The Communist. Vol. 9 No. 4. April, 1930.

Contents: Notes of the Month, Against Liberalism in the American Negro Question by N. Nasonov, Toward Social-Fascism – The “Rejuvenation” of the Socialist Party by A.B. Magil, Notes on the Strength of American Capitalism by Erick Bert, The Political Background of the London Conference by Leon Platt, The Class Character of Workmen’s Compensation, Accident and Insurance Laws in the U.S.A. by Poor and Zack, U.S. Agriculture and Tasks of the Communist Party U.S.A., Book Reviews.

There are a number of journals with this name in the history of the movement. This Communist was the main theoretical journal of the Communist Party from 1927 until 1944. Its origins lie with the folding of The Liberator, Soviet Russia Pictorial, and Labor Herald together into Workers Monthly as the new unified Communist Party’s official cultural and discussion magazine in November, 1924. Workers Monthly became The Communist in March ,1927 and was also published monthly. The Communist contains the most thorough archive of the Communist Party’s positions and thinking during its run. The New Masses became the main cultural vehicle for the CP and the Communist, though it began with with more vibrancy and discussion, became increasingly an organ of Comintern and CP program. Over its run the tagline went from “A Theoretical Magazine for the Discussion of Revolutionary Problems” to “A Magazine of the Theory and Practice of Marxism-Leninism” to “A Marxist Magazine Devoted to Advancement of Democratic Thought and Action.” The aesthetic of the journal also changed dramatically over its years. Editors included Earl Browder, Alex Bittelman, Max Bedacht, and Bertram D. Wolfe.

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