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CONTENTS NOTES OF THE MONTH ...... '. 3 LENINISl\1 AND OUR PARTY ...... , 11 by MAX BEDACHT PLENU1\;I OF CENTRAL COlVIMITTEE C.P.S.U. " 15 THE NEGRO AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST IMPERIALISM ...... 22 by J. W. FORD SOME EXPERIENCES IN ORGANIZING THE NEGRO WORKERS ...... 35 by A PROGRAM OF ACTION FOR NEGRO WORKERS ...... 42 C. 1. RESOLUTION ON NEGRO QUESTION IN u. S...... 48 THE THEORETICAL KNIGHTS OF OPPORTUNISM ...... 56 by K. BUKHARTSEV AGAINST. THE LABOR PARTY (MILITANT REFORMISM) IN THE U.S.A...... 67 by J. ZACK RELATION OF THEORY TO PRACTICE,...... 81 by SAM DON THE INTERNAL SITUATION IN C.P. OF U.S.A. . . 86 STATEMENT OF AMERICAN-CANADIAN STU- DENTS IN THE LENIN SCHOOL, MOSCOW 93

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VOL. IX. FEBRUARY, 1930 No.2

CONTENTS NOTES OF THE MONTH...... 99 U. S. AGRICULTURE AND TASKS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY, U.S.A ...... 104 ARE NEW REVOLUTIONS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT WAR? ...... 121 by GREGORY ZINOVIEV WORLD ASPECTS OF THE NEGRO QUESTION. .. 132 by O'ITO H UISWOOD THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF THE SOUTH AND THE NEGRO PROBLEM ...... , 14-8 by M. RUBENSTEIN INTER-RACIAL RELATIONS AMONG SOUTHERN WORKERS ...... 154- by THE SECOND CONGRESS OF THE ANTi- IMPERIALIST LEAGUE ...... 166 by WILLIAM WILSON THE THEORETICAL KNIGHTS OF OPPORTUNISM ...... , 173 by D. BUKHARTSEV BOOK REVIEWS. " ..... ',,' ...... 188

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CONTENTS NOTES OF THE MONTH . 195 THE GROWING WORLD OFFENSIVE AGAINST CAPITALISM 199 WM. Z. FOSTER INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 204- RACHEL HOLTMAN THE RISING REVOLUTIONARY WAVE AND TROTSKY LIQUIDATION IN CHINA . 210 R. DOONPING PLENUM OF WOMEN WORKERS' COMMITTEE OF THE R. I. L. U. . 224- CoMRADE LOSOVSKY'S REPORT THE POLITICAL BACKGROUND OF THE LONDON CONFERENCE 231 LEON PLATT ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE THIRD PERIOD · 236 EARL BROWDER NEGROES AS AN OPPRESSED NATIONAL MINORITY · 239 JOS. PROKOPEC DRAFT PROGRAM FOR THE NEGRO FARMERS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES 24-6 "THE ERA OF PARTNERS" 257 JOSEPH ZACK RESOLUTION OF THE SIXTH SESSION OF E. C. OF THE PROFINTERN 268 M. ALPI THE STRUGGLE FOR THE WORLD STEEL MARKETS · 275 HARRY GANNES U. S. AGRICULTURE AND TASKS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY, U. S. A. 280 BOOK REVIEWS . 286

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CONTENTS: NOTES OF THE MONTH . • . • . . 291 AGAINST LIBERALISM IN THE AMERICAN NEGRO QUESTION . . . . . • . . . . 296 N. NASONOV

TOWARD SOCIAL-FASCISM- THE "REJUVENA- TION" OF THE SOCIALIST PARTY. 309 A. B. MAGIL

NOTES ON THE STRENGTH OF AMERICAN CAPITALISM ...... 321 ERIK BERT

THE POLITICAL BACKGROUND OF THE LONDON CONFERENCE . . . 336 LEON PLATT

THE CLASS CHARACTER OF WORKMEN'S COM­ PENSATION, ACCIDENT AND INSURANCE LAWS IN THE U. S. A...... 350 POOR and ZACK

U. S. AGRICULTURE AND TASKS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY, U. S. A. 359

BOOK REVIEWS 376

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rONTENTS: NOTES OF THE MONTH ...... 387 MAY FIRST, 1930 ...... 39:; C. A. HATHAWAY MAY FIRST-THE TRADITIONAL DAY OF . PROLETARIAN POLITICAL ACTION . . . 402 FROM MARCH SIXTH TO MAY FIRST .... 417 MOISSAYE J. OLGIN MAY FIRST AND THE AMERICAN LABOR MOVEMENT...... · 423 BILL DUNNE MAY DAY AND SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY .... 428 LOUIS KOVESS MAY DAY-1886 AND SINCE . . . . · 433 SAM DARCY PREPARING FOR THE SEVENTH PARTY CONVENTION ...... · 439 EARL BROWDER PROBLEMS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF MEXICO ...... 445 ON THE EVE OF THE FIFTH CONGRESS OF THE PROFINTERN ...... 457 :rOWARD SOCIAL-FASCISM- THE "REJUVENA­ TION" OF THE SOCIALIST PARTY (conclusion) 462 A. B. MAGIL • BOOK REVIEWS. • ...... 469

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VOL. IX. JUNE, 1930 No.6

NOTES OF THE MONTH f83 THE MAJOR Pl{OBLEMS BEFORE THE SEVENTH CONVENTION OF THE C~ P. U .. S. A. . •.. 494 By MAXBEDACHT

THE CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE PROBLEMS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY 500 By S. MINGULIN

SOME BURiNING PROBLEMS OF ORGANIZATION 519 By JOHN WILLIAMSON SOME PROBLEMS IN THE BUILDING OF DIS­ TRICT LEADERSHIP ...... • . . . 530 By JACK STACHEL

NEW' TRENDS OF AGRICULTURE AND THE CRISIS IN THE U. S...... • . . 538 By T~ LOUF-BOGEN A "FEIJLOW TRAVELER" LOOKS AT IMPERIAL- ISM ...... 558 By EARL BROWDER BOOKS . 569

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VOL. IX. JULY, 1930 No.7

CONTENTS NOTES OF THE MONTH ...... 579

ORIGIN OF THE ECONOMIC SUPREMACY OF THE UNITED STATES...... 590 By V. MOTILE V

THE NEW "LEFT" SOCIAL-FASCISM...... 622 By SI GERSON

LESSONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. . .. 632 By DAVID GORDON

SOCIAL TRE·NDS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE.. 641 By

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VOL. IX AUGUST, 1930 No.8

CONTENTS NOTES OF THE MONTH ...... 675 THE BOLSHEVIZATION OF THE COMMUNIST PARTy ...... 684- By EARL BROWDER AGAINST BOURGEOIS-LIBERAL DISTORTIONS OF LENINISM ON THE NEGRO QUESTION IN THE UNITED STATES,...... 694- By HARRY HAYWOOD THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN CANADA AND THE GENERAL ELECTIONS ...... 713 By LESLIE MORRIS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FALL IN COMMOD- ITY PRICES ...... 725 By ERICK BERT THE NAVAL CONFERENCE AND THE CRISIS OF CAPITALISl\1 ...... 735 By R. P. DUTT THE CLASS CHARACTER OF WORKMEN'S COM- PENSATION (conclusion) ...... 74-4- By POOR and ZACK BOOK REVIEW 755 ~21

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VOL. IX SEPTEMBER, 1930 No.9

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GANIZE THE UNEMPLOyED ...... 0 0 0.. 786 THE STRUGGLE AGAINST CAPITALIST

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CRISIS OF CAPITALISM IN LATIN AMERICA 0.' 805 DANIEL DE LEON AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST OPPORTUNISM IN THE AMERI-

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VOL. IX OCTOBER, 1930 No. 10

CONTENTS

NOTES OF THE MONTH. " ...... , ...... 866

AMERICAN DEMOCRACY ON THE WAY TO FASCISM ...... 877

THE TRADE UNION LINE OF LOVESTONE AND CANNON-MUSTE AUXILIARIES...... 884

FEAR OF AND WAR PREPARATIONS 900

THE SOCIALIST PARTY IN THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN...... 914

THE SOCIALISTS HAVE A "REAL VALUE"...... 923

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GERMiAN ELECTIONS 932

DANIEL DE LEON AND THE STRUOGLE AGAINST OPPORTUNISM I'N THE AMERICAN LABOR MOVEMENT ...... 941

BOOKS 943

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VOL. IX NOVEMBER-DECEMBER, 1930 Nos. 11-12

CONTENTS NOTES OF THE MONTH . 963 NEXT TASKS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE U. S. 972 By EARL BROWDER 13 YEARS OF THE AND THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN THE U. S. A. . 979 By HARRY GANNES THE YEAR OF AGRICULTURAL COLLECTIVI- ZATION IN THE SOVIET UNION 998 By MEILACH EpSTEIN WAR AND THE MILITARIZATION OF THE AlVJ.l.RICAN MARINE TRANSPORT INDUSTRY 1006 THE BOURGEOIS-DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION AND ~OVIET POWER IN CHINA . 1016 By R. DOONPING THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN BRAZIL 1031 By ARMANDO GUERRA SOME CLARIFICATIONS ON THE LESSONS OF TIII Al\.IERICAN REVOLUTION 1044 BOOK REVIEWS 1051

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