Notes from the Editors, March 2003
March 1, 2003
In the 1920s Andrew Mellon, who served as secretary of the treasury under Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover (it was sometimes said that they served under him), introduced a series… READ MORE
Article Subjects and Geography: Americas
Notes from the Editors, February 2003
February 1, 2003
On December 19, 2002 U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell declared that the 12,000 page document that Iraq delivered to the United Nations on December 7, listing its secret weapons… READ MORE
The People of Vieques, Puerto Rico vs. the United States Navy
February 1, 2003
Linda Backiel is a human rights and criminal defense lawyer living in San Juan, Puerto Rico. For current information and background on Vieques, information about joining or supporting the civil… READ MORE
Land and Identity in Mexico: Peasants Stop an Airport
February 1, 2003
James W. Russell (RussellJ [at] easternct.edu) RussellJ [at] easternct.edu teaches sociology at Eastern Connecticut State University. He is the author of After the Fifth Sun: Class and Race in North… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, January 2003
January 1, 2003
“The American health care system is confronting a crisis.” This was the not very surprising conclusion of a study by a National Academy of Science panel on the U.S. health… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, December 2002
December 1, 2002
Among the major countries of the world, the United States has the highest per capita income, and it is often assumed therefore that the ordinary American is materially better off… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, November 2002
November 1, 2002
On September 10, of this year, an interview entitled, “Nelson Mandela: The U.S.A. is a Threat to World Peace,” appeared as a Newsweek web exclusive, http://www.msnbc.com/news/806174.asp. In this interview, Mandela… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, October 2002
October 1, 2002
In late August and early September a number of MR and Socialist Register authors (including Patrick Bond, John Bellamy Foster, Gerard Greenfield, Naomi Klein, and John Saul) participated in forums… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, September 2002
September 1, 2002
The growth and eventual bursting of financial bubbles is an inherent feature of capitalist accumulation, as can be seen in the long history of such crises from the South Sea… READ MORE