Notes from the Editors, October 2001
October 1, 2001
The fact that the vested interests in the United States are able to rely on a well-oiled propaganda system, in which the media dutifully play their appointed role, is perhaps… READ MORE
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Notes from the Editors, September 2001
September 1, 2001
The Economist (June 23, 2001) contained an item that we thought would interest and amuse MR readers. Under the title “More Tomatoes, Please,” it humorously observed: � � It’s tough… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, July-August 2001
July 1, 2001
As many of you know, we sent out an emergency appeal two months ago to raise $100,000 to make up for a cash deficit. We found ourselves in the paradoxical… READ MORE
Prisons and ExecutionsÑthe U.S. Model: A Historical Introduction
July 1, 2001
The United States incarcerates five to eight times more of its people per capita than Western European nations—though its crime rates for nonviolent crimes are comparable to those of Western… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, June 2001
June 1, 2001
In response to the massive popular protests against the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) in Quebec City on April 20-21, the mainstream media has adopted as one of… READ MORE
A Prizefighter for Capitalism: Paul Krugman vs. the Quebec Protesters
June 1, 2001
A few weeks ago, the New York Times columnist on economics devoted his space to scolding the demonstrators at the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City, (April 22, 2001,… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, May 2001
May 1, 2001
In September 1969 Monthly Review published Margaret Benston’s article, “The Political Economy of Women’s Liberation”—one of the most important early intellectual contributions to the current wave of feminist struggle in… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, April 2001
April 1, 2001
A note to MR readers from Paul Sweezy and Harry Magdoff: It was just over a year ago that we asked John Bellamy Foster and Robert W. McChesney to serve… READ MORE
The New Economy: Myth and Reality
April 1, 2001
In the last few years the idea of a “New Economy” has gained wide currency, almost rivaling “globalization” as a neologism that characterizes our era. Thus The Economic Report of… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, March 2001
March 1, 2001
Two decades after the Carter and Reagan administrations launched their attacks on the U.S. regulatory system the world is littered with the wreckage of neoliberal deregulation. Seldom have these failures… READ MORE