A Letter to a Contributor: The Same Old State
January 1, 1998
The substance of what follows is contained in a letter to the author of an article we will be publishing in a later issue. The editors, who were shown copies… READ MORE
Article Subjects and Geography: Political Economy
An Exchange: Eras of Power; Class Compacts, the Welfare State, and Epochal Shifts
January 1, 1998
Frances Fox Piven and Richard A.Cloward are co-authors of The Breaking of the American Social Compact (1997) � During the past few years a strong challenge has been mounted in… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, December 1997
December 1, 1997
The New Yorker dated October 20-27 carries, along with a generous menu of futurology, a sensational article on the past and present. It is entitled “The Return of Karl Marx,”… READ MORE
A Critique of Tabb on Globalization
November 1, 1997
Richard B. Du Boff is professor of economics at Bryn Mawr College; Edward S. Herman is professor emeritus of finance, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. In “Globalization Is An Issue…. READ MORE
A Note on Du Boff and Herman
November 1, 1997
Ellen Meiksins Wood is co-editor of Monthly Review. � I’m taking the liberty of appending this note because, though Du Boff and Herman’s article is directed mainly at Bill Tabb,… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, October 1997
October 1, 1997
We are writing at the end of August. The two main events of the summer have been (1) the apparent ending of the long stock-market boom of the last few… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, September 1997
September 1, 1997
In its most recent issue (July 17th) Doug Henwood’s excellent Left Business Observer, now in its seventh year of publication, highlights what may come to be seen as an important… READ MORE
More (or Less) on Globalization
September 1, 1997
Paul M. Sweezy is co-editor of Monthly Review. � Much has been written about “globalization” in the last few years. It is not my intention to add to this literature… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, July-August 1997
July 1, 1997
As of early summer the economic outlook for the rest of 1997, as portrayed in the major media, could hardly be brighter. “Strong growth with little unemployment and low inflation… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, November 1996
November 1, 1996
The September 30th issue of the New Yorker carried profiles of two long-time contributors to Monthly Review—lyricist E. Y. Harburg and lawyer Michael Tigar—evoking considerable pride among MR staffers. “Yip”… READ MORE