Edited by Hippolyte Havel–a militant anarchist born in 1869 in then Bohemia (now the Czech Republic)–Revolt was a short-lived anarchist periodical. It was published in New York City over the course of four months, and, in total, eight issues were printed.…
Southern Worker
Distributed between 1930 and 1937, Southern Worker was a regional newspaper produced by the Communist Party, USA. First edited by Solomon “Sol” Auberbach, who adopted the pseudonym “James S. Allen,” Southern Worker documents the Communist Party’s attempt to unify Black…
Palante
Palante was a bilingual newspaper published by the Young Lords Party. The group was founded in July 1969 as the New York chapter of the Young Lords Organization and renamed itself in May 1970 after separating from the Chicago Young…
Freedom
Freedom was a newspaper founded in Harlem, New York by activists Paul Robeson and Louis Burnham during the Cold War and McCarthy eras. It openly challenged racism, imperialism, colonialism, and political repression and advocated for civil rights, labor rights and…
The Fight Against War and Fascism
The Fight Against War and Fascism (1933-1939) was published by the American League Against War and Fascism. It was an initiative of the Communist Party, USA, but its membership was very broad and included members of other left-wing groups, trade unions, and African American civic organizations.
The Liberator
Started in 1918 by Max Eastman and his sister Crystal Eastman to continue the work of The Masses and provide a platform for publishing John Reed’s reporting on the Bolshevik Revolution, The Liberator continued the political and labor writing of its predecessor, as well as its emphasis on art, poetry, and fiction.
The Masses
The Masses, a richly illustrated radical magazine, was published monthly in New York from 1911 until 1917, when it was suppressed by the government for its anti-war and anti-government perspective. The Masses blended art and politics and included fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and illustrations by many of the leading radical figures of the day.