The McKenneys Again by Job Smith, p. 20 - 1 Review
        The McKenneys Carry on by Ruth McKenney
      12. [+]
        Southern Children by Herbert Aptheker, p. 20 - 1 Review
        Children of Bondage by Allison Davis and John Dollard
      13. [+]
        An X-Ray of Calamity by Ed Falkowski, p. 21 - 1 Review
        Men on the Move by Nels Anderson
      14. "Big White Fog" by Ralph Ellison, pp. 22-24
    8. [+]
      November 19, 1940 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. It's Happening in Washington by Julian Webb, pp. 3-5
      2. Sidney Hillman Tailors the Khaki by Bruce Minton, p. 6
      3. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 7-9
      4. Why FDR Wants "Labor Unity" by Adam Lapin, p. 10
      5. The New Conspiracy Against China by Philip Jaffe, pp. 11-12
      6. Blue Blood for Britain by James Morison, pp. 13-14
      7. I Knew Andre Marty by Bernard Knox, pp. 15-16
      8. The Knight of Hope by Ruth McKenney, p. 17
      9. What the Elections Mean, pp. 18-20
      10. Editorial Comment, pp. 21-23
      11. Reader's Forum, p. 24
      12. [+]
        Our Unhappy Northern Neighbor by Joseph Starobin, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Canada: America's Problem by John MacCormac
      13. [+]
        Fearing's Poems by Alexander F. Bergman, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Collected Poems of Kenneth Fearing by Kenneth Fearing
      14. [+]
        Jerome's New Pamphlet by Samuel Putnam, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Intellectuals and the War by V.J. Jerome
      15. [+]
        "World in Flames" by Daniel Todd, pp. 27-28 - 1 Review
        World in Flames (1940 Film)
      16. New Friends of Music, p. 29
      17. Kaufman-Hart Play by G.D., pp. 30-32
    9. [+]
      November 26, 1940 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Are You for Forced Labor Mr. Jackson?, pp. 3-4
      2. What's Happening in Greece by Demetrios Christophorides, pp. 5-6
      3. Colonel Adler by Daniel Todd, pp. 7-8
      4. Corn and Cannon Fodder by Simon W. Gerson, pp. 9-10
      5. Behind the Arrest of Nehru by Andrew Roth, pp. 11-13
      6. Fixing Brains for War by Harvey Merrill, pp. 14-15
      7. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 16-17
      8. Editorial Comment, pp. 18-21
      9. Reader's Forum, pp. 22-23
      10. [+]
        Argosy Across the USA by Ralph Ellison, p. 24 - 1 Review
        The "Argonauts" by Lillian E. Ross, George Whitman, and Joe Wershba, ...
      11. [+]
        Pre-Fascism and After by Sylvia Gilbert, p. 24 - 1 Review
        No. 21 Castle Street by H.W. Katz
      12. [+]
        Never-Never Land by Sidney Alexander, p. 25 - 1 Review
        The Straw Hat by Joseph Vogel
      13. [+]
        Southern "Free" Press by Elizabeth Lawson, p. 26 - 1 Review
        The Attitude of the Southern White Press Toward Negro Suffrage, 1932-1940 by Rayford W. Logan
      14. [+]
        Brief Reviews, pp. 27-28 - 2 Reviews
        Toil and Hunger by Don West
        The Middle Classes in American Politics by Arthur N. Holcombe
      15. The Art of David Smith by William Blake, p. 29
      16. [+]
        Movie Roundup by Daniel Todd, pp. 29-30 - 6 Reviews
        Escape (1940 Film) by Mervyn LeRoy
        North West Mounted Police (1940 Film) by Cecil B. DeMille
        They Knew What They Wanted (1940 Film) by Garson Kanin
        The Westerner (1940 Film) by William Wyler
        Second Chorus (1940 Film) by H.C. Potter
        Christmas in July (1940 Film) by Preston Sturges
      17. Drama Review by Alvah Bessie, pp. 31-32
    10. [+]
      December 3, 1940 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The CIO Moves Ahead by Bruce Minton, pp. 3-4
      2. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 5-6
      3. Billy Green'sa Convention by Barbara Giles, pp. 7-9
      4. The Battle for Chile by Frank T. Baker, p. 10
      5. Cartoon by Paul Michaels, p. 11
      6. Silos into Powder Plants by Simon W. Gerson, pp. 12-13
      7. Aid to Britain Today War Tomorrow, pp. 14-15
      8. Big Cash Prize Contest by Ruth McKenney, p. 16
      9. The Choice Before Us by Samuel Sillen, pp. 17-18
      10. Editorial Comment, pp. 19-21
      11. [+]
        The Dividends of Red-baiting by Hy Kravif, p. 22 - 1 Review
        Witch Hunt by George Seldes
      12. [+]
        Monopoly and Politics by John Stuart, p. 22 - 1 Review
        America, Incorporated by Leo Huberman
      13. [+]
        Discrimination by Elizabeth Lawson, p. 23 - 1 Review
        A Colored Woman in a White World by Mary Church Terrell
      14. [+]
        News from Sing-Sing by Ed Falkowski, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Meet the Murderer! by Warden Lewis E. Lawes
      15. [+]
        Shoe Industry by Charlotte Todes, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Shoes: The Workers and the Industry by Horace B. Davis
      16. [+]
        Books in Brief, pp. 26-28 - 6 Reviews
        Guilty Men by Cato
        The Fields of Paradise by Ralph Bates
        Shakespeare and Other Masters by Elmer Edgar Stoll
        Documents on American Foreign Relations, Vol. II, July 1939-June 1940 by S. Shepard Jones and Denys P. Myers
        Careers in Aviation by Ben B. Follett
        Singing Valleys by Dorothy Giles
      17. [+]
        Mickey Mouse as Concert Master by Daniel Todd, p. 29 - 1 Review
        Fantasia (1940 Film) by James Algar, T. Hee, Bill Roberts, Ford Beebe, and Jim Handley, ...
      18. [+]
        Ditto by Lou Cooper, pp. 30-32 - 1 Review
        Fantasia (1940 Film) by James Algar, T. Hee, Bill Roberts, Ford Beebe, and Jim Handley, ...
    11. [+]
      December 10, 1940 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. New Shackles for Labor, pp. 3-5
      2. Women are Human Beings by Ruth McKenney, pp. 6-7
      3. Manifest Destiny: 1940 by James S. Allen, p. 8
      4. Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 9-10
      5. They Fought for Spain by Lion Feuchtwanger and Lillian Hellman, p. 11
      6. Crucifying Neutrality, pp. 12-13
      7. Revolt Against King Henry by Simon W. Gerson, pp. 14-15
      8. Soviet Dawn Over the Arctic by A.J. Steiger, pp. 16-17
      9. Fascism: Oklahoma Brand by Elizabeth Z. Green, p. 18
      10. Editorial Comment, pp. 19-21
      11. Reader's Forum, p. 22
      12. [+]
        The New New World by Corliss Lamont, p. 23 - 1 Review
        The Soviet Power by Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury
      13. [+]
        Rosten's Poetry by Isidor Schneider, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Return Again, Traveler by Norman Rosten
      14. [+]
        Soil, Coal and Oil by Anna Rochester, p. 25 - 1 Review
        My Country 'Tis of Thee by Lucy Sprague Mitchell, Eleanor Bowman, and Mary Phelps, ...
      15. [+]
        Books in Brief, pp. 26-27 - 3 Reviews
        Neither Liberty Nor Bread by Frances Keene
        The Doctor and His Patients by Arthur E. Hertzler, M.D.
        One Hundred Non-Royalty One-Act Plays by William Kozlenko
      16. [+]
        The Great Beginning by Daniel Todd, p. 28 - 2 Reviews
        The Great Beginning (1940 Film) by Iosif Kheifits and Aleksandr Zarkhi
        The Seven Sinners (1940 Film) by Tay Garnett
      17. The Corn is Green by Alvah Bessie, p. 29
      18. Art Exhibits by E.N., p. 30
      19. New Records by Lou Cooper, pp. 30-32
    12. [+]
      December 17, 1940 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Truth about Anglo-American Policy by R. Palme Dutt, pp. 3-6
      2. Super-Broker Roosevelt by Adam Lapin, pp. 7-8
      3. Women Are Human Beings: II by Ruth McKenney, pp. 9-10
      4. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 11
      5. Brazil's Master Demagogue by Samuel Putnam, pp. 12-13
      6. The Coudert School for Slander by Simon W. Gerson, pp. 14-15
      7. No Gold Bricks for Ohio by Ed Falkowski, p. 16
      8. Editorial Comment, pp. 17-20
      9. Readers' Forum, pp. 21-22
      10. [+]
        An Honest Man's Credo by Henry Hart, p. 23 - 1 Review
        Democracy and Social Change by Harry F. Ward
      11. [+]
        Trade Unions by James Morison, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Look at Labor by Leon Goodelman
      12. [+]
        The Candle Burns Out by Alexander Bergman, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Make Bright the Arrows by Edna St. Vincent Millay
      13. [+]
        Negro Prize Fighter by Ralph Ellison, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Walk Hard, Talk Loud by Len Zinberg
      14. [+]
        Family Novel by C.N. Netzer, p. 27 - 1 Review
        In the Money by William Carlos Williams
      15. The Art of a Master Builder by Isabel Cooper, p. 28
      16. "Delicate Story" by Alvah Bessie, p. 29
      17. [+]
        About Chaplin's Film by Daniel Todd, pp. 30-32 - 1 Review
        The Great Dictator (1940 Film) by Charles Chaplin
    13. [+]
      December 24, 1940 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Intrigue Below the Rio Grande by Joseph North, pp. 3-6
      2. Mr. Hillman Baits the Trap by Adam Lapin, pp. 7-8
      3. The CIO on the Pacific by Frank H. Lewis, pp. 9-10
      4. Star Chambers for Teachers? by Dr. Harry F. Ward, p. 11
      5. The Winners by Ruth McKenney, p. 12
      6. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 13
      7. One Thousand Cliche Experts by Barbara Giles, pp. 14-15
      8. What Hitler Didn't Say by A.B. Magil, pp. 16-17
      9. Editorial Comment, pp. 18-20
      10. Readers' Forum, pp. 21-22
      11. [+]
        Rockwell Kent Tells His Story by Alvah Bessie, p. 23 - 1 Review
        This Is My Own by Rockwell Kent
      12. [+]
        World War I by Barbara Giles, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Sons of the Fathers by Albert Halper
      13. [+]
        Almighty Press by Daniel Todd, pp. 25-27 - 1 Review
        AP: The Story of News by Oliver Gramling
      14. What Is a Savo? by Alvah Bessie, p. 28
      15. "Blackout" by Daniel Todd, p. 28
      16. Ray Lev's Music by Lou Cooper, p. 28
      17. Ballet Ballot by Francis Steuben, pp. 29-32
    14. [+]
      December 31, 1940 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Design for Empire, pp. 3-5
      2. We Made Laguna a Garden by Joseph North, pp. 6-8
      3. The Plot Against Youth by Bruce Minton, pp. 9-10
      4. Gropper's Cartoon, p. 11
      5. Why Mussolini Is Worried by Mary Testa, pp. 12-14
      6. "White Only" by James Morison, p. 15
      7. Hoover That Termite by Ruth McKenney, p. 16
      8. Lockout on the Air Waves by Ralph Warner, pp. 17-18
      9. Editorial Comment, pp. 19-21
      10. [+]
        One of Us by Samuel Putnam, p. 22 - 1 Review
        We Are Many by Ella Reeve Bloor
      11. [+]
        Understanding the News by Daniel Todd, p. 23 - 1 Review
        The News and How to Understand It by Quincy Howe
      12. For the Gentlemen by Joy Davidman, p. 23
      13. [+]
        Literary Criticism by Millicent Lang, pp. 23-24 - 2 Reviews
        The Expense of Greatness by R.P. Blackmur
        Poetry and the Modern World by David Daiches
      14. [+]
        Guns and Housing by Henry F. Cooper, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Housing for Defense by Miles L. Colean
      15. Christmas Carol by Michael Finn, p. 25
      16. [+]
        The Conquest of the Mannerheim Line by Daniel Todd, pp. 26-27 - 1 Review
        The Mannerheim Line (1940 Film) by Vasili Belayev and Valeri Solovtsov
      17. Mr. Shaw Retreats by Alvah Bessie, p. 28
      18. "King Lear" by Alvah Bessie, pp. 29-32
2. [+]
  Issues of 1941 = 48 Issues, 882 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1942 = 53 Issues, 906 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1943 = 52 Issues, 922 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1944 = 46 Issues, 813 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1945 = 29 Issues, 554 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1946 = 52 Issues, 925 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1947 = 52 Issues, 772 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1948 = 2 Issues, 24 Articles