Article Subjects and Geography: United States

Western Marxism and Imperialism: A Dialogue

Western Marxism and Imperialism: A Dialogue

by John Bellamy Foster and Gabriel Rockhill

March 1, 2025

John Bellamy Foster and Gabriel Rockhill assess the history and influence of Western Marxism, defined not geographically, but by a rejection of the Marxism developed in the Soviet Union, in the Global South, and even in classical Marxism. This strain of Marxist thought, birthed in the imperial core, represents a concession to the dominance of U.S. ideology, rather than to correct the pressing issues confronting society today.
Imperialism and White Settler Colonialism in Marxist Theory

Imperialism and White Settler Colonialism in Marxist Theory

by John Bellamy Foster

February 1, 2025

Over the last quarter century—and especially since the beginning of Israel's latest genocidal incursion into Palestine in October 2023—the term "settler colonialism" has proliferated in academic and popular discourse. In February's "Review of the Month," John Bellamy Foster connects readers to thinkers from around the globe and across time to illustrate the phenomenon of settler colonialism as a dimension of imperialism, and thus capitalism, driven by a rapacious extractivism that threatens the whole of humanity.
January 2025 (Volume 76, Number 8)

January 2025 (Volume 76, Number 8)

by The Editors

January 1, 2025

Monthly Review editors take on the results of the 2024 election, exploring how the lackluster reformist policies of the Biden administration and unfocused nature of the Harris campaign served to drive away much of the working class, as reflected in part by the expansion of the Party of Nonvoters. As neoliberal positions occlude the possibility of a Popular Front against Trump's fascism, any substantive victory must come from a revolutionary restructuring of society.

The Dialectical Ecologist: Richard Levins and the Science and Praxis of the Human-Nature Metabolism

The Dialectical Ecologist: Richard Levins and the Science and Praxis of the Human-Nature Metabolism

by John Bellamy Foster and Brett Clark

January 1, 2025

In January's Review of the Month, John Bellamy Foster and Brett Clark revisit the legacy of scientist and MR author Richard Levins, from his "red diaper" infancy to his agroecological work in Cuba and his contributions to Marxian ecological thinking as a whole. "As a dialectical ecologist," they write, "Levins proposed that we ask the big questions, as part of understanding why the world came to be organized in a particular way, and how it might be different."
Some Preliminary Theses on the Concept of Eco-Civilization

Some Preliminary Theses on the Concept of Eco-Civilization

by John Bellamy Foster

January 1, 2025

In this talk given at Peking University in October 2024, John Bellamy Foster shares ten theses describing both the roots and contemporary manifestations of the idea of ecological civilization. Relating the concept's origins in the writings of Marx and Engels to its expression today in Chinese society, Foster reveals the inherently socialist nature of eco-civilization and the necessity of a worldwide ecological revolution to shift toward sustainable human development.

The Delusions of Liberal Democracy: Imperialism and Militarism in Pakistan

The Delusions of Liberal Democracy: Imperialism and Militarism in Pakistan

by Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

January 1, 2025

Against a backdrop of political turmoil and a popular uprising, Aasim Sajjad Akhtar examines how the contradictions of liberal democracy have played out in Pakistan. Exploring the dynamic between the U.S.-backed, militarized Pakistani political elite and the rise of reactionary politician Imran Khan, Akhtar shows how Khan has employed empty anti-imperialist rhetoric to mobilize a discontented populace—and how this could be counteracted with a genuine anti-imperialist movement.

Empire and Popular Arts: A Note on Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s “Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States”

Empire and Popular Arts: A Note on Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s “Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States”

by Dylan Davis, Paul Buhle and Paul Peart-Smith

January 1, 2025

This month, we at MR had the great pleasure of publishing this note on Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz's Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: A Graphic Interpretation, written by Dylan Davis and Paul Buhle, with illustrations from the book by illustrator Paul Peart-Smith.

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