Financial Implosion and Stagnation
December 1, 2008
John Bellamy Foster is editor of Monthly Review and professor of sociology at the University of Oregon. He is the author of Naked Imperialism (Monthly Review Press, 2006), among numerous… READ MORE
Articles
America Right or Wrong: Anglo-American Relations Since 1945
December 1, 2008
John Newsinger is professor of modern history at Bath Spa University and most recently author of The Blood Never Dried: A People’s History of the British Empire (Bookmarks, 2006). His… READ MORE
Braddock, Pennsylvania Out of the Furnace and into the Fire
December 1, 2008
As far as scenic ruins go, the Pittsburgh metropolitan area sets a high standard. The natural beauty of the Monongahela Valley and the built legacy of deindustrialization make gorgeous scenery… READ MORE
Happening upon the Exploding Sand Sculpture Competition on TV
December 1, 2008
Found: the proper distance�Handprints the wind wiped away�Small cone piles where a bird claw raked the tension loose�Like crumbs � From a swath of sand, preimagined�History’s sputter, or granules of… READ MORE
The Human Costs of Economic Growth
December 1, 2008
Immanuel Wallerstein is senior research scholar at Yale University. He is the author, most recently, of European Universalism: The Rhetoric of Power (The New Press, 2006). � �Amiya Kumar Bagchi,… READ MORE
Why Orthodox Economics Fails
December 1, 2008
Carlos J. Castro teaches sociology at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington. � Michael Perelman, Railroading Economics: The Creation of the Free Market Mythology (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2006), 238… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, November 2008
November 1, 2008
In the Notes from the Editors for the September issue of Monthly Review (written in late July) we asked why, with the United States bailing out the financial sector of… READ MORE
Ecology and the Transition from Capitalism to Socialism
November 1, 2008
This article is a revised version of a keynote address delivered at the “Climate Change, Social Change” conference, Sydney, Australia, April 12, 2008, organized by Green Left Weekly. The transition… READ MORE
Rifts and Shifts: Getting to the Root of Environmental Crises
November 1, 2008
Brett Clark is assistant professor of sociology at North Carolina State University. Richard York is coeditor of Organization & Environment and associate professor of sociology at the University of Oregon…. READ MORE
Capitalist and Socialist Responses to the Ecological Crisis
November 1, 2008
Victor Wallis teaches in the liberal arts department at the Berklee College of Music (in Boston) and is the managing editor of Socialism and Democracy (http://www.sdonline.org). He writes frequently for… READ MORE