red ▁its ▁w re cker ▁tact ics . ▁Their ▁" social ism " ▁t ended ▁to ▁the ▁typically ▁non - Mar x ist ▁ind igen ous ▁American ▁tradition ▁exempl ified ▁by ▁Henry ▁George , ▁Edward ▁Bell amy , ▁Laur ence ▁G ron l und , ▁Eug ene ▁Deb s , ▁Freder ic ▁C . ▁How e , ▁Thor stein ▁V eb len , ▁Robert ▁La ▁Fol lette , ▁Sr . ▁ ▁Polit ically ▁the ▁magazine ▁t ended ▁to ▁support ▁progress ive ▁independent ▁political ▁action ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁w elf are ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁common wealth ▁at ▁large ▁as ▁distinguished ▁from ▁metropol itan ▁corpor ate ▁financial ▁el ites . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁B ingham ▁& ▁Rod man ▁published ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁ess ays ▁representing ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁wide - r anging ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁depth s ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁tr ough ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁in ▁America , ▁Challenge ▁To ▁The ▁New ▁De al ▁( New ▁York , ▁Fal con ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ), ▁an ▁important ▁witness ▁to ▁the ▁era ' s ▁progress ive ▁political ▁thought ▁outside ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁part isan ▁establishment . ▁ ▁The ▁magazine ▁attract ed ▁a ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁contrib utors , ▁typically ▁independ ents , ▁divers ely ▁progress ive , ▁including ▁Thomas ▁Ry um ▁A ml ie , ▁Roger ▁N . ▁Bald win , ▁Charles ▁A . ▁Be ard , ▁Car leton ▁Be als , ▁V . ▁F . ▁Cal ver ton , ▁John