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Neoliberalism and Neofascism

Neoliberalism and Neofascism

by Robert W. McChesney

May 1, 2025

As we mourn the loss of prolific MR author and media advocate Robert W. McChesney, we are grateful to be able to publish an excerpt from his introduction to John Bellamy Foster's Trump in the White House (Monthly Review Press, 2017). In this insightful analysis, McChesney explains how neoliberal restructuring prepared paved the way for Trump and the neofascist MAGA movement to reach the dizzying heights of power that they have reached today.
Decolonization and Its Discontents

Decolonization and Its Discontents

by Pranay Somayajula

May 1, 2025

Pranay Somayajula dives deep into how the idea of decolonization has taken hold both theoretically and practically, showing how its deployment by the fascist Hindutva movement to justify anti-Muslim oppression reveals a latent threat: potential cooptation by actors seeking to promote nationalist identities in postcolonial contexts. Somayajula concludes that what is needed is a "return to a materially grounded understanding of empire and resistance," adding that "Any version of decolonization…placing a greater importance than the abstract than the material is a 'decolonization' that has lost its way."
China’s “Triple Revolution Theory” and Marxist Analysis

China’s “Triple Revolution Theory” and Marxist Analysis

by Cheng Enfuand Yang Jun

May 1, 2025

In this contribution to the further development of socialism with Chinese characteristics Cheng Enfu and Yang Jun offer their "Theory of Triple Revolution," enumerating the historical stages of the Chinese Revolution and analyzing its current trajectory. A complete revolutionary view of Marxism in China, they conclude, "will advance the spirit of the revolution to its completion….[moving] forward along the correct track of Marxism, such that a powerful revolutionary vision will open up before us."
April 2025 (Volume 76, Number 11)

April 2025 (Volume 76, Number 11)

by The Editors

April 1, 2025

This month, MR editors take on the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, a pale imitation of the five authentic Nobel Prizes that is aimed at reinforcing the ideology of neoclassical economics and awarded to mainstream liberal economists who defend the institutions of capitalism. In line with this tradition, the editors note, the most recent winners are keen apologists for settler colonialism and Zionism.
The U.S. Ruling Class and the Trump Regime

The U.S. Ruling Class and the Trump Regime

by John Bellamy Foster

April 1, 2025

John Bellamy Foster revisits and critiques the contention that the U.S. capitalist class is not a "governing" class, or indeed a class-conscious bloc in any sense. However, he writes, the fact that the ruling-class oligarchy is now openly wielding power on the national and international stages as part of the Trump regime shows that the overwhelming political influence of the capitalist class is no longer in dispute as this alignment pushes the country deeper into neofascism.
The Dialectics of Ecology and Ecological Civilization

The Dialectics of Ecology and Ecological Civilization

by Chen Yiwen

April 1, 2025

What is ecological civilization? In this article, Chen Yiwen presents a dialectical analysis that illuminates the theoretical and practical elements of ecological civilization, particularly as it develops in the context of China. In China, she notes, significant progress has been made, but there remain outstanding questions that must be resolved during the transition to an ecologically harmonious society that promotes global equality and human flourishing.
Lao Socialism with Buddhist Characteristics

Lao Socialism with Buddhist Characteristics

by Yumeng Liu

April 1, 2025

Yumeng Liu takes a deep dive into the history of Laos, the only socialist nation among the Theravāda Buddhist countries of Southeast Asia, examining how the country has developed its own particular approach to socialism, influenced by both local Buddhist beliefs and Marxist ideology. Liu also explores the historical and present-day tensions inherent in this uniquely Lao approach to socialist development.
The Danger of Fascism in the United States: A View from the 1950s

The Danger of Fascism in the United States: A View from the 1950s

by Paul A. Baran

April 1, 2025

"The Big Business-military coalition in the United States," Paul A. Baran wrote in this prescient reprise from 1952, "assumes all of the functions of a fascist regime…. And it develops rapidly into its own American variety of government under capitalism in an age of imperialism, wars, and national and social revolutions. It becomes fully adapted to its sinister historical mission—to be the instrument of ruthless class struggle on the national and international planes."
March 2025 (Volume 76, Number 10)

March 2025 (Volume 76, Number 10)

by The Editors

March 1, 2025

The editors analyze recent shift in mainstream discourse away from the goal of energy transition toward capitalist friendly policies that allow corporations to receive large subsidies for inadequate "solutions." Despite the scientific consensus that these are insufficient to tackle the planetary crisis, capital and its advocates continue to promote the abandonment of the energy transition in the effort to maintain U.S. imperial dominance and feed its hunger for fossil fuels.
Western Marxism and Imperialism: A Dialogue

Western Marxism and Imperialism: A Dialogue

by Gabriel Rockhilland John Bellamy Foster

March 1, 2025

John Bellamy Foster and Gabriel Rockhill assess the history and influence of Western Marxism, defined not geographically, but by a rejection of the Marxism developed in the Soviet Union, in the Global South, and even in classical Marxism. This strain of Marxist thought, birthed in the imperial core, represents a concession to the dominance of U.S. ideology, rather than to correct the pressing issues confronting society today.

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