Anarchism and the Spanish Revolution - Helmut Wagner (GIK)
An article written by the German council communist Helmut Wagner in April 1937 criticizing extensively the political developments in Spain during the civil war and within it the role played by the anarchists and their organizations. This article first appeared in Ratekorrespondenz, the official publication of the Gruppe Internationaler Kommunisten (GIK) based in Holland, before appearing in Paul Mattick's International Council Correspondence in June of that same year.
The CIO (1935-1955) - Robert H. Zieger
Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 14 2015 02:30
A comprehensive, if institutional, history of the CIO, an American federation of industrial unions that organized many of the mass industries in the United States during the 1930s-1950s.
The CIO's left-led unions, edited by Steve Rosswurm
Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 12 2015 03:34
A collection edited by Steve Rosswurm of the CIO's unions's that had radical left leadership.
The Road to Freedom
Archive of The Road to Freedom, an anarchist newspaper published out of New Jersey and New York from 1924-1932.
A history of Vanguard
A history by Andrew Cornell of Vanguard, an anarchist journal produced during the 1930s in New York. Taken from Cornell's excellent “For a world without oppressors: U.S. Anarchism from the Palmer Raids to the Sixties"
Origins of the sit-down era: worker militancy and innovation in the rubber industry, 1934-1938 - Daniel Nelson
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Jun 7 2015 06:56
An article by Daniel Nelson about the Akron, Ohio rubber workers of the 1930s.
The CIO at bay: labor militancy and politics in Akron, 1936-1938 - Daniel Nelson
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Jun 6 2015 08:18
An article by Daniel Nelson about the CIO's efforts at flexing their muscles in local politics in Akron, Ohio during the late 1930s.
Red Chicago: American Communism at its grassroots, 1928-35 - Randi Storch
Submitted by Anonymous on May 26 2015 02:17
A book by Randi Storch about the Communist Party USA in Chicago during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Vanguard: a libertarian communist journal
Issues and articles of Vanguard, an anarchist publication based out of New York during the 1930s.
What ought to be the anarchist attitude towards the machine - Marcus Graham
A 1934 article by Marcus Graham that is critical of technology.
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