Notes from the Editors, September 2006
September 1, 2006
After eighteen years on West 27th St., the MR offices will move this month to a new address: 146 West 29th St., Suite 6W, New York, NY 10001. Fortunately, our… READ MORE
Article Subjects and Geography: Imperialism
Empire of Oil: Capitalist Dispossession and the Scramble for Africa
September 1, 2006
Michael Watts (mwatts [at] calmail.berkeley.edu) directs the Center for African Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Blood may be thicker than water, but oil is thicker than both. Perry Anderson, Scurrying… READ MORE
The Structural Crisis of Politics
September 1, 2006
István Mészáros is author of Socialism or Barbarism: From the “American Century” to the Crossroads (2001) and Beyond Capital: Toward a Theory of Transition (1995), both published by Monthly Review… READ MORE
A Warning to Africa: The New U.S. Imperial Grand Strategy
June 1, 2006
John Bellamy Foster’s most recent book is Naked Imperialism: The U.S. Pursuit of Global Dominance (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2006). This is an updated and revised version of a… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, May 2006
May 1, 2006
When MRzine was launched on Bastille Day, July 14, 2005, Eduardo Galeano greeted it with the words: “Monthly Review in conquest of the air? Wasn’t it a private kingdom of… READ MORE
The Neoliberal ‘Rebirth’ of Development Economics
May 1, 2006
Rémy Herrera is a researcher at the CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research) and teaches at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He is also coordinator of the World Forum… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, April 2006
April 1, 2006
As we write this in late February, threats of a U.S. military intervention in Iran are intensifying in response to Washington’s claims that Iran is attempting to develop nuclear weapons… READ MORE
Neoliberalism: Myths and Reality
April 1, 2006
Martin Hart-Landsberg teaches economics at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of five books including China and Socialism: Market Reforms and Class Struggle (Monthly Review… READ MORE
The Millennium Development Goals: A Critique from the South
March 1, 2006
Samir Amin is director of the Third World Forum in Dakar, Senegal. His recent books include Obsolescent Capitalism: Contemporary Politics and Global Disorder (Zed Books, 2004) and The Liberal Virus:… READ MORE
Why the United States Promotes India’s Great-Power Ambitions
March 1, 2006
The Research Unit for Political Economy, based in Mumbai, India, publishes the journal, Aspects of India’s Economy, and a range of research publications in English and Hindi.This essay is adapted… READ MORE