On the Role of Mao Zedong
September 1, 2004
William Hinton was the author of the classic study of revolution in a Chinese rural village, Fanshen. His numerous books on China made him one of the great chroniclers of… READ MORE
Article Subjects and Geography: Geography
Geography
Notes from the Editors, June 2004
June 1, 2004
A note to MR readers from Bob McChesney… � In 2000 I agreed to become coeditor of Monthly Review along with my dear friend John Bellamy Foster. I had been… READ MORE
Puerto Rican Obituary
June 1, 2004
“Puerto Rican Obituary” was first read in 1969 at a rally in support of the Young Lords Party, an anti-imperialist Latino youth group in New York. Like the Black Panther… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, May 2004
May 1, 2004
Although private corporations under capitalism have always been heavily involved in promoting war, the direct role played by the private sector in the prosecution of war has traditionally been quite… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, April 2004
April 1, 2004
This is the fourth in a continuing series of special issues on the economy to which we have devoted the magazine each April since 2001. In the first of these,… READ MORE
The Stagnation of Employment
April 1, 2004
Except in times of war, capitalist economies almost never reach full employment. The mere absence of jobs for those desiring paid employment, however, is not necessarily a problem for the… READ MORE
Disposable Workers: Today’s Reserve Army of Labor
April 1, 2004
Fred Magdoff is professor of plant and soil science at the University of Vermont in Burlington. He is author of numerous scientific articles; coauthor, with Harold van Es, of Building… READ MORE