The Stagnation of Employment
April 1, 2004
Except in times of war, capitalist economies almost never reach full employment. The mere absence of jobs for those desiring paid employment, however, is not necessarily a problem for the… READ MORE
Article Sections: Review of the Month
The Escalating War Against Corporate Media
March 1, 2004
This article is a revised and abridged version of chapter 7 from Robert W. McChesney, The Problem of the Media: U.S. Communication Politics in the Twenty-First Century (Monthly Review Press,… READ MORE
A Precarious Existence: The Fate of Billions?
February 1, 2004
Fred Magdoff is professor of plant and soil science at the University of Vermont in Burlington. He is author of numerous scientific articles; coauthor, with Harold van Es, of Building… READ MORE
Cuba: The Next Forty-Five Years?
January 1, 2004
István Mészaros is author of Socialism or Barbarism: From the “American Century” to the Crossroads (Monthly Review Press, 2001) and Beyond Capital: Toward a Theory of Transition (Monthly Review Press,… READ MORE
U.S. Hegemony: Continuing Decline, Enduring Danger
December 1, 2003
Richard B. Du Boff is Professor Emeritus of Economics, Bryn Mawr College. “Global hegemony” might be defined as a situation in which one nation-state plays a predominant role in organizing,… READ MORE
Kipling, the ‘White Man’s Burden,’ and U.S. Imperialism
November 1, 2003
We are living in a period in which the rhetoric of empire knows few bounds. In a special report on “America and Empire” in August, the London-based Economist magazine asked… READ MORE
World Poverty, Pauperization and Capital Accumulation
October 1, 2003
Samir Amin is director of the Third World Forum in Dakar, Senegal. His recent books include Specters of Capitalism: A Critique of Current Intellectual Fashions (Monthly Review, 1998), and Obsolescent… READ MORE
Capitalism as a World Economy: An Interview with Harry Magdoff
September 1, 2003
Huck Gutman teaches English at the University of Vermont and is senior staff aide to Congressman Bernard Sanders (I-VT). He is a political columnist for the Statesman in Kolkata, India,… READ MORE
The ‘Left-Wing’ Media?
June 1, 2003
This article is a version of material that will appear in the authors’ The Problem of the Media: U.S. Communication Politics in the 21st Century, citations for this piece will… READ MORE
Imperial America and War
May 1, 2003
John Bellamy Foster is an editor, of Monthly Review. He is the author of Marx’s Ecology: Materialism and Natureand The Vulnerable Planet, and co-editor of Hungry for Profit: The Agribusiness… READ MORE