Notes from the Editors, January 2003
January 1, 2003
“The American health care system is confronting a crisis.” This was the not very surprising conclusion of a study by a National Academy of Science panel on the U.S. health… READ MORE
Article Subjects and Geography: United States
Notes from the Editors, December 2002
December 1, 2002
Among the major countries of the world, the United States has the highest per capita income, and it is often assumed therefore that the ordinary American is materially better off… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, November 2002
November 1, 2002
On September 10, of this year, an interview entitled, “Nelson Mandela: The U.S.A. is a Threat to World Peace,” appeared as a Newsweek web exclusive, http://www.msnbc.com/news/806174.asp. In this interview, Mandela… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, October 2002
October 1, 2002
In late August and early September a number of MR and Socialist Register authors (including Patrick Bond, John Bellamy Foster, Gerard Greenfield, Naomi Klein, and John Saul) participated in forums… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, September 2002
September 1, 2002
The growth and eventual bursting of financial bubbles is an inherent feature of capitalist accumulation, as can be seen in the long history of such crises from the South Sea… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, July-August 2002
July 1, 2002
Fifty-four years ago when MR was being planned, one of the questions that the editors, Leo Huberman and Paul Sweezy, had to decide was whether to have a section at… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, May 2002
May 1, 2002
This month marks the fiftieth anniversary of Monthly Review Press. The idea of starting a book publishing arm of MR had its origin in an accidental meeting in Central Park… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, April 2002
April 1, 2002
As this special issue on the economy goes to the printer, the business press is full of the news that a mild recovery from the recession that began in March… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, March 2002
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
Notes from the Editors, February 2002
February 1, 2002
The meltdown of Enron, the giant energy trading firm, which recently ranked as the seventh largest U.S. corporation—now its largest ever bankruptcy—is one of the most startling events in U.S…. READ MORE