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Listen to the Ecologists!

Listen to the Ecologists!

by Harry Magdoffand Paul M. Sweezy

September 1, 2024

In this reprise from 1992, former MR editors Harry Magdoff and Paul M. Sweezy look toward the end of the recession then plaguing the United States, seeing choice looming on the horizon: Will the progressive left attempt to reform capitalism, or replace it entirely? Capital’s inexorable thirst for growth beyond natural limits, they write, means we must choose the latter—”if we care about the future of the human species…we had better listen to the ecologists.”

Imperialism in the Indo-Pacific—An Introduction

Imperialism in the Indo-Pacific—An Introduction

by Brett Clarkand John Bellamy Foster

July 1, 2024

John Bellamy Foster and Brett Clark introduce this summer’s special issue on “Imperialism in the Indo-Pacific,” exploring how the super-region came to be conceptualized among geopolitical strategists and its present-day role in U.S military strategy. “The United States,” they write, “facing the demise of its global hegemonic imperialism, is not only preparing for a Third World War; it is actively provoking it.”

Taiwan: An Anti-Imperialist Perspective

Taiwan: An Anti-Imperialist Perspective

by Qiao Collective

July 1, 2024

“In the Western imagination,” the Qiao Collective writes, “Taiwan exists as little more than a staging ground for ideological war with the People’s Republic of China.” However, this not only obscures the deep historical and cultural ties between Taiwan and the mainland, but functions as a justification for U.S. imperial intervention in the South China Sea.

The Korean Linchpin: The Korean Peninsula’s Enduring Centrality in U.S. Indo-Pacific Geostrategy

The Korean Linchpin: The Korean Peninsula’s Enduring Centrality in U.S. Indo-Pacific Geostrategy

by Tim Beal

July 1, 2024

Tim Beal dives into the critical role that the Korean Peninsula plays in U.S. strategy for maintaining power in the Indo-Pacific. The United States, he concludes, has long used its position on the peninsula to advance U.S. interests in the Pacific theater, aiming its most recent efforts against the rise of China and Russia.

Power Concedes Nothing Without a Demand: Peace in Korea and Northeast Asia Now!

Power Concedes Nothing Without a Demand: Peace in Korea and Northeast Asia Now!

by Dae-Han Song

July 1, 2024

In this forcefully argued piece, Dae-Han Song presents an overview of the past few decades of U.S. policy on the Korean Peninsula and its continued refusal to engage meaningfully with any peace process between the artificially separated North and South. The article ends with a series of demands that look toward a future of peace on the peninsula.

When the Ruling-Class Parties Harden: Indonesia and Great Power Politics in the Indo-Pacific

When the Ruling-Class Parties Harden: Indonesia and Great Power Politics in the Indo-Pacific

by Iqra Anugrah

July 1, 2024

Iqra Angurah elucidates the strategic role in the Indo-Pacific in the context of the New Cold War and, in particular, the country’s close ties to the forces of multinational capital and Western imperialism. The alignment of the Global North and local elites underscores the need for a popular, socialist, and anti-imperialist movement among the Indonesian working class.

Net-Zero and the China Challenge: Decarbonization amid Great Power Competition in the Indo-Pacific

Net-Zero and the China Challenge: Decarbonization amid Great Power Competition in the Indo-Pacific

by Jewellord Nem Singhand Julie de los Reyes

July 1, 2024

As the world hurtles toward planetary catastrophe, driven in large part by the unchecked burning of fossil fuels in the Global North, China has emerged as a leader in renewable energy. This dynamic, Julie de los Reyes and Jewellord Nem Singh contend, mirrors China’s ascendance in many sectors, revealing “the glaring failure of the liberal international order to address pressing social and environmental issues.”

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