Political Affairs
1945-2006
The magazine was a publication of the Communist Party USA and was founded in 1944 upon the closure of its predecessor, The Communist, which was founded in 1927. Well-known editors of Political Affairs Magazine included V.J. Jerome, Gus Hall, Hyman Lumer, Herbert Aptheker, Gerald Horne, and Joe Sims. Other editors included Max Weiss (activist). In 2016, the magazine stopped publishing articles and merged with People's World.
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1945
Volume 24, No. 1, 1945
Volume 24, No. 2, 1945
Volume 24, No. 3, 1945
Volume 24, No. 4, 1945
Volume 24, No. 5, 1945
Volume 24, No. 6, 1945
Volume 24, No. 9, 1945
Volume 24, No. 10, 1945
Volume 24, No. 11, 1945
Volume 24, No. 12, 1945
Volume 24, Index for 1945
1946
Volume 25, No. 1, 1946
Volume 25, No. 2, 1946
Volume 25, No. 3, 1946
Volume 25, No. 4, 1946
Volume 25, No. 5, 1946
Volume 25, No. 7, 1946
Volume 25, No. 8, 1946
Volume 25, No. 9, 1946
Volume 25, No. 10, 1946
Volume 25, No. 11, 1946
Volume 25, No. 12, 1946
Volume 25, Index for 1946
1947
Volume 26, No. 1, 1947
Volume 26, No. 2, 1947
Volume 26, No. 3, 1947
Volume 26, No. 4, 1947
Volume 26, No. 5, 1947
Volume 26, No. 6, 1947
Volume 26, No. 7, 1947
Volume 26, No. 8, 1947
Volume 26, No. 9, 1947
Volume 26, No. No. 10, 1947
Volume 26, No. No. 11, 1947
Volume 26, No. No. 12, 1947
1948
Volume 27, No. 1, 1948
Volume 27, No. 2, 1948
Volume 27 , No. 3, 1948
Volume 27, No. 4, 1948
Volume 27, No. 5, 1948
Volume 27, No. 6, 1948
Volume 27, No. 8, 1948
Volume 27, No. 9, 1948
Volume 27, No. 10, 1948
Volume, No. 11, 1948
Volume 27 Index for issues in 1948
1949
Volume 28, No. 1, 1949
Volume 28, No. 2, 1949
Volume 28, No. 3, 1949
Volume 28, No. 4, 1949
Volume 28, No. 5, 1949
Volume 28, No. 6, 1949
Volume , No. 7, 1949
Volume , No. 9, 1949
Volume , No. 10, 1949
Volume , No. 11, 1949
Volume , No. 12, 1949
1950
Volume 29, No. 1, 1950
Volume 29, No. 2, 1950
Volume 29, No. 3, 1950
Volume 29, No. 4, 1950
Volume 29, No. 5, 1950
Volume 29, No. 6, 1950
Volume 29, No. 7, 1950
Volume 29, No. 9, 1950
Volume , No. 10, 1950
Volume , No. 11, 1950
1951
Volume 30, No. 1, 1951
Volume 30, No. 2, 1951
Volume 30, No. 3, 1951
Volume 30, No. 4, 1951
Volume 30, No. 5, 1951
Volume 30, No. 6, 1951
Volume 30, No. 7, 1951
Volume 30, No. 8, 1951
Volume 30, No. 9, 1951
Volume 30, No. 10, 1951
Volume 30, No. 11, 1951
Volume 30, No. 12, 1951
1952
Volume 31, No. 1, 1952
Volume 31, No. 2, 1952
Volume 31, No. 3, 1952
Volume 31, No. 4, 1952
Volume 31, No. 5, 1952
Volume 31, No. 6, 1952
Volume 31, No. 7, 1952
Volume 31, No. 8, 1952
Volume 31, No. 9, 1952
Volume 31, No. 10, 1952
Volume 31, No. 11, 1952
Volume 31, No. 12, 1952
Volume 31, Index for 1952
1953
Volume 32, No. 1, 1953
Volume 32, No. 2, 1953
Volume 32, No. 3, 1953
Volume 32, No. 5, 1953
Volume 32, No. 6, 1953
Volume 32, No. 7, 1953
Volume 32, No. 8, 1953
Volume 32, No. 9, 1953
Volume 32, No. 10, 1953
Volume 32, No. 11, 1953
Volume 32, Index for 1953
1954
Volume 33, No. 1, 1954
Volume 33, No. 2, 1954
Volume 33, No. 3, 1954
Volume 33, No. 5, 1954
Volume 33, No. 6, 1954
Volume 33, No. 7, 1954
Volume 33, No. 8, 1954
Volume 33, No. 9, 1954
Volume 33, No. 10, 1954
Volume 33, No. 11, 1954
Volume 33, No. 12, 1954
Volume 33, Index for 1954
1955
Volume 34, No. 1, 1955
Volume 34, No. 2, 1955
Volume 34, No. 3, 1955
Volume 34, No. 4, 1955
Volume 34, No. 5, 1955
Volume 34, No. 6, 1955
Volume 34, No. 7, 1955
Volume 34, No. 8, 1955
Volume 34, No. 9, 1955
Volume 34, No. 10, 1955
Volume 34, No. 11,1955
Volume 34, No. 12, 1955
Volume 34, Index for 1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Last updated on 1 December 2021