March 1, 2002
In January, with no public discussion and little fanfare, Washington began the first major extension of its “war on terrorism” beyond Afghanistan by sending U.S. troops into the Philippines. The… READ MORE
March 1, 2002
The Bases of Empire Empires throughout human history have relied on foreign military bases to enforce their rule, and in this respect at least, Pax Americana is no different than… READ MORE
February 1, 2002
Rahul Mahajan is a graduate student in physics at the University of Texas at Austin and an antiwar activist, serving on the national boards of Peace Action and the Education… READ MORE
January 1, 2002
The U.S. news media coverage of the current war has again drawn attention to the severe limitations of our journalism, and our media system, for a viable democratic and humane… READ MORE
November 1, 2001
MR is not a news magazine. As a monthly magazine with limited resources we are not able to keep up with headline events as they happen. Nor do we believe… READ MORE
November 1, 2001
There is little we can say directly about the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.—except that these were… READ MORE
November 1, 2001
Noam Chomsky, longtime political activist, writer and professor of linguistics at MIT, is the author of numerous books and articles on U.S. foreign policy, international affairs, and human rights. Among… READ MORE
November 1, 2001
Samir Amin is director of the African Office (in Dakar, Senegal) of the Third World Forum, an international non-governmental association for research and debate. He is the author of numerous… READ MORE
November 1, 2001
The original version of this article can be found in The Iranian. The chief casualty of any war is a sense of genuine, universal humanity. With the United States now… READ MORE
November 1, 2001
This is the text of a speech delivered by Cuban President Fidel Castro in Havana, September 22, 2001. The editors thank Victor Wallis for his help with translating the text…. READ MORE