US Trotskyism 1928–1965 Part I: Emergence

Table of Contents

Preface to the Documentary Trilogy on US Trotskyism

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction: Left Opposition in the United States

Paul Le Blanc

2 Communist League of America

Bryan Palmer

1 James P. Cannon, Martin Abern and Max Shachtman, "For the Russian Opposition! Against Opportunism and Bureaucracy in the Worker's Communist Party of America! A Statement to American Communists"

2 Antoinette Konikow and Others, "What is Wrong with the Communist Party?"

3 Leon Trotsky, "Tasks of the American Opposition"

4 Maurice Spector, "The Cult of the &'Third Period'"

5 Arne Swabeck, "United Front on Unemployment"

6 James P. Cannon, "The Red Army Sings the International Sometimes …"

7 Max Shachtman, "The Knife is at Their Throat"

8 Joseph Carter, "Unite to Smash Fascism!"

9 National Committee, CLA, "For a New Party and a New International"

3 Building Revolutionary Forces

Paul Le Blanc

1 A.J. Muste, "The Workers Party is Founded"

2 James P. Cannon, Letter to Ruth Querio

3 Max Shachtman, "Marxist Politics or Unprincipled Combinationism?"

4 Editorial, "Workers Party Calls All Revolutionary Workers to Join Socialist Party"

5 Editorial, "The Crisis in the Party"

4 Founding the Socialist Workers Party

Thomas Bias

1 James P. Cannon, "The New Party is Founded"

2 "Declaration of Principles"

3 J.P. Cannon and Max Shachtman, "Internal Situation and the Character of the Party"

4 Constitution of the Socialist Workers Party, Declaration of Principles and Constitution of the Socialist Workers Party

5 Labour Struggles

Bryan Palmer

1 Editorial, "The End of the New York Hotel Strike"

2 James P. Cannon, "Minneapolis and Its Meaning"

3 A.J. Muste, "Labor Marshalls Forces for Banner May Day"

4 Arne Swabeck, "Roosevelt Steals Labor Party Thunder"

5 James P. Cannon, "Deeper into the Unions"

6 B.J. Widick, "Labor Unity: A New Stage"

7 Farrell Dobbs, "The Unions and Politics"

8 Leon Trotsky et al., "If You are Afraid, You Lose Your Independence"

6 &'The Negro Question'

Thomas Bias

1 The Militant, 1929, "Work Among Negroes"

2 James P. Cannon, "Trifling with the Negro Question"

3 Hugo Oehler, "The Negro and Class Struggle"

4 Negro Question in America - Discussions with Trotsky, Swabeck

5 John G. Wright (Joseph Vanzler), "Shifts on the Negro Question"

6 J.R. Johnson (C.L.R. James), "Preliminary Notes on the Negro Question"

7 SWP Resolution, 1939, "Self-Determination and the Negro in the US"

8 J.R. Johnson (C.L.R. James), "The Destiny of the Negro"

9 SWP Resolution, 1939, "The SWP and Negro Work"

7 Confronting Stalinism

Andrew Pollack

1 James P. Cannon, "At the Sixth World Congress"

2 James P. Cannon, "Dog Days of the Left Opposition"

3 Arne Swabeck, "Decay of the Stalinist Party"

4 Albert Goldman, "Communists Play Follow the Leader"

5 Editorial, "The Dewey Commission"

6 Max Shachtman, "Revolution and Counter-revolution in Russia"

8 Political Complications

Paul Le Blanc

1 Max Shachtman, "A Footnote for Historians"

2 Max Shachtman and James Burnham, "The Intellectuals in Retreat"

9 Ruptures, 1939-40

Andrew Pollack

1 James P. Cannon, "The Struggle for a Proletarian Party"

2 Max Shachtman, James Burnham, Martin Abern, "The War and Bureaucratic Conservatism"

3 James P. Cannon, Speech on the Russian Question

4 Leon Trotsky, "From a Scratch to the Danger of Gangrene"

5 Leon Trotsky, "Open Letter to James Burnham"

6 James Burnham, "Science and Style"

7 Resolutions of the SWP Convention, 1940

8 Post-convention Reports and Decisions

9 James Burnham, Exit Letter

10 Holding the Line: Smith Act Trial

Bryan Palmer

1 Farrell Dobbs, "The FBI and the Unions"

2 George Novack, "Witch Hunt in Minnesota"

3 William F. Warde (George Novack), "Capitalist Frame-Up: 1941 Model"

4 James P. Cannon, "Socialism on Trial"

5 Grandzio Munis, "A Criticism of the Minneapolis Trials"

6 James P. Cannon, "Defense Policy in the Minneapolis Trial"

7 Albert Goldman, "Farewell Statement"

11 History and Theory

Paul Le Blanc

1 Felix Morrow, "The Spirit of the US Constitution"

2 George Novack, "Marx and Engels on the Civil War"

3 Albert Goldman, "What is Socialism?" (Lecture 2)

4 Max Shachtman, "Lenin and Rosa Luxemburg"

5 J.R. Johnson (C.L.R. James), "Revolution and the Negro"

6 William F. Warde (George Novack), "The Right of Revolution"

Bibliography

Index