Vorwärts (German: [ˈfɔʁvɛʁts], "Forward") is a newspaper published by the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).

During the First World War, Vorwärts remained in favour of pacifism and neutrality and opposed the SPD's Burgfriedenspolitik until 1916 when, sometime after Rudolf Hilferding had been drafted into the Austrian army, Friedrich Stampfer [de] was introduced as editor-in-chief.

He guided the central organ back towards the party line (prompting accusations from half of the Socialist camp that it had become chauvinist).

The paper was staunchly opposed to the October Revolution, standing up for the attempt to bring parliamentarism to Germany.

[2] In 1923, Vorwärts lost a libel trial brought by Adolf Hitler, and was ordered to pay him 6,000,000 marks.