English-language press of the Socialist Party of America

Logo of the Socialist Party of America, established August 1901

This is a list of newspapers and magazines in the United States owned by, or editorially supportive of, the Socialist Party of America (SPA, established 1901).

Also included are papers associated with the direct predecessors of the SPA — the Social Democratic Party of America with headquarters in Chicago (split from the Social Democracy of America in 1898) and the Social Democratic Party of America with headquarters in Springfield, Massachusetts (split from the Socialist Labor Party of America in 1899).

The format is: (1) Title, (2) place of publication, (3) publisher, (4) (dates).

Dates indicated are the years the papers were known to be in press and allied with the Socialist Party, not necessarily all years of publication.

Alaska

  • Alaska Socialist, Fairbanks (1913-19??)[1]
  • Free Press, Fairbanks (1914-1914)[1]
  • Socialist Press, Fairbanks (1914-19??)[1]
  • Tanana Valley Socialist, Fairbanks (19??-19??)[1]

Arkansas

  • Arkansas Socialist, Little Rock: L.W. Lowry and S.W. Harvey (1906-1907)[2][3][4]
  • Call to Action, Paragould (1912-19??)[1]
  • Commoner, Mena (1938-19??)[1]
  • Commoner, Pine Bluff: Amasa George Hurd (1906-1907)[2][5]
  • Commonwealth College Fortnightly, Mena (1925-1938)[1]
  • Crawford County Star, Van Buren (1913)[2][6]
  • Critic, Piggott: Charles N. Walker (1912-1917)[2][7][8]
  • Fair Deal, Siloam Springs (1907)[9]
  • Greene County Socialist, Paragould (1913-1914)[10]
  • Hot Springs Clarion, Hot Springs (1913)[2][6]
  • Huntington Herald, Huntington: Dan Hogan (1901-1912)[2][11]
    • Southern Worker, Huntington: Dan Hogan (1912-c. 1916)[12][13][14]
  • Investigator, Green Forest, Berryville: J.W. Fairchild (1911-1913)[2][15][16]
  • Jefferson County Agitator, Pine Bluff: George Washington Galloway (1913-1914)[2][6]
  • Monroe County Socialist, Clarendon (1913)[2][6]
  • People's Friend, Rogers: W.A. Daugherty, A.M. Merrill (1909-1915)[2][17][18]
  • Pioneer, Maddock (White County): John Harlan (1908-1912)[2][19]
  • Pulaski County Socialist, Little Rock (1913)[2][6]
  • Red Flag, Fort Smith (1913)[20]
  • Revolutionist, Jonesboro (1913)[2]
  • White County Worker, Judsonia (1913)[2][6]
  • Workers’ Weekly, Little Rock: W.H. Tanner and C.H. Reeb (1915)[21]

California

  • California Progressive Leader, Los Angeles (1939-194?)[1]
  • California Social-Democrat, Los Angeles (1911-19??)[1]
  • California Socialist, San Francisco (1902-1903)[1][22]
  • Class Struggle, San Francisco (1899-1901)
    • Advance, San Francisco (1901-1902)
  • Common Sense, Los Angeles (1904-1909)[1]
  • Forum, Stockton (1921-1959)[1]
  • Labor Action, San Francisco (1936-1937)[1]
  • Los Angeles Socialist, Los Angeles (1901-1904)[1]
  • New Charter, Santa Cruz (1893-1898)[1]
  • Revolt, San Francisco (1911-19??)[1]
  • Western Comrade, Los Angeles: Job Harriman, Frank E. Wolfe (1913-1918)[23]

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

  • Advance, Dodge City: Kramer and Joquel (1900-1901)[29]
  • American Freeman, Girard: Emanual Haldeman-Julius (1929-1951)[29]
  • American Non-Conformist, Girard: H.L. Vincent (1886-1891)[29]
  • Appeal to Reason, Girard: J.A. Wayland (1895-1922)[29]
  • Chanute Leader, Chanute (1913)[6]
  • Coming Nation, Girard: J.A. Wayland and Fred D. Warren. (1910-1913)[29]
  • Crusader, Iola: Socialist Crusader Publishing Co. (1914-1915)[29]
  • Decatur County Socialist, Oberlin: Socialist Campaign Co. (1906)[29]
  • Emporia Convincer, Emporia: Emporia Convincer Publishing Co. (1912)[29]
  • Freedom's Banner, Iola: Socialist Co-operative Publishing Co. (1913-1914)[29]
  • Girard News, Girard: Black and Laughlin (1878-1879)[29]
  • Graham Gem, Hill City: T.H. McGill (1897-1901)[29]
  • Gunn Powder, Pittsburg: John Walker Gunn (1913-1914)[29]
  • Harvey County Socialist, Newton (1913)[6]
  • Independent News, Girard: H.P. Button (1896-1909)[29]
  • Iola Co-operator, Iola: Iola Co-operator Publishing Co. (1912-1913)[29][6]
    • Freedom's Banner, Iola (1913)[30]
  • Labor Herald, Pittsburg: Sears and Leftwich (1911-1913)[29]
  • Leavenworth Socialist, Leavenworth (1913)[6]
  • Line-Up, Kansas City: Line-Up Publishing Co. (1904-1905)[29]
  • Linn County Searchlight, Pleasanton (1913)[6]
  • Long Island Leader, Long Island: J.N. Curl. (1886-1905)[29]
  • Moreland Independent, Moreland: Thomas H. McGill (1901-1902)[29]
  • National Socialist, Girard: Fred D. Warren (1914)[29]
  • News and Views, Sedan (1913)[6]
  • People's Advocate, Munden: P.J. George (1912-1913)[29]
  • Progressive Herald, Lawrence: Workers Co-operative Publishing Co. (1913-1915)[29]
  • Prolucutor, Syracuse: Prolocutor Publishing Co. (1909-1911)[29]
  • Recall, Arkansas City: H.I. Bryant (c. 1911-1914)[31]
  • Saline County Socialist, Salina (1913)[6]
  • Shawnee County Socialist, Topeka: Socialist Co-operative Publishing Co. (1913-1914)[29]
  • Social Ethics, Wichita: G. Lowthern and T.E. Will (1904-1905)[29]
  • Weekly Peoples' Forum, Lawrence: (1919)[29]
  • Worker's Call, Wichita: Wichita Socialist Press Association (1912)[29]
  • Worker's Chronicle, Pittsburg: George D. Brewer and W. T. Sears (1914-1923)[29]

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Jersey

New York

Front page of an early edition of the New York Evening Call. The daily launched on May 30, 1908.

Ohio

Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

Washington

Front page of the Milwaukee Leader, Jan. 3, 1920, detailing the aftermath of the Palmer Raids

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

See also

References

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  9. ^ "Business Block Burns at Siloam Springs," Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Arkansas), 13 August 1907, p. 8. The article indicated that The Fair Deal this was the official State Socialist paper.
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  20. ^ Freedom's Banner (Iola, Kansas), 10 May 1913, p. 4.
  21. ^ "Editor and Writer Face Criminal Libel Charges," Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, Arkansas) 29 May 1915, p. 4.
  22. ^ The Worker, Dec. 21, 1902, pg. 2.
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  27. ^ Official organ of the Chicago SDP, taken over by Victor Berger and moved to Milwaukee after the 1901 merger forming the SPA.
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  31. ^ "H.I. Bryant Dead," The Dexter Tribune (Dexter, Kansas), 3 December 1914, p. 1.
  32. ^ "Socialists Notice." Freedom's Banner (Iola, Kansas), 23 August 1913, p. 1.
  33. ^ "Butte Socialist Paper Dynamited,"Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Arkansas), 11 June 1915, p. 1.
  34. ^ Severed affiliation with the Social Democratic Federation in 1940. Continued publication until 2006.
  35. ^ Same banner and numbering system as the Beekman Street version edited by Daniel DeLeon.
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  37. ^ ″Announcements.″ The Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Oklahoma) 4 March 1913, p. 4
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  40. ^ "Editors are on Sedition Trial," Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Arkansas), 27 June 1911, p. 4.
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  43. ^ The Socialist Party Official Bulletin (Chicago), Vol. VI, No. 1), July 1910, pg. 7.
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  46. ^ Formerly official organ of Chicago SDP, published in Chicago, taken over by Berger and moved to Milwaukee after the 1901 merger forming the SPA.
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