A Note on the Communist Manifesto
May 1, 1998
Harry Magdoff is co-editor of Monthly Review. � Probably the passage in the Communist Manifesto most frequently cited these days is a portrayal of the global spread of capitalism: �… READ MORE
Article Subjects and Geography: Stagnation
Notes from the Editors, March 1998
March 1, 1998
A striking feature of the mountain of talk about the Asian crisis is that its root cause is all too often ignored The focus of the media and the pundits… READ MORE
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
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
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