国家《卫报》,后来被称为《卫报》是一个激进的左翼独立周报成立于1948年在纽约市。纸是由詹姆斯•阿伦森塞德里克Belfrage和约翰·t·麦克马纳斯与亨利·华莱士1948年总统竞选的进步党旗帜下。虽然独立于任何政党,国家卫报最初接近美国莫斯科共产党的意识形态的轨道。 1968年2月报纸的编辑人员重组。摘要缩短它的名字《卫报》,逐渐转向亲中定位和支持毛派新共产主义运动在美国。 在1980年代初出版的思想路线转移再一次,这一次对一个独立的非共产主义的激进主义。《卫报》在1992年终止由于发行量下降和财政困难。 The National Guardian, later known as The Guardian, was a radical leftist independent weekly newspaper established in 1948 in New York City. The paper was founded by James Aronson, Cedric Belfrage and John T. McManus in connection with the 1948 Presidential campaign of Henry A. Wallace under the Progressive Party banner. Although independent of any political party, the National Guardian was initially close to the ideological orbit of the pro-Moscow Communist Party USA.
In February 1968 the newspaper's editorial staff was reorganized. The paper shortened its name to The Guardian and gradually turned towards a pro-Chinese orientation and support of the Maoist New Communist Movement in the United States.
During the early 1980s the publication's ideological line shifted once again, this time towards an independent non-communist radicalism. The Guardian was terminated in 1992 owing to declining circulation and financial difficulties.