In 1918 Thomas formed the magazine ''The World Tomorrow'' and in 1920 was one of the founders of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU). He unsuccessfully ran as the [[Socialist Party]]'s candidate for governor of [[New York]] in 1924, and in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 and 1948 he was the [[Socialist Party]]'s presidential candidate and was easily defeated in every election. His lack of success in the elections did not equal lack of impact however. Some of the policies that Thomas advocated as platforms in his presidential campaigns were instituted by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. | In 1918 Thomas formed the magazine ''The World Tomorrow'' and in 1920 was one of the founders of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU). He unsuccessfully ran as the [[Socialist Party]]'s candidate for governor of [[New York]] in 1924, and in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 and 1948 he was the [[Socialist Party]]'s presidential candidate and was easily defeated in every election. His lack of success in the elections did not equal lack of impact however. Some of the policies that Thomas advocated as platforms in his presidential campaigns were instituted by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. |