1943 New Masses contents from UNZ.org 52 issues January 5, 1943 New Masses Spotlight 1943, p. 3 The Editors Editorial Comment, pp. 4-7 Time for Alarm - Bruce Minton, pp. 8-9 The Great Soviet Trap - "Colonel T.", pp. 10-11 We Launch a Miracle - D.L., p. 12 What the Yugoslavs Want - Steven Dedier and Tony Minerich, pp. 13-14 Gropper's Cartoon, p. 15 Hell in Helsinki - William Auer, pp. 16-18 If This Be Reason...Richard O. Boyer, p. 19 Why the Nazis Hated Boas - Bernhard J. Stern, pp. 20-21 Look to Our Children - W.R. Williamson, pp. 22-23 Review and Comment [+] Traditions: Big and Little (Review) Samuel Sillen, p. 24 Twentieth Century Authors, by Stanley J. Kunitz and Howard Haycraft [+] It Comes from Goebbels (Review) Morris U. Schappes, pp. 25-27 News Is a Weapon, by Matthew Gordon Sights and Sounds Simonov: Soldiers' Poet, p. 28 [+] Little Margaret's Journey (2 Reviews) Joy Davidman, p. 29 Journey for Margaret (1942 Film), by W.S. Van Dyke Chekhov Revival - Alvah Bessie, pp. 30-32 January 12, 1943 New Masses Spotlight Editorial Comment, pp. 3-7 Guest Editorial - Rep. Emanuel Celler, p. 8 The Color of the 78th Congress - Bruce Minton, p. 9 The Rationing of Strategy - "Colonel T.", pp. 10-11 What About Production A Symposium --- by John Beecher, p. 12 --- by Ernest Minor Patterson, p. 13 --- by James Lustig, p. 14 What Pearl Buck Overlooked - Joseph Starobin, pp. 15-16 Gropper's Cartoon, p. 17 The Whistle Blew Once - Ruth McKenney, pp. 18-20 The Farmers Want a Plan - Anna Rochester, pp. 21-22 A Rat Ran Across the Stage - Joseph North, p. 23 Review and Comment [+] How Our Ally Planned It (Review) Samuel Sillen, p. 24 The Russians: The Land, the People, and Why They Fight, by Albert Rhys Williams [+] France: 1940 (Review) Helen Clare Nelson, p. 25 Primer for Combat, by Kay Boyle [+] Lumber as a Weapon (Review) Paul Rosas, p. 26 Nazis in the Woodpile, by Egon Glesinger [+] Brief Review (Review) , p. 26 Julie Morrow, by Sophia Engstrand Sights and Sounds The Russian People - Samuel Sillen, p. 27 Contrived Theater - Jay Williams, p. 28 What Is the Time? - Alfred Kreymborg, p. 28 Crowds in the Rain - Joy Davidman, p. 29 Folk Opera - Paul Rosas, pp. 30-32 January 19, 1943 Annual Report to the Stockholders, pp. 2-3 NM Spotlight, pp. 4-8 Guest Editorial - Peter V. Cacchione, p. 9 Storm Signals The War in the Pacific - "Colonel T.", pp. 10-11 Herb Hoover's Little Finland - Bruce Minton, pp. 12-13 The Brittle Balkans - Theodore Balk, pp. 14-15 The Jew: 1943 - William Zukerman, p. 16 CartoonGropper, pp. 17-18 What Have We Done? - Richard O. Boyer, p. 19 These Are Our Soldiers - Alvah Bessie, pp. 20-21 The Conscience of Dr. Lowell - Michael A. Musmanno, pp. 22-23 Toward Another Germany - Samuel Sillen, p. 24 Books in Review [+] Ersatz People (Review) Sasha Small, p. 25 Blood and Banquets, by Bella Fromm [+] Tourist Travelogue (Review) Samuel Putnam, p. 26 Frontier by Air, by Alice Rogers Hager [+] Cockpit Record (Review) Alvah Bessie, p. 27 The Flying Guns, by Clarence E. Dickinson Sixty Years of David Burliuk - Louis Lozowick, p. 28 [+] "In Which We Serve" (2 Reviews) Joy Davidman, p. 29 In Which We Serve (1942 Film), by Noel Coward and David Lean Unfunny Satire - Alvah Bessie, pp. 30-32 January 26, 1943 Between Ourselves, p. 2 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-4 Solving the French Riddle - The Editors, pp. 5-8 Cartoon - Gropper, pp. 9-11 Why the Soviets Gain - "Colonel T.", p. 12 Capitol Headmen- Bruce Minton, pp. 13-14 Lenin: Giant of Culture - John Marten, pp. 15-17 "Fair Shares"Eva Lapin, pp. 18-19 The Strong Men Keep Coming On - Joseph North, p. 20 Behind the Chinese Front - Frederick V. Field, pp. 21-23 [+] Andrew Johnson on Record (Review) Samuel Sillen, pp. 24-25 Tennessee Johnson (1942 Film), by William Dieterle [+] Greenland Is America (Review) Rockwell Kent, p. 26 Greenland, by Vilhjalmur Stefansson [+] The Soviets at War (Review) Benjamin Appel, pp. 27-28 All Night Long, by Erskine Caldwell [+] A Film Goebbels Would Love (Review) Joy Davidman, p. 29 Tennessee Johnson (1942 Film), by William Dieterle Memorial to Lenin - Alvah Bessie, pp. 30-32 February 2, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-8 Guest Editorial - J.B.S. Haldane, p. 9 Danger: Men at Work Miners' Mettle - Martin T. Brown, pp. 10-11 Danger Signals in Congress - The Editors, p. 12 The Health Shortage - Ralph Bailey, p. 13 Tales of Leningrad - Nikolai Tikhonov, pp. 14-16 The Future of Germany - Bruno Frei, pp. 17-18 Cartoon - Gropper, pp. 19-20 Lessons of the White Paper - Joseph Starobin, pp. 21-22 What Happened at Casablanca - The Editors, p. 23 Tom Paine's Birthday Reminds Us...Richard O. Boyer, p. 24 [+] George Bernard Shaw (Review) Dorothy Brewster, pp. 25-26 G.B.S.: A Full Length Portrait, by Hesketh Pearson [+] Satire with Vigor (Review) Lillian Gilkes, p. 27 Night Shift, by Maritta Wolff [+] Monopoly's Duke (Review) Harvey O'Connor, pp. 27-28 Tobacco Tycoon, by John K. Winkler [+] The Camera as Narrator (2 Reviews) Joy Davidman, pp. 29-32 Black Room (1935 Film), by Roy William Neill February 9, 1943 On the Eve of Battle - Frank Hollins, pp. 3-4 NM Spotlight, pp. 5-10 Capitol Kaleidoscope - Bruce Minton, pp. 11-12 The Nazis Never Imagined It - "Colonel T.", p. 13 The Man on the Street - Claude Cockburn, p. 14 Meet Our Guests - Rockwell Kent, pp. 15-16 Latin America Looks At Us - John Stuart, p. 17 Cartoon - Gropper, pp. 18-20 Error in Los Angeles - Tom Cullen, pp. 21-22 A Woman Goes Shopping - Ruth McKenney, p. 23 Review and Comment [+] The Safe Squat (Review) Isidor Schneider, pp. 24-25 On Native Grounds, by Alfred Kazin [+] Brief Review (Review) , p. 26 Behind Both Lines, by Harold Norman Denny [+] Commandos Strike at Dawn (2 Reviews) Joy Davidman, p. 27 Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942 Film), by John Farrow Duke Ellington - Joseph Foster, p. 28 All-Russian Concert - Paul Rosas, pp. 29-32 February 16, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-8 Puerto Rico: Hungry Fortress - Juan Jose Bernales, p. 9 Journey to Turkey - Claude Cockburn, p. 10 Clouds With Silver Linings - "Colonel T.", p. 11 Stalingrad - Jean F. Briette, p. 12 The New Ohio Gang - Bruce Minton, pp. 13-14 Cartoon - Gropper, pp. 15-16 How to Get Rubber - Marcel Scherer, pp. 17-18 As They Saw Lincoln - Samuel Sillen, pp. 19-20 Rickebacker: Man Overboard - Joseph North, p. 21 Review and Comment Anna Seghers - John Stuart, pp. 22-23 [+] Ante-Bellum, Anti-Negro (Review) Elizabeth Lawson, p. 24 Abraham Lincoln and the Fifth Column, by George Fort Milton [+] Austrian "Democrat" (Review) Bernard Nostitz, p. 24 Between Hitler and Mussolini, by Ernst Rudiger Prince Starhemberg [+] Worse than Hunger (Review) Macklin Thomas, p. 25 The Four Winds, by Charles Edward Hayes Jefferson on the Stage - Samuel Sillen, p. 26 Drama Roundup - Joy Davidman, p. 27 [+] "Air Force" (3 Reviews) Joy Davidman, p. 28 Air Force (1943 Film), by Howard Hawks A Prize Quintet - Leonard Gregg, p. 29 Schuman's Music - B. Taylor, pp. 30-32 February 23, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-6 Hasten the Day - The Editors, p. 7 Before the Ides of March - "Colonel T.", pp. 8-9 Cuba Rolls Up Her Sleeves - Eugenio Soler, p. 10 Readers Forum, p. 11 Boss Taft of Ohio - Bruce Minton, pp. 12-14 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 15 George Washington: Cue for '43 - Herbert M. Morais, pp. 16-17 Congress' Tasks---and Ours --- by Warren R. Austin, p. 18 --- by Joseph A. Gavagan, p. 18 --- by Harry S. Truman, p. 18 --- by Samuel Dickstein, p. 18 --- by Joseph H. Ball, p. 19 Abe Lincoln and the Workers - Philip S. Foner, p. 19 Why Dies Sought Two Years - Rep. Vito Marcantonio, p. 20 Hanson Baldwin: Self-Portrait, pp. 21-22 A Nice NaziRichard O. Boyer, p. 23 [+] Margaret Walker, Negro Poet (Review) Joy Davidman, p. 24 For My People, by Margaret Walker [+] Ten Years of Hitler (Review) Joseph Starobin, p. 25 The Thugs of Europe, by Albert Norden [+] In a Japanese Prison (Review) Sally Alford, p. 26 Exchange Ship, by Max Hill [+] Strange History (Review) Harry Taylor, p. 27 Rip Tide of Aggression, by Lilian T. Mowrer CounterattackDorothy Brewster, p. 28 [+] Siege of Leningrad (Review) Joy Davidman, pp. 29-32 The Siege of Leningrad (1942 Film), March 2, 1943 Legislation by Blackmail - The Editors, pp. 2-3 NM Spotlight, pp. 4-9 Who's Shooting Whose Bull? - Bruce Minton, p. 10 Hurdling Tunisia's Pitfalls - "Colonel T.", pp. 11-12 Congress' Tasks---and Ours --- by James E. Murray, p. 13 --- by George G. Sadowski, p. 14 --- by Joseph Clark Baldwin, p. 14 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 15 Kiki Could LaughFriedrich Wolf, pp. 16-19 A Short Story Battle DressEva Lapin, p. 20 Health Knows No Monopoly - Peter Bowman, p. 21 What Did the Nazi Send His Wife? - Bertolt Brecht, p. 22 Time to Counterattack - Joseph North, p. 23 Review and Comment [+] Invading the German Mind (2 Reviews) Morris U. Schappes, p. 24 Listen, Hans!, by Dorothy Thompson [+] Fruits of Confusion (Review) David Benedict, pp. 25-26 Let the People Know, by Norman Angell War Problems - Bruce Minton, p. 27 [+] Brief Review (Review) , pp. 28-29 Opportunities in the Armed Forces, by Maxwell Lehman and Morton Yarmon [+] Saludos Amigos (Review) Joy Davidman, p. 30 Saludos Amigos (1942 Film), by Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske, ... From the Stock Shelf - Seymour A. Copstein, pp. 31-32 March 9, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-9 Guest EditorialS. - W. Garlington, p. 10 The Negro Press Hitler's Next Moves - "Colonel T.", p. 11 Use That One-Fifth - Bruce Minton, p. 12 The Ribbon in Her Hair - Sean O'Casey, p. 13 Plot of the German Generals - Alexander Abusch, p. 14 Cartoon - Gropper, pp. 15-16 Arms on Schedule - R.F. Bixwell, pp. 17-19 Nero Fiddled Too - Ruth McKenney, p. 20 Golgotha in Poland - A short story - Alan Sidney, pp. 21-23 Review and Comment [+] Jake Home (Review) Samuel Sillen, p. 24 Jake Home, by Ruth McKenney [+] Marine Raiders (2 Reviews) Sally Alford, pp. 25-26 Guadalcanal Diary, by Richard Tregaskis [+] War and the Small Town (Review) Alan Benoit, p. 27 Happy Land, by MacKinlay Kantor Correction, p. 28 Realism as an Escape - Mayer Symason, pp. 29-30 Arists and the War, p. 31 Drama Note - J.F., pp. 31-32 March 16, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-7 Guest Editorial - Dr. L.D. Reddick, pp. 8-9 Africa Is People What Ails the Mikado - "Colonel T.", p. 10 What Price Food? - Bruce Minton, pp. 11-12 How to Beat the U-Boat - Joseph Reed, p. 13 Goodmorning, Stalingrad! - Langston Hughes, p. 14 Inside Hitler's Europe - O.R. Quinn, pp. 15-18 Has the College Done Its Job? - Bernard F. Riess, pp. 19-20 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 21 A Typical American - Richard O. Boyer, p. 22 Review and Comment Pablo Neruda - Samuel Putnam, pp. 23-24 [+] 19th Century McCormick (Review) Morris U. Schappes, pp. 25-27 The Man Who Made News: James Gordon Bennett, by Oliver Carlson Philharmonic Discord - Carl E. Lackland, p. 28 Mr. Chadband's Ghost - Joy Davidman, pp. 29-32 March 23, 1943 America's "Beveridge Plan" - The Editors, p. 2 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-6 Guest Editorial - Rep. Emanuel Celler, pp. 7-8 Neither Adolf Nor Otto Inside Australia - Edgar Ross, p. 9 Capitol Newsreel - Bruce Minton, pp. 10-11 My View of Soviet War Aims - Corliss Lamont, p. 12 Stabat Mater - Josef Wittlin, pp. 13-14 Cartoon - Gropper, pp. 15-16 Invasion Diary - Francis A. Winter, pp. 17-18 How America Saw Karl Marx - A. Landy, pp. 19-21 Fun in a Morgue - Ruth McKenney, p. 22 Just and Unjust - Samuel Sillen, p. 23 Books in Review [+] Two War Novels (2 Reviews) Fred Wylie, p. 24 The Gaunt Woman, by Edmund Gilligan [+] Early Railway Strikes (Review) N.E. Cabot, p. 25 The Pullman Strike, by Almont Lindsey [+] Phantom Refugees (Review) Alan Benoit, p. 26 The Conspirators, by Frederic Prokosch [+] Imaginative Biography (Review) James Knight, p. 27 Jules Verne, by George H. Waltz, Jr. Art as a Weapon - Mayer Symason, p. 28 "Harriet" - Samuel Sillen, p. 29 [+] False History (Review) Joy Davidman, pp. 30-32 The Young Mr. Pitt (1942 Film), by Carol Reed March 30, 1943 America-Russia-Britain - John Stuart, p. 2 The Future Is Now - A.B. Magil, p. 3 NM Spotlight, pp. 4-8 Why They Were Shot - Bruce Minton, p. 9 Ireland's War Too - Pat Dooley, p. 10 Our Battle In Russia - "Colonel T.", p. 11 Allied But Not United - Martin T. Brown, pp. 12-14 The Fall of Paris - Ilya Ehrenbourg, pp. 15-17 Labor for Our Farms - Marian James, pp. 18-21 A Bridge in Spain - Joseph North, p. 22 Review and Comment Stephen Vincent Benet - Joy Davidman, p. 23 [+] Thought and Action (Review) Joseph Starobin, p. 24 Make This the Last War, by Michael Straight [+] Anti-Fascist Whodunit? (Review) Barbara Giles, p. 25 They Deal in Death, by Robert Terrall [+] Reader's Poison (Review) Samuel Adams Darcy, pp. 26-27 The Truth About "Reader's Digest", by Sender Garlin [+] Keeper of the Flame (3 Reviews) Joy Davidman, p. 28 Keeper of the Flame (1942 Film), by George Cukor Good SluggingS.S., p. 29 Modern Dances - Francis Steuben, pp. 30-32 April 6, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 4-7 Our Big Change in Europe - The Editors, pp. 8-9 I Believe...Richard O. Boyer, p. 10 "Is Communism a Menace?" --- by George E. Sokolsky, pp. 11-14 --- by Earl Browder, pp. 15-18 Rebuttal Earl Browder, p. 19 Rebuttal George E. Sokolsky, p. 20 Paintings - Gropper, p. 21 Milwaukee Story - Alfred Hirsch, pp. 22-23 Review and Comment [+] Spain and France (Review) Joseph Starobin, p. 24 Appeasement's Child, by Thomas J. Hamilton [+] England's War Lessons (Review) Morris U. Schappes, pp. 25-27 Britain in the World Front, by R. Palme Dutt [+] With Bullet and Whip (2 Reviews) Joy Davidman, pp. 28-29 Diary of a Nazi (1943 Film), by S. Gergel, Solomon Lazurin, N. Severov, and Lidiya Smir... Soap Opera --- by Ben Webster, p. 30 --- by Joy Davidman, p. 30 Argentinita - Francis Steuben, pp. 31-32 April 13, 1943 NM Spotlight, p. 3 Coalition Currents - John Stuart, pp. 4-6 Before Summer Storms - "Colonel T.", p. 7 Absent With Reason - Bruce Minton, pp. 8-9 Titan of Freedom - Robert Minor, pp. 10-13 Mr. Jefferson's Plow - Louis Lerman, pp. 14-15 Marxism Is Democracy - A. Landy, pp. 16-18 World CitizenSen. Elbert D. Thomas, pp. 19-20 Our Relations With Soviet Russia --- by Guy M. Gillett, p. 21 --- by Max Lerner, p. 21 --- by Ferdinand C. Smith, p. 21 --- by Genevieve Tabouis, p. 22 --- by Ales Hrdlicka, p. 22 --- by Arthur Upham Pope, p. 23 --- by Frederick M. Eliot, p. 23 Review and Comment [+] Jefferson Said... (Review) Francis Franklin, p. 24 Thomas Jefferson: Selections from His Writings, by Philip S. Foner and Thomas Jefferson [+] More Poetry Than Wisdom (Review) Isidor Schneider, p. 25 The Wisdom of China and India, by Yutang Lin [+] From the Paste Pot (Review) Margaret Sales, pp. 26-27 Soviet Russia's Foreign Policy, 1939-1942, by David J. Dallin [+] Plus and Minus (Review) "Colonel T.", p. 28 The Bear that Walks Like a Man, by Stanley J. Marks [+] The Moon Is Up (Review) Joy Davidman, p. 29 The Moon Is Down (1943 Film), by Irving Pichel Food Dramatized - Joseph Foster, pp. 30-32 April 20, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-5 ...And Goebbels Profits - D.N. Pritt, MP, p. 6 Bridgeheads Into Europe - "Colonel T.", pp. 7-8 Pitfalls for Price-Fixers - Bruce Minton, pp. 9-10 Chopping HCL: Order of the Day - The Editors, p. 11 Jefferson's Battles - Claude G. Bowers, pp. 12-14 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 15 Canada Drives On - Stanley B. Ryerson, p. 16 War PaintJoy Davidman, p. 17 Snobs and Educators - Michael Roberts, pp. 18-19 The Man Would Talk - Kathryn Peck, p. 20 Readers' Forum, p. 21 Men Who Can't Remember Well - Joseph North, p. 22 Review and Comment [+] Embattled Words (Review) A.B. Magil, pp. 23-27 The Collected Works of V.I. Lenin, by V.I. Lenin Script and Screen --- by Lester Cole, p. 28 Reply Joy Davidman, pp. 29-32 April 27, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 4-8 Strategy and Action - "Colonel T.", p. 9 No Room for Riddles - Abram Flaxer, p. 10 Mr. Berle and the Czechs - Bruce Minton, pp. 11-12 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 13 If Hitler Died TomorrowV.J. Jerome, pp. 14-16 [+] "One World" (Review) Earl Browder, p. 17 One World, by Wendell L. Willkie Our Relations With Soviet Russia --- by Rev. Joseph F. Fletcher, p. 18 --- by Henry Epstein, p. 18 --- by Robert W. Kenny, p. 18 --- by William Harrison, p. 19 --- by William Rose Benet, p. 19 --- by Albert Einstein, p. 19 The First Labor CasePhilip Foner, p. 20 Readers Forum, p. 21 A Primer for the State DepartmentRichard O. Boyer, p. 22 Review and Comment [+] Fifth Column Seal (Review) Frederick V. Field, pp. 23-24 The Fifth Seal, by Mark A. Aldanov [+] On War's Fringe (Review) Tobias Swift, pp. 25-27 War Is People, by Lorna Stimson Lindsley [+] Sword's Edge (3 Reviews) Joy Davidman, pp. 28-32 Edge of Darkness (1943 Film), by Lewis Milestone May 4, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-6 Home Owners and Losers - Bruce Minton, p. 7 Sugar-Coated Bill - Juan Jose Bernales, p. 8 Labor Unity In Britain - R. Palme Dutt, pp. 9-10 History Is No Accident - V.J. Jerome, pp. 11-13 May Day: Made In America - Joseph North, p. 14 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 15 The State Department vs. France - Joseph Starobin, pp. 16-18 Undermining the FEPC - John Beecher, pp. 19-20 Dewey Innocence - Simon W. Gerson, pp. 21-22 Readers' Forum, p. 23 [+] Retreat Under Cover (Review) Samuel Sillen, pp. 24-25 Never Call Retreat, by Joseph Freeman [+] Rich Autobiography (Review) - Joseph Foster, pp. 26-27 Bound for Glory, by Woody Guthrie [+] But the People Live (Review) Joy Davidman, p. 28 Hangmen Also Die (1943 Film), by Fritz Lang 'Tomorrow the World' - Samuel Sillen, pp. 29-32 May 11, 1943 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 2 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-5 Behind the Mine Crisis - The Editors, p. 6 [+] Is the Tank Outdated? (Review) "Colonel T.", p. 7 The Story of Weapons and Tactics, by Thomas Winthringham A Look at Production - Bruce Minton, pp. 8-9 Balance Sheet - Richard O. Boyer, p. 10 Berlin to Beck to Sikorski - John Stuart, pp. 11-12 The Fighting Greeks - Demetrios Christophorides, pp. 13-15 How Strong Is British Labor? - R. Palme Dutt, pp. 16-18 I am a Soldier's Wife - Ellen Davidson, p. 19 Of the People in Their Parks - Robert Bhain Campbell, p. 20 Readers' Forum, p. 21 Taxes Made Painless?J.R. Wilson, p. 22 [+] Mail Order Campaign (Review) Samuel Sillen, p. 23 The Fifth Seal, by Mark A. Aldanov Books in Review [+] Revolutionary History (Review) Ingram Bander, pp. 24-25 Mutiny in January, by Carl Van Doren [+] Too Dormant (Review) Michael Roberts, p. 26 Running to Paradise, by John Lodwick [+] Modern Medicos (Review) James Knight, p. 26 Miracles of Military Medicine, by Albert Q. Maisel [+] Pre-Civil War Days (Review) Herbert Aptheker, p. 27 The Standard of Living in 1860, by Edgar Winfield Martin [+] Journey Into Truth (Review) Joy Davidman, pp. 28-29 Mission to Moscow (1943 Film), by Michael Curtiz [+] Russian Documentary (Review) Joseph Foster, pp. 30-32 Russians at War (1943 Film), May 18, 1943 New Masses Spotlight Editorial Comment, pp. 3-4 Tunisia Shows How - "Colonel T.", p. 5 John L. Lewis: King Canute - Bruce Minton, pp. 6-7 The Heart of the Arsenal - A.B. Magil, pp. 8-10 The Edge of Poland - Alter Brody, pp. 11-13 The Man Who Didn't Play ChristAlonso Figueira, pp. 14-15 A Short Story Gropper's Cartoon, p. 16 The Individual in History - V.J. Jerome, pp. 17-19 I Give You My Word - Joseph North, p. 20 Readers' Forum, p. 21 Review and Comment [+] Wrong On All Counts (Review) A. Landy, pp. 22-26 America, Russia, and the Communist Party in the Post-War World, by John L. Childs and G... [+] "Wide Is the Gate" (Review) Sally Alford, pp. 27-29 Wide Is the Gate, by Upton Sinclair Sights and Sounds [+] Death and a Warning (2 Reviews) Joy Davidman, pp. 30-32 The Ox-Bow Incident, by Walter Van Tilburg Clark May 25, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-6 Tunisia Sequel - The Editors, p. 7 Cracking Festung Europa - "Colonel T.", p. 8 Food for Production - Bruce Minton, pp. 9-10 Secret WeaponRichard O. Boyer, p. 11 What's Happening in Japan - Andrew J. Grajdanzev, pp. 12-13 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 14 Detroit's Big Three - A.B. Magil, pp. 15-18 Secessionists, 1943 - Rob Fowler Hall, pp. 19-20 Readers' Forum, p. 21 Emerson at War - Samuel Sillen, pp. 22-23 Books in Review [+] Negro Genius (Review) James Knight, p. 24 George Washington Carver: An American Biography, by Rackham Holt [+] Italian-Americans (2 Reviews) Alan Benoit, pp. 25-26 Mount Allegro, by Jerre Mangione [+] Brief Review (Review) , p. 27 Into the Valley, by John Hersey Drama's Greatest TeacherH.W.L. Dana, p. 28 [+] Mission of Sabotage (Review) Joy Davidman, p. 29 Mission to Moscow (1943 Film), by Michael Curtiz Mrs. Tadlock's Boys - Samuel Sillen, p. 30 [+] 'Assignment in Brittany' (Review) Joy Davidman, pp. 31-32 Assignment in Brittany (1943 Film), by Jack Conway June 1, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-4 The Communist International - The Editors, p. 5 The Chandler Conspiracy, pp. 6-7 An editorial The Pacific Firsters - "Colonel T.", p. 8 Answer to John L. Lewis - Bruce Minton, pp. 9-10 Mussolini's Twilight - Mary Testa, pp. 11-12 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 13 Detroit's Model-V A.B. Magil, pp. 14-16 Souvenirs of Hitler - Si Podolin, pp. 17-18 Counterattack in Vienna - Bruno Frei, pp. 19-20 Readers' Forum, p. 21 Thoughts of a Blood Donor - Joseph North, p. 22 Review and Comment [+] Under the Skin (Review) Bernhard J. Stern, p. 23 Brothers Under the Skin, by Carey McWilliams Let Us Be SuddenHenry George Weiss, p. 24 [+] Confused Anti-Fascism (Review) Morris U. Schappes, pp. 24-25 We Cannot Escape History, by John T. Whitaker [+] Let the People Sing (Review) Joy Davidman, pp. 26-27 'Til the Grass Is Ripe for Dancing, by Aaron Kramer [+] Nazism and Religion (Review) Thomas L. Harris, p. 28 It's Your Souls We Want, by Stewart W. Herman, Jr. [+] Young Guerrillas (Review) Harry Taylor, p. 28 Struggle Is Our Brother, by Henry Gregor Felsen [+] Films (2 Reviews) Joy Davidman, pp. 29-32 Masquerade (1941 Film), by Sergei Gerasimov June 8, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-7 China's Trade Unions - Martin T. Brown, p. 8 War Menu - Bruce Minton, pp. 9-10 Comintern Aftermath - A. Landy, pp. 11-12 Detroit: Muscle-Bound Giant - A.B. Magil, pp. 13-14 Cartoon - Gropper, pp. 15-16 How France Will Win - Fernand Grenier, p. 17 Crime Wave - Albert Halper, pp. 18-21 A Short Story "...For Us, the Living" - Robert Brittain, p. 22 Sevastopol - Samuel Sillen, pp. 23-24 [+] Provocative Study (Review) Bernard Tamarkin, pp. 25-26 The Theory of Capitalist Development, by Paul M. Sweezy [+] The Kittyhawk Inventors (Review) James Knight, p. 27 The Wright Brothers, by Fred C. Kelly [+] The Human Family (Review) Eda Lou Walton, p. 28 The Hill, by David Greenhood Canvas and Film --- by Mayer Symason, p. 29 [+] 2 Reviews The More the Merrier (1943 Film), by George St... (2 Reviews) Joy Davidman, pp. 30-32 June 15, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-7 When the Labor Party Meets - Claude Cockburn, p. 8 Closer to Planning - Bruce Minton, p. 9 Not Air Power Alone - "Colonel T.", pp. 10-11 Mother's Gone A-Welding - Eva Lapin, p. 12 Cartoon - Gropper, pp. 13-14 Pulpits in WarDr. Harry F. Ward, pp. 15-17 Atlantic Charter and the USSR - Alter Brody, pp. 18-19 Two LandsRichard O. Boyer, p. 20 Readers' Forum, p. 21 Review and Comment [+] Danse Macabre (Review) Samuel Putnam, pp. 22-24 The Black Book of the Nazi Terror in Europe, [+] The Querulous Voice (Review) Joy Davidman, pp. 25-27 W.B. Yeats, 1865-1939, by Joseph M. Hone [+] The Democratic Tradition (Review) David McKelvey White, p. 28 Battle for America, by A.B. Magil [+] Facts on File (Review) , p. 28 Facts on File Yearbook, 1942, by R.L. Lapica [+] Seamen in Battle (3 Reviews) Joy Davidman, pp. 29-32 Action in the North Atlantic (1943 Film), by Lloyd Bacon, Byron Haskin, and Raoul Walsh June 22, 1943 Ally and Friend - The Editors, p. 3 What We Saw in the USSR - Gardner Cowles, Jr., p. 4 A Night in Stalingrad - Walter Kerr, p. 5 Life in Archangel - Scotty Edwards, p. 6 Gropper's Cartoon, p. 7 Fateful June 22 - Earl Browder, p. 8 American Look at the Soviets, pp. 9-12 Eastern Front: Two Years - Sergei Kournakoff, pp. 13-14 Red Medicine in Wartime - John A. Kingsbury, pp. 15-18 New Masses Spotlight, pp. 19-21 Review and Comment International of the Spirit - Samuel Sillen, p. 22 [+] Oh Happy Sin (Review) Barbara Giles, pp. 23-24 A Time to Live, by Michael Blankfort [+] Woman Doctor's Odyssey (Review) Grace Hutchins, p. 25 Exploring the Dangerous Trades, by Alice Hamilton [+] Bombardment Without War (Review) Helen Clare Nelson, p. 26 Night Duty, by - John Stuart Arey Sights and Sounds With Culture for All - Isidor Schneider, pp. 27-29 [+] The Russian Story (2 Reviews) Joy Davidman, pp. 30-32 The Russian Story (1943 Film), June 29, 1943 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 2 Crisis on the Home Front, pp. 3-6 Guest Editorial - Morris U. Schappes, pp. 7-8 Not a Libel Bolivia in the War - Bruce Minton, p. 9 No Quiet on the Eastern Front - "Colonel T.", p. 10 The Man Who Bombed Berlin - Sasha Molodchy, pp. 11-14 [+] The Heart of Foreign Policy (Review) Joseph Starobin, pp. 15-17 U.S. Foreign Policy: Shield of the Republic, by Walter Lippmann Union Men: 12,000,000 Soldiers - Louis F. Budenz, pp. 18-19 Ye Booke Nooke - Ruth McKenney, pp. 20-21 [+] Ilya Ehrenburg's Epic Novel (Review) Samuel Sillen, pp. 22-23 The Fall of Paris, by Ilya Ehrenburg [+] The Nazi Party (Review) Morris U. Schappes, pp. 24-25 National Socialism, by Raymond E. Murphy, Francis B. Stevens, and Howard Trivers, ... [+] A Peasant Village (Review) Helen Clare Nelson, pp. 26-27 First Harvest, by Vladimir Pozner [+] "Born in Ignorance..." (Review) Charles Lelong, pp. 28-29 The Enigma of Admiral Darlan, by Alec de Montmorency [+] Entertainment Goes to War (Review) Joy Davidman, p. 30 Spitfire (1942 Film), by Leslie Howard Artists at War - A.C., pp. 31-32 July 6, 1943 It Will Happen To You, Unless... Joseph North, pp. 2-3 Treason, Inc. Behind Detroit's Terror - Louis E. Martin, pp. 4-6 Anti-Semitism: How to Combat It - Earl Browder, pp. 7-9 Cartoon - Gropper, pp. 10-11 The Truth About Los Angeles Marion Bachrach, pp. 12-13 NM Spotlight, pp. 14-16 Chester Davis: Would-Be Czar - Bruce Minton, p. 17 Yugoslav Cabinet Crises - Petar Petrovich, pp. 18-19 The Man Who Bombed Berlin---II Sasha Molodchy, pp. 20-21 American Revolutionary Poet - Samuel Sillen, pp. 22-23 Philip Freneau [+] Citizen Tom Paine (Review) Alan Benoit, pp. 24-25 Citizen Tom Paine, by Howard Fast [+] King Rubber (Review) James Knight, p. 26 Trees and Test Tubes, by Charles Morrow Wilson [+] Brief Review (Review) , p. 27 Latin America in Maps, by A. Curtis Wilgus [+] Films (Review) Joy Davidman, p. 28 Young Defenders Drama - Harry Taylor, pp. 29-32 July 13, 1943 Can Communists and Non-Communists United? A Discussion - A.B. Magil and Max Lerner, pp. 3-5 Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 6-11 Unity: Today's Imperative, pp. 12-15 The Editors New Masses Spotlight Outlook in China - Frederick V. Field, p. 16 Capitol Lowdown - Bruce Minton, pp. 17-18 Before the Leaves Fall - "Colonel T.", p. 19 The Man Who Bombed Berlin---IIISasha Molodchy, pp. 20-21 Review and Comment [+] Chronicle of the Klan Spirit (Review) Samuel Sillen, p. 22 History of Bigotry in the United States, by Gustavus Myers [+] Fighting Men (2 Reviews) Sally Alford, p. 23 Last Man Off Wake Island, by Walter L.J. Bayler and Cecil Carnes Stimulating Scholarship - John Stuart, p. 24 Science & Society [+] Propaganda and News (Review) Morris U. Schappes, pp. 25-28 The Goebbels Experiment, by Derrick Sington and Arthur Weidenfield Sights and Sounds [+] Two Films About Bataan (3 Reviews) Joy Davidman, pp. 29-32 Bataan (1943 Film), by Irving Starr July 20, 1943 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 2 Sicily to Orel - "Colonel T.", pp. 3-4 What To Do About Food- Bruce Minton, pp. 5-7 NM Spotlight, pp. 8-10 Guest Editorial - Sen. James E. Murray, p. 11 Toward Social Security Fighting the French Fighters - Joseph Starobin, p. 12 SevastopolNorman Rosten, p. 13 An Estimate of British Labor - R. Palme Dutt, pp. 14-15 I Am a WACA.H., pp. 16-17 Readers' Forum, p. 18 The Man Who Bombed Berlin---IVSasha Molodchy, pp. 19-21 We, Too, Are Guilty - Richard O. Boyer, p. 22 Review and Comment [+] Highroad to Victory (Review) John Stuart, p. 23 Attack Can Win in '43, by Max Werner [+] Shays' Rebellion (Review) Alan Benoit, pp. 24-25 The Regulators, by William Degenhard [+] Dialectical Process (Review) Tobias Swift, pp. 26-28 Infant and Child in the Culture of Today, by Arnold Gesell, Frances L. Ilg, and Janet L... [+] For Our Invasion Forces (Review) James Knight, p. 29 Science from Shipboard, [+] Brief Reviews (2 Reviews) , p. 30 Try-Out in Spain, by Cedric Salter [+] Films (2 Reviews) Joy Davidman, p. 31 At the Canteen Art Show - A.C., pp. 31-32 July 27, 1943 New Masses Spotlight, pp. 3-5 How Hitler Will Crack - "Colonel T.", pp. 6-7 The CIO Mobilized - Bruce Minton, p. 8 Ferment in Bulgaria - Petko Goranov, pp. 9-10 Mr. Davies' Second Mission, pp. 11-12 Gropper's Cartoon, p. 13 Communist Identity - Morris U. Schappes, pp. 14-16 The Man Who Bombed Berlin---VSasha Molodchy, pp. 17-18 Bomber's MoonDon Gordon, p. 19 How to Combat Racism - Dorothy Canfield Fisher, p. 20 I Give You My Word - Joseph North, p. 21 Readers' Forum, p. 22 Review and Comment "Write About Human Beings" - Mao Tun, p. 23 FlamingoGlenn Ward Dresbach, pp. 24-26 [+] Diseases of Poverty (Review) James Knight, p. 27 Trail to Light, by Robert P. Parsons [+] A Symbol and a Power (Review) Joseph Starobin, p. 27 The Fighting French, by Raoul Aglion [+] Brief Reviews (2 Reviews) , pp. 28-29 Behind the Sulfa Drugs, by Iago Galdston Sights and Sounds [+] The Equivocal Bell (Review) Joy Davidman, pp. 30-32 For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943 Film), by Sam Wood August 3, 1943 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 2 The Future of Italy - The Editors, p. 3 NM Spotlight, pp. 4-6 The Place and the Time - "Colonel T.", pp. 7-8 Germans Against Hitler - John Stuart, p. 9 Too Much Production? - Bruce Minton, pp. 10-11 Your Brother' Blood Cries Out - Ilya Ehrenburg, pp. 12-14 Wrestling With Jim Crow - Rob F. Hall, pp. 15-17 Liberty for All - Samuel Dickstein, p. 18 Unity With Communists? --- by Daniel Howard, p. 19 --- by Dwight J. Bradley, p. 20 --- by Elie Siegmeister, p. 20 --- by Thomas Bell, p. 20 --- by Clifford T. McAvoy, p. 20 Readers' Forum, p. 21 Vacation VagariesRichard O. Boyer, p. 22 A Talk with Michoels and Feffer - Samuel Sillen, p. 23 [+] "The White Face" (Review) Barbara Giles, pp. 24-25 The White Face, by Carl Ruthven Offord [+] Women in War (Review) Anne Adams, p. 26 The Waacs, by Nancy Shea Radio Station, pp. 27-32 August 10, 1943 Our Allies Within Italy - The Editors, p. 2 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-4 It Happened in Harlem - Joseph North, p. 5 Fuehrer Cox's Revenge - Bruce Minton, pp. 6-7 Victory in Europe by Xmax - Joseph Reed, p. 8 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 9 Allied Policy and Rome - Joseph Starobin, pp. 10-12 What Italy's People Want - Mary Testa, p. 13 For OdessaBoris - Veselchakov, p. 14 ALP Primary: Primary Isses - Simon W. Gerson, pp. 15-17 Unity With Communists? --- by Ralph Bates, p. 18 --- by Frank Tuttle, p. 19 --- by Lewis Gannett, p. 20 --- by Lyle Dowling, p. 20 --- by A.D. Winspear, p. 21 Readers' Forum, p. 21 Heil Dowling! - Joseph North, p. 22 Review and Comment The Soviet WriterAlexei Tolstoy, pp. 23-28 [+] Civil War History (Review) Herbert Aptheker, p. 29 Confederate Mississippi, by John K. Bettersworth [+] Brief Review (Review) , p. 29 An Outline Study of the Soviet Union Today, Films [+] --- by James Knight (Review) , p. 30 [+] Review Victory Through Air Power (1943 Film), by Perc... (Review) Daniel Prentiss, pp. 30-32 August 17, 1943 New Masses Spotlight, pp. 3-7 That Shipping "Surplus" - Bruce Minton, p. 8 Changing the Time Table - Claude Cockburn, p. 9 It Must Be Done - Joseph Reed, p. 10 What Will We Do With Germany? - Michel Anders, p. 11 Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 12-13 Can It Happen in Harlem Again? - Rev. Ben Richardson, pp. 14-16 The Liberals and Moral Integrity - Earl Browder, p. 17 Prejudice Can't Build Unity, pp. 18-19 An editorial article Some Additional Views --- by Irving Flamm, p. 20 --- by Rev. Alson J. Smith, p. 21 --- by Rockwell Kent, p. 21 Reader's Forum ---, p. 21 --- by William Carlos Williams, pp. 22-23 Review and Comment Fadiman's Fables and Foibles - Michael Roberts, pp. 24-27 [+] Brooklyn Sunday (Review) Jane Burton, pp. 28-29 Till I Come Back to You, by Thomas Bell [+] "This Is the Army" (Review) Daniel Prentiss, p. 30 This Is the Army (1942 Film), by Michael Curtiz "The Second Mrs. Carroll" - Joseph Foster, pp. 31-32 August 24, 1943 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 2 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-5 Make It a Short War - John Stuart, p. 6 England Looks at Quebec - Claude Cockburn, p. 7 From Sicily to Poltava - "Colonel T.", p. 8 The Truth About Col. Lanza - Bruce Minton, pp. 9-10 Crisis in China - F.V.F., pp. 11-12 Workers of All the Americas Frederick V. Field, pp. 13-15 A Talk With Gov. Saltonstall - Joseph North, pp. 16-17 When Hoover Begins to Coo Morris U. Schappes, pp. 18-19 The ConquerorDon Gordon, pp. 20-21 The Future of Germany---II - Michel Anders, pp. 22-23 [+] Ira Wolfert's People (3 Reviews) Samuel Sillen, p. 24 Battle for the Solomons, by Ira Wolfert [+] The Bloc That Blocks (Review) Bruce Minton, p. 25 The Farm Bloc, by Wesley McCune [+] A Doctor at Work (Review) James Knight, pp. 26-27 Burma Surgeon, by Gordon S. Seagrave [+] Demi-Tasse Formula (Review) Helen Clare Nelson, p. 28 Spearhead, by John Brophy [+] Pilots in Action (Review) Donald Larsen, p. 29 "Wildcats" Over Casablanca, by M.T. Wordell and E.N. Seiler [+] Romanticized Years (Review) O.T. Ring, p. 30 The World of Yesterday, by Stefan Zweig [+] Brief Review (Review) , pp. 30-32 Beneath Another Son, by Ernst Lothar August 31, 1943 New Masses Spotlight Litvinov's Recall, p. 3 The Editors Editorial Comment, pp. 4-7 The Free German Committee - Claude Cockburn, p. 8 When and Where? - "Colonel T.", p. 9 New Outlook for Canada - Norman Freed, pp. 10-11 Grass Roots and Poison Ivy - Frank Ryhlick, pp. 12-14 With China's GuerrillasLieut. George Uhlmann, pp. 15-20 The Church in a People's War - Rev. Stephen H. Fritchman, p. 21 Words For All Proud People - Joseph Joel Keith, p. 22 "Why Don't You Go Bacvk Where You Came From"Richard O. Boyer, p. 23 Review and Comment [+] Concepts of Nationalism (Review) Morris U. Schappes, pp. 24-25 The Fall of Paris, by Ilya Ehrenburg [+] World Odyssey (Review) Sally Alford, p. 26 Journey Among Warriors, by Eve Curie [+] The Greeks Fight On (Review) Demetrios Christophorides, pp. 27-28 Miracle in Hellas: The Greeks Fight On, by Elizabeth Wason Good and Evil - Harry Taylor, p. 29 [+] "The Aleutians" (Review) Daniel Prentiss, pp. 30-32 Report from the Aleutians (1943 Film), by John Huston September 7, 1943 New Masses Spotlight Editorial Comment, pp. 3-7 How to Beat Japan - "Colonel T.", pp. 8-9 The Impasse in Foreign Policy - Joseph Starobin, p. 10 The Young Pioneers - A. Bezmensky, pp. 11-12 Labor Girds for the Polls - Louis Budenz, pp. 13-14 New York's First Labor Paper - Morris U. Schappes, pp. 15-17 Czechoslovakia's Secret Army - Lenka Reiner, pp. 18-20 To the Air Pilot's Health - Ralph Bailey, pp. 21-22 Review and Comment [+] The "Intellectual" Fascist (Review) Samuel Sillen, pp. 23-24 Under Cover, by John Roy Carlson [+] The Living Dead (Review) Helen Clare Nelson, pp. 25-26 We Were Free, by Constantin Joffe [+] Romanticized Revolution (Review) Michael Roberts, pp. 27-29 Dawn's Early Light, by Elswyth Thane Sights and Sounds [+] Hollywood Letter (Review) N.A. Daniels, p. 30 The City that Stopped Hitler - Heroic Stalingrad (1943 Film), by John Wexley [+] "Seeds of Tomorrow" (Review) Daniel Prentiss, pp. 31-32 Seeds of Freedom (1943 Film), by Hans Burger and Sergei M. Eisenstein September 14, 1943 Here is a Weapon! - Joseph North, pp. 2-3 NM Spotlight, pp. 4-7 Coalition Crossroads - The Editors, p. 8 Puerto Rican Ferment - Frederick V. Field, p. 9 State Department Muddle - Bruce Minton, pp. 10-11 Italy and Russia - "Colonel T.", p. 12 Hitler's Uprisings in America - Earl Browder, pp. 13-15 How Strong Is the Nazi Army? - Joseph Reed, pp. 16-17 Terror in Argentina XYZ, p. 18 The City of SteelRalph Knight, p. 19 Hollywood Writers Move Up - Paul Trivers, pp. 20-21 Why Commit Suicide?Richard O. Boyer, p. 22 Challenge to the Poets --- by Edwin G. Burrows, p. 23 Comment Samuel Sillen, pp. 24-25 [+] Our Japanese Enemy (2 Reviews) Victor A. Yakhontoff, p. 26 My War with Japan, by Carroll D. Alcott [+] Experiments in Food (Review) James Knight, pp. 26-29 The Science of Nutrition, by Henry C. Sherman [+] "Watch on the Rhine" (Review) Daniel Prentiss, p. 30 Watch on the Rhine (1943 Film), by Herman Shumlin and Hal Mohr Gropper Exhibit, pp. 31-32 September 21, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-6 Mackinac Island Versus "One World", p. 7 An Editorial The Italian Surrender - The Editors, p. 8 Italy - William Cullen Bryant, p. 9 Battle for Italy - "Colonel T.", p. 10 Guest Editorial - Carl Ruthven Offord, pp. 11-12 America's Ghettos The Chief of Staff Reports - Bruce Minton, p. 13 Inside the Hut - Wanda Wasilewska, pp. 14-18 A short story Incentive Pay That Pays - Lyle Dowling, pp. 19-20 Coalition Perspectives - R. Palme Dutt, pp. 21-22 We Saw Mikhailovich's Treason, pp. 23-24 Readers Forum, p. 25 [+] What Is Basic English? (2 Reviews) Samuel Sillen, p. 26 The System of Basic English, by C.K. Ogden [+] Books in Review (Review) Alan Benoit, p. 27 Our Daily Bread, by Enrique Gil Gilbert [+] Hell from the Sky (Review) Sally Alford, p. 28 Remember Pearl Harbor!, by Thomas Blake Clark [+] Brief Review (Review) , p. 29 What to Do Till the Doctor Comes, by Donald B. Armstrong and Grace T. Hallock [+] Heroic Film of a Heroic City (2 Reviews) Daniel Prentiss, pp. 30-32 The City that Stopped Hitler - Heroic Stalingrad (1943 Film), by John Wexley September 28, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-6 Is Hitler Shifting Troops? - "Colonel T.", pp. 7-8 What About Air Power? - Bruce Minton, pp. 9-10 What British Labor Wants - Martin T. Brown, p. 11 The Week in London - Claude Cockburn, p. 12 [+] Our Real National Interests (Review) Morris U. Schappes, p. 13 U.S. Foreign Policy: Shield of the Republic, by Walter Lippmann The Underground - Langston Hughes, p. 14 For Our Native Land - Jambul, pp. 14-16 Meet Cuba's BatistaAndre Simone, pp. 17-19 Saturday Morning - Barbara Giles, pp. 20-22 A short story To the Pin-Striped TrousersRichard O. Boyer, p. 23 Readers' Forum, p. 24 Review and Comment [+] India and the War (Review) R. Palme Dutt, p. 25 The Problem of India, by R. Palme Dutt The CitiesDon Gordon, pp. 25-27 [+] Before Munich (Review) P.S. Kudrna, p. 28 Czechoslovakia in European History, by S. Harrison Thomson [+] Four Stars and More (2 Reviews) Daniel Prentiss, pp. 29-32 So Proudly We Hail (1943 Film), by Mark Sandrich October 5, 1943 New Masses Spotlight Editorial Comment, pp. 3-4 Toward A Policy, p. 5 Manpower Shortage? - Bruce Minton, p. 6 Underground, p. 7 Red Army Avalanche - "Colonel T.", p. 8 Mr. Churchill and the Experts - The Editors, pp. 9-10 Victory Has a Price - Earl Browder, pp. 11-12 Gropper's Cartoon, pp. 13-14 Streets of Mexico - Theodore Balk, pp. 15-18 Zero Hour in Greece - Demetrios Christophorides, pp. 19-20 Who's to Blame for Inflation?, pp. 21-23 Review and Comment [+] "Grand Crossing" (Review) Samuel Sillen, p. 24 Grand Crossing, by Alexander Saxton [+] "I'd Rather Be Right" (Review) Morris U. Schappes, pp. 25-27 An American Diary, by Samuel Grafton Sights and Sounds Constantine Simonov Writes, p. 28 "Land of Fame" - Joseph Foster, p. 29 Sickly New Life - Samuel Sillen, p. 29 Theater Meeting - J.S., p. 29 Hollywood Congress - N.A. Daniels, pp. 30-32 October 12, 1943 New Masses Spotlight Editorial Comment, pp. 3-4 Three Months to Go, p. 5 The Philippines and Puerto Rico, p. 6 Fiddling on Capitol Hill - Bruce Minton, pp. 7-8 Duel Below the Rio Grande - Martin T. Brown, p. 9 30 Long. E---55 Lat. N. - "Colonel T.", pp. 10-11 What About Roosevelt? - A.B. Magil, pp. 12-15 They Fought for Their Country - Mikhail Sholokhov, pp. 16-18 Midest Notes - Joseph North, pp. 19-20 The Limits of Air Power - Emory Falk, pp. 21-22 Readers' Forum, p. 23 Looking at Science - William Rudd, p. 24 The Poets Reply --- by Norman Rosten, p. 25 --- by Don Gordon, p. 25 --- by Lawrence Barth, p. 26 --- by Esmond Beckwith, p. 27 [+] Books in Review (2 Reviews) Helen Clare Nelson, p. 28 Trio, by Dorothy Baker Sights and Sounds England's Wartime Theater - Walter Hudd, pp. 29-32 October 19, 1943 New Masses Spotlight Editorial Comment, pp. 3-6 The New York City Council - Peter V. Cacchione, p. 7 Washington Medley - Bruce Minton, pp. 8-9 The Schedule Lags - "Colonel T.", pp. 10-11 Behind US-British Relations - Joseph Starobin, pp. 12-15 Unity with the Communists? - Dr. Alexander Meiklejohn and Earl Browder, p. 16 The CivialianDon Gordon, pp. 16-18 Austrian BattlegroundHans Staudinger, pp. 19-20 Educating the Colleges - William Kerman, pp. 21-23 Ex LibrisRichard Boyer, p. 24 Review and Comment The Creator of Tristram Shandy - T.A. Jackson, pp. 25-27 Laurence Sterne [+] Anti-Fascist Vignettes (Review) Joy Davidman, pp. 28-29 A Garland of Straw, by Sylvia Townsend Warner Sights and Sounds [+] Lad From Our Town (3 Reviews) Daniel Prentiss, pp. 30-32 Lad from Our Town (1942 Film), by Boris Ivanov and Aleksandr Stolper October 26, 1943 New Masses Spotlight Editorial Comment, pp. 3-4 Tripartite Conference, pp. 5-7 The Editors Food and Subsidies - Bruce Minton, p. 8 Of Time and Victory - "Colonel T.", p. 9 The Week in London - Claude Cockburn, p. 10 The Future of Italy --- by Jimmy Savo, p. 11 --- by Rev. A. Di Stasi, p. 11 --- by Demetrios Christophorides, p. 12 --- by Sen. Elbert D. Thomas, pp. 12-13 --- by Frank M. Bellanca, p. 14 --- by Michael Garramone, p. 14 --- by Peter V. Cacchione, p. 15 --- by John Stuart, p. 15 Yugoslavia's Real Liberators - Louis Adamic, p. 16 Bullitt's Strange Journey - Walter Lowenfels, pp. 17-18 Readers' ForumLeo Huberman, p. 19 Colleges at War - Marcella Sloane, pp. 20-21 The Pen as Sword - Sanora Babb, pp. 22-23 Review and Comment From Aldridge to Robeson - Samuel Sillen, pp. 24-25 [+] British Labor at War (Review) Paul Rosas, pp. 26-27 British Workers in the War, by Jurgen Kuczynski and Margot Heinemann [+] Rural Georgia (Review) Anna Rochester, p. 28 Tenants of the Almighty, by Arthur F. Raper [+] Brief Review (Review) , p. 29 Our Fight Against Hitler, Sights and Sounds [+] Two Films of War (3 Reviews) Daniel Prentiss, p. 30 We Will Come Back (1942 Film), by Ivan Pyryev Obsolete Love - Joseph Foster, pp. 31-32 November 2, 1943 Between Ourselves, p. 2 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-7 Guest Editorial - Sen. Elbert D. Thomas, p. 8 Senate Bill 637 Willkie Off the Record - Bruce Minton, p. 9 China's Internal Crisis - Frederick V. Field, pp. 10-12 Cartoon - Gropper, pp. 13-14 Hitler Climbs the Rockies - Joseph North, pp. 15-16 My Country, Czechoslovakia - P.S. Kudrna, p. 17 Churchill Answers Churchil - Richard O. Boyer, p. 18 Slings and Arrows, p. 19 New York Polls: National Stakes - S.W. Gerson, pp. 20-21 The Young Act First - Joseph Foster, p. 22 Readers' Forum, p. 23 Paul Robeson's Othello - Samuel Sillen, pp. 24-25 Katherine Dunham's Revue - Francis Steuben, p. 26 [+] Two Films (2 Reviews) Daniel Prentiss, p. 27 Behind the Rising Sun (1943 Film), by Edward Dmytryk Review and Comment [+] Static Combat (Review) Alan Benoit, p. 28 Only an Inch From Glory, by Albert Halper [+] Built on Sand (Review) Clifford Hallam, p. 28 Retreat from Rostov, by Paul Hughes The Writer's Credo, p. 29 [+] Sister Kenny (Review) James Knight, pp. 30-32 And They Shall Walk, by Elizabeth Kenny and Martha Ostenso November 9, 1943 John Howard Lawson, p. 2 We and They---Together - The Editors, p. 3 Stalingrad Eternal - Vassily Grossman, pp. 4-6 The Nature of the Coalition - Earl Browder, pp. 7-8 House of All Nations - Ben Richardson, p. 9 American Voices - Joseph North, pp. 10-12 Building US-USSR Friendship --- by Gov. Robert O. Blood, p. 13 --- by Max Weber, p. 13 --- by A.F. Whitney, p. 13 --- by Sen. Arthur Capper, p. 13 --- by Fritz Mahler, p. 13 --- by Sen. James E. Murray, p. 13 --- by Henry N. Wieman, p. 14 --- by Zlatko Balokovic, p. 14 --- by Sophonisba Breckinridge, p. 14 --- by Ben Probe, p. 14 --- by W. Horsley Gantt, p. 14 --- by Pauline Koner, p. 14 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 15 --- by Thelma Nurenberg, p. 16 --- by Louis Adamic, p. 16 --- by Joseph Curran, p. 16 --- by Harry Grundfest, p. 16 Soviet Morals and Morality - Harry F. Ward, pp. 17-18 Our Union Brothers - William Z. Foster, pp. 19-20 Eastern Front: Third Year - Capt. Sergei Kournakoff, pp. 21-22 NM Spotlight, pp. 23-24 Review and Comment The Muses Go To War - Alexander Kaun, pp. 25-28 [+] "Battle for Russia" (Review) Daniel Prentiss, pp. 29-30 Battle for Russia (1943 Film), "Take It Off!" - H.T., pp. 31-32 November 16, 1943 Between Ourselves, p. 2 Behind the Election Returns - The Editors, p. 3 NM Spotlight, pp. 4-6 Reunion in Moscow - John Stuart, p. 7 From Spiridonovka to Whitehall - Claude Cockburn, p. 8 Mikhailovich's Boys in Cairo - Petar Petrovich, p. 9 Pitchfork and Rake - "Colonel T.", p. 10 Rehearsal for 1944 - Bruce Minton, pp. 11-12 Carton - Gropper, p. 13 Why I Became a Communist - Doxey A. Wilkerson, pp. 14-16 Let's Stop Pretending - Richard O. Boyer, p. 17 Finnish FiascoOtto Kuusinen, pp. 18-19 The People, Always - Howard Fast, p. 20 Looking at Science - William Rudd, p. 21 No Money To Burn - J.R. Wilson, p. 22 Underground, p. 23 Readers' Forum, p. 24 Review and Comment [+] Recent Books (Review) F.B. Trent, p. 25 Meet Mr. Blank, by Countess R.G. Waldeck [+] With Pink Wings (Review) Barbara Giles, p. 26 Barnaby, by Crockett Johnson [+] Reportage, Limited View (2 Reviews) Tobias Swift, pp. 27-28 Airborne Invasion, by John A. Hetherington [+] "The North Star" (Review) Daniel Prentiss, p. 29 The North Star (1943 Film), by Lewis Milestone Yiddish Art Theater - Harry Taylor, p. 30 Czech Concert - Paul Rosas, pp. 31-32 November 23, 1943 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 2 Election Signposts - The Editors, p. 3 NM Spotlight, pp. 4-6 Franco on a Limb - Claude Cockburn, p. 7 Balkans Next? - "Colonel T.", p. 8 Hitler in Hillburn - Richard O. Boyer, pp. 9-12 The CIO's War Convention - Bruce Minton, pp. 13-14 Know Thy Reader - Joseph North, p. 15 Those Missing Votes - Alter Brody, p. 16 From Ruth McKenney - Ruth McKenney, p. 17 Why I Became a Communist---II Doxey A. Wilkerson, pp. 18-19 Slings and Arrows, p. 20 The Russians as I Saw Them - Edgar Snow, pp. 21-22 Readers' Forum, p. 23 Review and Comment Emma Lazarus - Morris U. Schappes, p. 24 [+] England in 1939 (Review) Clifford Hallam, p. 25 Survival, by Phyllis Bottome [+] Brief Review (Review) , p. 26 India's Problem Can Be Solved, by DeWitt Mackenzie [+] North Star's Critics (3 Reviews) Daniel Prentiss, p. 27 The North Star (1943 Film), by Lewis Milestone Minus Theme - Harry Taylor, p. 28 Radio and Labor - George Garrett#2, pp. 29-32 November 30, 1943 New Masses Spotlight Editorial Comment, pp. 3-6 Donkey and Elephant - Julius H. Klyman, p. 7 Senate Cave Dwellers - Bruce Minton, pp. 8-9 November to November - "Colonel T.", pp. 10-11 Lewis H. Morgan, Great American - Paul Rosas, p. 12 Cartoon - William Gropper, pp. 13-16 How Free is the Free Press - Morris U. Schappes, pp. 17-19 Slings and Arrows - Partisan, p. 20 Dimitrov Showed the Way - Hans Berger, pp. 21-22 Readers' Forum, p. 23 Review and Comment [+] China Fights On (Review) Frederick V. Field, pp. 24-25 Battle Hymn of China, by Agnes Smedley [+] The Language Men Speak (Review) Joy Davidman, p. 26 The Fourth Decade, and Other Poems, by Norman Rosten [+] Brief Reviews (3 Reviews) , p. 27 The Story of the Americas, by Leland DeWitt Baldwin Sights and Sounds [+] "Sahara" (Review) Daniel Prentiss, p. 28 Sahara (1943 Film), by Zoltan Korda Evasion but no Escape - Harry Taylor, p. 29 Song and Dance - Joseph Foster, pp. 30-32 December 7, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 3-4 Free Schappes!Rev. Eliot White, pp. 5-6 Three Hammer Blows - "Colonel T.", p. 7 While Congress Fiddles - Bruce Minton, pp. 8-9 The Polish Hearsts - Ed Falkowski, p. 10 Free Speech for Fascists? --- by Alexander Meiklejohn, p. 11 Reply Earl Browder, p. 12 Cartoon - Gropper, p. 13 American Landscape: 1943 - Joseph North, pp. 14-16 Democracy's Battle - Robert Minor, pp. 17-19 Warrior's Portrait - Barbara Giles, pp. 20-22 Review and Comment [+] "The Outer Leaf" (Review) Isidor Schneider, p. 23 The Outside Leaf, by Ben Field [+] No Lesson from Munich (Review) Morris U. Schappes, p. 24 Lessons of My Life, by Robert G. Vansittart [+] The "Powder Keg" (Review) Michael Vlasov, p. 25 Escape from the Balkans, by Michael Padev [+] Brief Review (Review) , p. 26 Africa, the Near East and the War, [+] Cinema Soap Opera (2 Reviews) Daniel Prentiss, p. 27 Flesh and Fantasy (1943 Film), by Julien Duvivier Antony Tudor - Francis Steuben, pp. 27-29 Mark Twain in Swing - Harry Taylor, pp. 30-32 December 14, 1943 "In Fact, In Spirit, and In Purpose" - The Editors, p. 2 Cairo, p. 3 NM Spotlight, pp. 4-6 Time and Tide - "Colonel T.", p. 7 What Will Turkey Do? - Demetrios Christophorides, p. 8 Soldiers Should Vote - Bruce Minton, pp. 9-10 War and Postwar - William Z. Foster, pp. 11-13 Report on the Secret Weapon - Joseph North, p. 14 Cartoon - Gropper, pp. 15-17 The Negro in the War - Doxey A. Wilkerson, pp. 18-19 Starch in the White Collar - Lewis Merrill, pp. 20-21 Readers' Forum, p. 22 In the Margin - Samuel Sillen, pp. 23-24 [+] Shakespeare's Audience (Review) Morris U. Schappes, p. 25 The Antic Hamlet and Richard III, by Sidney Thomas [+] Women in Overalls (Review) Grace Hutchins, p. 26 Out of the Kitchen, Into the War, by Susan Brownell Anthony Winged VictoryHarry Taylor, p. 27 Wonder Child on Evil - Harry Taylor, p. 28 a Goldfadden Dream - Joseph Foster, p. 29 [+] Film Potpourri (3 Reviews) Daniel Prentiss, pp. 30-32 Cry 'Havoc' (1943 Film), by Richard Thorpe December 21, 1943 New Masses Spotlight Editorial Comment, pp. 3-5 Perspectives After Teheran, pp. 6-7 The Editors Toward Invasion - "Colonel T.", p. 8 Those Tell-Tale Ads - O.T. Ring, p. 9 Why India Starves - Darshan S. Sangha, pp. 10-11 What About Europe's Jews - William Zukerman, pp. 12-14 Cartoon - William Gropper, p. 15 Sleepy Lagoon's Nightmare - Joseph North, pp. 16-18 Planned Science, Free Scientists - William Rudd, pp. 19-20 The Lesson Is "Organize" - Abram Flaxer, pp. 21-22 Review and Comment [+] Wild River (Review) Dorothy Brewster, p. 23 Wild River, by Anna Louise Strong [+] Home-front Enemies (Review) Alan Benoit, pp. 24-25 The Dark Stain, by Benjamin Appel [+] Songs of the People (Review) Lawrence Barth, p. 26 War Poems of the United Nations, by Joy Davidman Sights and Sounds Meet Carmen Jones - Harry Taylor, p. 27 [+] Three Films (3 Reviews) Daniel Prentiss, pp. 28-29 What a Woman! (1943 Film), by Irving Cummings Bloch and Mahler - Paul Rosas, p. 30 Progressives' Almanac, pp. 31-32 December 28, 1943 NM Spotlight, pp. 2-6 Slings and Arrows, p. 7 The Link Between - "Colonel T.", p. 8 [+] The Anti-Willkie Smear (Review) Bruce Minton, pp. 9-10 One Man, Wendell Willkie, by C. Nelson Sparks Crisis in the Classroom - Celia Lewis, pp. 11-12 Patriot in Prison - Richard O. Boyer, pp. 13-14 Cartoon - Gropper, pp. 15-16 Canada Looks Ahead - Stanley B. Ryerson, pp. 17-18 How to Win an Election - Peter V. Cacchione, p. 19 This Is Stalin - A.B. Magil, pp. 20-21 Readers' Forum, p. 22 Silent Night, Holy Night - Ruth McKenney, p. 23 What Plans for the Arts? - Samuel Sillen, p. 24 [+] Books in Review (Review) Frederic Ewen, p. 25 The Forgotten Ally, by Pierre van Paassen [+] Group Medicine (Review) James Knight, pp. 26-27 Kaiser Wakes the Doctors, by Paul de Kruif Theater Without UshersAndre Goncharov, p. 28 On the Boards, p. 29 "Songs of a Semite" - Francis Steuben, p. 29 [+] Film Fare (Review) Daniel Prentiss, pp. 30-32 Happy Land (1943 Film), by Irving Pichel