1952 January- February Socialist Monthly
Item Description
The edition begins with the announcement that an emissary of the League will be going to Europe in an attempt to spread the Libertarian Socialist ideology there and prepare for a Third Camp International. In discussing Truman's State of the Union address, the author contends that the creation of NATO has not made Europe any safer. Other items that are addressed include Truman's placement of the military in key political positions, a growing attempt to unify "reactionary forces" in the United States, and the treatment of the elderly under the capitalist system. The upcoming third national conference of the LSL is announced. John Loeb reports on the state of the international working class and another article records the attacks against civil liberties in the United States.