Alternative press (U.S. political left)

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Under the broad heading of the alternative press are several subcategories including periodicals published by groups, movements, or individuals affiliated with the U.S. political left. As the word press implies, these are printed publications, as opposed to electronic forms of alternative media.

A large number of alternative and radical publications are indexed in the Alternative Press Index published by the Alternative Press Center, which also maintains a list of these periodicals browsable online.

Contents 1 Magazines 1.1 No longer published 2 Newspapers 2.1 National newspapers 2.1.1 No longer published 2.2 Labor newspapers 2.2.1 No longer published 2.3 Local political newspapers 3 Newsletters 3.1 No longer published 4 See also 5 External links 5.1 Archives 5.2 Articles 5.3 Websites with research materials on alternative (print) press 6 Reference

[edit] Magazines

• AdBusters
• Against the Current, bi-monthly journal published by the group, Solidarity (US) (no relation to Polish organization)
• The American Prospect
• Clamor Magazine
• The Crisis (from the NAACP)
• Dissent
• Extra! (from FAIR)
• Grist Magazine
• International Socialist Review (available on line) (from the International Socialist Organization)
• In These Times (available on line)
• Ms.
• Monthly Review
• Mother Jones
• The Nation (partially available on line)
• New Internationalist
• New Politics
• Political Affairs Magazine
• The Progressive
• The Progressive Populist
• Socialism and Liberation, (available online), monthly magazine of the Party for Socialism and Liberation
• Utne
• Yes! Magazine
• Z Magazine (available on line)

[edit] No longer published

• Crossroads, editorial board containing members of C of C, DSA, ex-SWP, ex-NCM and others. Published 1991 -1996.
• Fourth International (available on line). Socialist Workers Party. Published 1940 - 1945.
• The Liberator (available online) Monthly culture and politics paper, founded by Max Eastman as successor to The Masses.
• The Masses. Published 1911 - 1917.
• New Left Notes, Students for a Democratic Society. Published vol. 1 #1 1965 - vol. 4 # 31 Oct 2/1969.
• Ramparts (1962–1975)
• Win, New York, late 1960s-early 70s.

[edit] Newspapers

[edit] National newspapers

• Burning Spear (available on line) newspaper of the African People's Socialist Party
• Challenge (available on line) biweekly paper of the Progressive Labor Party
• Democratic Left (available on line) quarterly publication of the Democratic Socialists of America
• Fight Back! (available on line) paper associated with Freedom Road Socialist Organization
• Freedom Socialist (available on line) bimonthly newspaper of the Freedom Socialist Party
• Green Pages (available on line) the quarterly newspaper of the Green Party of the United States
• Industrial Worker (web page; the publication itself is not available on line) - monthly newspaper of the Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblies)
• The Indypendent (available on line) biweekly paper published by the New York City Independent Media Center
• Justice! (available on line) bimonthy paper of Socialist Alternative (US))
• The Militant (available on line) weekly paper of the Socialist Workers Party
• MIM Notes (available on line) monthly paper of the Maoist International Movement
• News and Letters (available on line) bimonthly paper of the News and Letters Committees
• The New Unionist (available on line) Monthly Paper of the New Union Party
• The People (available on line) bimonthly paper of the Socialist Labor Party
• People's Tribune (available on line) monthly paper of the Communist League, Communist Labor Party and the League of Revolutionaries for a New America
• People's Weekly World (available on line) the current weekly paper of the Communist Party USA
• Revolution: Voice of the Revolutionary Communist Pary, USA (available on line) weekly paper of the RCP. Continues Revolutionary Worker.
• The Socialist (available on line) bi-monthly paper of the Socialist Party USA
• Socialist Worker (available on line) weekly paper of the International Socialist Organization
• The Spark (available online) biweekly paper of Spark of Detroit, Michigan
• The Revolutionary journal of the Revolutionary Internationalist Socialist Party (RISP)
• World Socialist Review, published by the World Socialist Party of the United States (a companion party of the World Socialist Movement)
• Workers Vanguard (available on line), biweekly paper of the Spartacist League
• Workers World (PDF available on line) weekly paper of the Workers World Party

[edit] No longer published

• The Call daily paper of the Socialist Party of America (1908 - 1923)
• The Class Struggle (available on line) monthly paper of the Communist League of Struggle (1931 - 1937)
• The Crusader monthly magazine of the African Blood Brotherhood (1918 - 1922)
• Daily Worker daily paper of the Communist Party USA (1924 - 1957)
• Grass Roots (National Publication for the Peoples' Parties)
• Hammer and Sickle (League for Proletarian Revolution)
• PM (newspaper)
• Guardian New York City (defunct since 1992); unrelated to The Guardian UK newspaper.
• The Black Panther (newspaper of the Black Panther Party)
• War Times (available on line)
• R.P.M. (Detroit Organizing Committee)
• Workers' Power paper of the International Socialists (ceased publication 1986 [?])

[edit] Labor newspapers

• Criterion (UAW Local 961)
• Industrial Worker (available on line) published 10 times per year by Industrial Workers of the World
• Labor Notes (available on line) monthly paper published by Labor Education & Research Project
• Region Two Observer (Michigan Education Association)
• Seattle Union Record (available on line) daily paper published by the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild during Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper strike. November 2000 - January 2001.
• UE News (available on line) monthly paper of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America

[edit] No longer published

• The Labor Herald monthly publication of the Trade Union Educational League (1921 - 1929)
• Plaindealer published by the Wichita Trade and Labor Assembly. (1920 - 1930)
• Portland Labor Press published by Central Labor Council of Portland, Oregon (1900 - 1915).
• Seattle Union Record (history article on line). Daily labor paper of Central Labor council of Seattle (1899 - 1928).
• Voice of the People Tuscon , Arizona. 1910 - 1911. ^[1]
• Worker's Chronicle Pittsburg, Kansas (1914 - 1923).

[edit] Local political newspapers

• Changeover (Motor City Labor League)
• Closer to It (Akron, Ohio)
• El Gallo: La Voz de la Justicia (Denver, Colorado)
• Inner City Voice (Sauti) - (Detroit, Michigan)
• The Journey (MCLL & Control, Conflict, Change Book Club)
• People's Voice (Detroit, Michigan)
• The Southern Patriot (Southern Conference Educational Fund)

[edit] Newsletters

• CounterPunch - Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair

[edit] No longer published

• I.F. Stone's Weekly - I.F. Stone.
• In Fact - George Seldes.
• New Options - Mark Satin.

[edit] See also

• Alternative press (U.S. political right)
• Underground press
• Alternative media
• List of left-wing publications in the United Kingdom

[edit] External links

[edit] Archives

• Tamiment Library Boxed Newspapers 1873-, (Bulk 1960-1990). 150 linear feet (300 boxes). Retrieved August 23, 2006.

[edit] Articles

• Kelling, Karla. The Labor and Radical Press 1820-the Present: An Overview and Bibliography. Retrieved August 13, 2005.

[edit] Websites with research materials on alternative (print) press

• Alternative Press Center Publisher of Alternative Press Index, a guide to independent left publications, since 1969.
• Kansas Labor Newspapers
• The Labor Press Project a Pacific Northwest Labor History Project of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies at the University of Washington. Retrieved August 13, 2005.

[edit] Reference

1. ^ Sweeny, Michael S.. The Strangled Shout of the "Voice of the People": Editor Frank Harris Blighton and his Mentor E.W. Scripps.. Retrieved on 2006-10-09.