Article Subjects and Geography: Marxism

Introduction to the Updated Edition of Arghiri Emmanuel’s ‘Unequal Exchange’

Introduction to the Updated Edition of Arghiri Emmanuel’s ‘Unequal Exchange’

by John Bellamy Foster and Brett Clark

January 1, 2026

In this Introduction to the updated edition of Unequal Exchange by Arghiri Emmanuel, published by Monthly Review Press, John Bellamy Foster and Brett Clark offer readers insight into the continuing influence of Emmanuel's seminal work. Through both deep understanding thoughtful critique, the authors deftly situate Emmanuel's text as an indispensable part of an enduring tradition of Marxist analysis of the global dynamics of labor.
December 2025 (Volume 77, Number 7)

December 2025 (Volume 77, Number 7)

by The Editors

December 1, 2025

As part of our special issue on the legacy of former MR coeditor Robert W. McChesney, December's "Notes from the Editors" revisits his prescient insight into the rise of neofascism in the U.S. While the threat is undeniable, he wrote, "the good news…is that there is nothing inexorable about the victory of fascism. There is another road out, and that road is socialism."
Bob McChesney: A Life Well Lived

Bob McChesney: A Life Well Lived

by Inger L. Stole

December 1, 2025

In this deeply personal essay, communication scholar Inger Stole shares with readers a glimpse into her life with Robert W. McChesney, her husband of 37 years. Stole reveals the depth of feeling with which McChesney approached all aspects of life, from his work as an intellectual and advocate to his role as a father and life partner.
Be Realistic, Demand the Impossible

Be Realistic, Demand the Impossible

by Mandy Tröger and Sydney L. Forde

December 1, 2025

Mandy Tröger and Sydney L. Forde explore the impact that Robert W. McChesney's work has had on both the communication field and on their work as the new generation of scholars. "To honor [McChesney]," they write, "is not to look up in awe, but look out…toward the unfinished work of building a more democratic field and society."
Reinventing Local Journalism: Carrying Forward Bob McChesney’s Unfinished Project

Reinventing Local Journalism: Carrying Forward Bob McChesney’s Unfinished Project

by Victor Pickard

December 1, 2025

Victor Pickard celebrates the passion and clarity that Robert W. McChesney brought to his work as an author, media advocate, and founder of Free Press—and in particular, McChesney's bold proposals for a publicly funded and democratic model of local journalism designed to serve communities, rather than corporate interests.
Fiftieth Anniversary Retrospective on Pomfret (Class of 1971)

Fiftieth Anniversary Retrospective on Pomfret (Class of 1971)

by Robert W. McChesney

December 1, 2025

Writing upon the fiftieth anniversary of his graduation from Pomfret School in Connecticut, Robert W. Chesney shares in his own words the story of his intellectual development, from his teen years through his studies at The Evergreen State College, and how they shaped his career as a journalist and activist—including his role as coeditor of MR.
Tributes to Robert W. McChesney

Tributes to Robert W. McChesney

by Paul Buhle, Noam Chomsky, Jeff Cohen, Susan J. Douglas, Linda Gordon, Allen Hunter, Janine Jackson, Ralph Nader, Geoffrey Rothwell and Bernie Sanders

December 1, 2025

To conclude our special issue on Robert W. McChesney's legacy, MR presents a series of tributes capturing his impact on the world around him. The diversity represented by these illustrious contributors, from his colleagues at the media watch group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) to Senator Bernie Sanders, is a testament to McChesney's enduring influence.
November 2025 (Volume 77, Number 6)

November 2025 (Volume 77, Number 6)

by The Editors

November 1, 2025

It is a commonplace that the world in the first quarter of the twenty-first century is facing multiple, multifaceted crises, threatening all world civilization and the future of humanity itself. So omnipresent is the contemporary world disorder that received ideology has settled on a single word to describe it: “polycrisis.” Anyone who wants to know what polycrisis is and where it comes from will inevitably run up against a blank wall. For the establishment, the vacuousness of the concept of polycrisis is its primary value.
Eco-Marxism and Prometheus Unbound: Capitalist versus Socialist Ecomodernism

Eco-Marxism and Prometheus Unbound: Capitalist versus Socialist Ecomodernism

by John Bellamy Foster

November 1, 2025

In Aeschylus’s play Prometheus Bound, the Prometheus is a revolutionary figure. Defying divine interdiction to bring fire to humanity, the Titan has since been adopted by thinkers from the Enlightenment to today to represent revolutionary forces in human existence. So, John Bellamy Foster asks in November’s Review of the Month, what is “Prometheanism,” and how has the term been used (and misused) in discussions of Marx, the ecological crisis, and sustainable human development?
The World Wants to Advance to Socialism

The World Wants to Advance to Socialism

by Vijay Prashad

November 1, 2025

In this far-reaching analysis, Vijay Prashad enumerates the conditions of the current conjuncture that, despite seemingly intractable capitalist and imperialist hegemony, point to a reinvigorated revolutionary consciousness among the global population. In a world of capitalist degradation, Prashad declares: "A politics to produce dignity is a socialist politics…. Capitalism inherently generates forms of inequality and indignity. Therefore, all undertakings that seek dignity for all are socialist projects."

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