[lbo-talk] The New Republic 1931

[SA]

[I wanted to see what liberals were saying at a moment in the Depression 
somewhat analogous (not equivalent) to the current moment. The link is 
to a January 1931 essay by George Soule, the editor of the New Republic, 
who along with his magazine more or less embodied the left-liberal 
political intellectual of the time. A few years later he would be a 
leading example of the Popular Front liberal. Below is the note to the 
reader printed above the essay.....Remember, it's still the New 
Republic, so turn off your kiddie-porn filters.]

http://www.logiciansinbedlam.com/soule 1931.pdf


> This is the second of a series of articles discuss-
> ing the position of the contemporary progressive,
> the first, by Edmund Wilson, having been published
> last week. They are the outcome of conversations
> among the editors of The New Republic which
> have been occuring for several months and the gist
> of which may be of interest to our readers as
> raw material for thought and discussion.—THE
> EDITORS.