Description
The revolutionary program of the working class, as presented during the 1941 trial of leaders of the Minneapolis labor movement and the Socialist Workers Party for seditious conspiracy. Includes Cannon’s answer to ultraleft critics of the defendants, drawing lessons from the working-class movement from Marx and Engels to the October Revolution and beyond.
Preface by Steve Clark, Introduction to 1944 edition by Joseph Hansen, photos, glossary, index. Also in Spanish and Farsi.
Review
“Offers explanations to those who question the efficacy of capitalism….Written more than half a century ago, but it shows many economic and political similarities to current day America….Cannon knew that it wasn’t simply socialism on trial, but the precious commodity of free speech.” —Foreword Reviews
About the Author
James P. Cannon (1890–1974) was a founding leader of the Communist Party in the US in 1919 and a member of the Executive Committee of the Communist International in 1922. He served as Socialist Workers Party national secretary until 1953 and national chairman until his death.
Steve Clark (1948– ), a member of the Socialist Workers Party National Committee since 1977, is editorial director of Pathfinder Press and managing editor of New International magazine.
Joseph Hansen (1910–1979) was a longtime leader of the Socialist Workers Party and a member of its National Committee from 1940 to 1975. Editor of the Militant, International Socialist Review, and Intercontinental Press. Hansen joined the Communist movement in 1934 and served as secretary to Leon Trotsky in Mexico 1937–40.
Details
Contributor(s): Cannon, James P (Author), Hansen, Joseph (Introduction by), Clark, Steve (Preface by)
ISBN: 1604880643 EAN: 9781604880649
Publisher: Pathfinder Press
Pages: 292
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: January 01, 2014
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