Notes from the Editors, October 1999
October 1, 1999
Many MR readers will remember when teaching the theory of evolution was prohibited by law in some U.S. states. This wasn’t just at the time of the infamous Scopes “monkey… READ MORE
Articles
Labor and the Imperialism of Finance
October 1, 1999
William K. Tabb is professor of Economics at Queens College and of PoIitical Science at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York. � Organized labor has always… READ MORE
The Public Sector Strikes in South Africa: A Trial of Strength
October 1, 1999
Franco Barchiesi is a lecturer at the Department of Sociology and a researcher at the Sociology of Work Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, johannesburg, South Africa. � The strikes that… READ MORE
Prison Sentences
October 1, 1999
Mumia Abu-Jamal is a prisoner on death row in Waynesburg, PA. Before his incarceration, he was a journalist and activist in Philadelphia. For more info, or to get involved in… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, September 1999
September 1, 1999
We’ve received three letters from readers complaining about our articles on Kosovo. While this isn’t a groundswell of opinion, we assume that there are other readers out there who share… READ MORE
The Politics of Capitalism
September 1, 1999
Ellen Meiksins Wood‘s most recent book is The Origin of Capitalism (New York: Monthly Review Press, 1999). Note: The following is based on a talk given in South Africa in… READ MORE
Powerful Compassion: The Strike at Syracuse
September 1, 1999
Ali Shehad Zaidi lives in Valley Stream. NY. This is his first piece for Monthly Review. � It is worth the trip to Syracuse University just to see Ben Shahn’s… READ MORE
Remarks on Paul Sweezy on the Occasion of his Receipt of the Veblen-Commons Award
September 1, 1999
John Bellamy Foster teaches sociology at the University of Oregon and is a member of the board of the Monthly Review Foundation. This paper was presented at the Veblen-Commons Award… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, July-August 1999
by The Editors
July 1, 1999
In his article on the U.S. economy in this issue, Doug Henwood quotes from a piece by Thomas Friedman in the New York Times Magazine on March 28, and points… READ MORE
Unhappy Families: Global Capitalism in a World of Nation-States
July 1, 1999
Ellen Meiksins Wood‘s most recent book is The Origin of Capitalism (NewYork: Monthly ReviewPress, 1999). The word “capitalism” is typically applied to a very wide and diverse range of cases—from… READ MORE