Poverty and Inequality in the Global Economy
February 1, 2004
Michael D. Yates is associate editor of Monthly Review. He was for many years professor of economics at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. He is author of Longer Hours,… READ MORE
Article Subjects and Geography: Political Economy
The U.S. Prison State
February 1, 2004
Marilyn Buck is a political prisoner serving an eighty-year sentence. She may be contacted at: Marilyn Buck, #00482-285, FCI Dublin Unit B, 5701 8th St. Camp Parks, Dublin, CA 94568…. READ MORE
Manufacturing the Love of Possession
February 1, 2004
Richard York teaches sociology at the University of Oregon. His articles have appeared in The American Sociological Review, Ecological Economics, Organization & Environment, The Human Ecology Review, and elsewhere. �… READ MORE
Cuba: The Next Forty-Five Years?
January 1, 2004
István Mészaros is author of Socialism or Barbarism: From the “American Century” to the Crossroads (Monthly Review Press, 2001) and Beyond Capital: Toward a Theory of Transition (Monthly Review Press,… READ MORE
After Neoliberalism. Empire, Social Democracy, or Socialism
January 1, 2004
Minqi Li Minqi Li was a political prisoner in China during 1990–1992. He teaches political economy at the Department of Political Science of York University, Toronto, Canada. The author has… READ MORE
The Demand for Order and the Birth of Modern Policing
December 1, 2003
Kristian Williams is a member of Rose City Copwatch, in Portland, Oregon. This essay is based on his book, Our Enemies in Blue, forthcoming from Soft Skull Press.�Thanks to Emily-Jane… READ MORE
Sneak and Peek
December 1, 2003
Under the patriot act, any strong arm�of law enforcement�has the right to enter your home covertly�while you sleep�while you are out�on suspicion you might�be hiding something under the bed�among your… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, November 2003
November 1, 2003
» Notes from the Editors In this number we are celebrating the hundredth anniversary of W. E. B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk by devoting a special issue to… READ MORE
Du Bois vs. Neoliberalism
November 1, 2003
William K. Tabb teaches economics at Queens College, City University of New York. He is the author of The Amoral Elephant: Globalization and the Struggle for Social Justice in the… READ MORE
World Poverty, Pauperization and Capital Accumulation
October 1, 2003
Samir Amin is director of the Third World Forum in Dakar, Senegal. His recent books include Specters of Capitalism: A Critique of Current Intellectual Fashions (Monthly Review, 1998), and Obsolescent… READ MORE