High in the Andes
January 1, 2010
James McEnteer ([email protected]) is the author of Shooting the Truth: the Rise of American Political Documentaries (Praeger). His book about the LAPD, Acting Like It Matters, needs a caring publisher…. READ MORE
Article Subjects and Geography: Incarceration
The Assassination of Fred Hampton by the FBI and Chicago Police, Forty Years Later
December 1, 2009
Civil rights lawyer Jeffrey Haas, a founder, in 1969, of Chicago’s People’s Law Office, has written one of the top books of the year: The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How… READ MORE
The Resistable Rise and Predictable Fall of the U.S. Supermax
November 1, 2009
Stephen F. Eisenman is professor of art history at Northwestern University and the editor and principle author of Nineteenth Century Art (New York: Thames & Hudson). Throughout 2008–09, Eisenman worked… READ MORE
The Penal State in an Age of Crisis
June 1, 2009
Hannah Holleman is a graduate student in sociology at the University of Oregon and a frequent contributor to Monthly Review. Robert W. McChesney is the Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, April 2009
April 1, 2009
It is now universally recognized that the U.S. economy is experiencing a deep downturn unlike anything seen since the 1930s. Hence, the question continually arises: How close is this to… READ MORE
Abu Ghraib and Insaniyat
December 1, 2007
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam is the author of The International Politics of the Persian Gulf: A Cultural Genealogy (Routledge, 2006) and Iran in World Politics: The Question of the Islamic Republic (Hurst,… READ MORE
Reclaim the Neighborhood, Change the World
December 1, 2007
Vijay Prashad teaches international studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. His latest book is The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World (New York: The New Press,… READ MORE
The Dismantling of Yugoslavia (Part III)
October 1, 2007
Jump to Part: I, II, IV | Glossary | Timeline 7. The Milosevic Trial The four-year trial of Slobodan Milosevic was the culmination of ICTY service to the NATO program… READ MORE
Oaxaca: Rebellion against Marginalization, Extreme Poverty, and Abuse of Power
July 1, 2007
B. Gloria Martínez González teaches economics at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana and Alejandro Valle Baeza does the same at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 1. New Social Struggles in Mexico In… READ MORE
Transient Servitude: The U.S. Guest Worker Program for Exploiting Mexican and Central American Workers
January 1, 2007
Richard D. Vogel (irvogel [at] aim.com) is an independent socialist writer. He is the author of Stolen Birthright: The U.S. Conquest of the Mexican People 1. Introduction Defining moments in… READ MORE