Die Neue Zeit ("The New Times") was a German socialist theoretical journal of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) that was published from 1883 to 1923.[1] Founded by leading socialist politicians and theorists,[2] the magazine's first edition was released on 1 January 1883.After the abolition of the Anti-Socialist Laws, the magazine was transformed from a monthly into a weekly on 1 October 1890.[3] It was edited by Karl Kautsky and Emanuel Wurm [de] until their withdrawal from the SPD in 1917.[5] Austrian socialist theoretical journal, Der Kampf, was inspired from Die Neue Zeit.