Monthly Review

Albert Einstein's classic essay, "Why Socialism?," originally published in the first issue of Monthly Review (May 1949). It was subsequently published in May 1998 to commemorate the first issue of MR‘s fiftieth year. monthlyreview.org/2009/05/01/why…

We publish here the text of one of the last interviews with Georges Lukács, given to Hungarian television. The interview was prepared and conducted by András Kovács. @versobooks mronline.org/2025/07/22/geo…

In Texas, at least 134 people are dead, including 36 children, and a hundred are missing after a devastating flash flood swept through the central part of the state on July 4. @FAIRmediawatch mronline.org/2025/07/21/wri…

India had the fourth lowest Gini coefficient in 2022, on the basis of which the Modi government has gone to town declaring India to be the fourth most egalitarian economy in the world. PD_Weekly mronline.org/2025/07/21/ind…

“We drank the water with which we bathed because they did not give us drinking water,” said a Venezuelan migrant who was repatriated after having been illegally imprisoned in a high-security prison in El Salvador since March. @orinocotribune mronline.org/2025/07/21/ven…

Marxism is a worldview with class at its centre. @counterfire mronline.org/2025/07/19/the…

Ernesto “Che” Guevara (born 14 June 1928—died 9 October 1967) was an Argentine revolutionary. – Kids Encyclopedia Facts Staff / Kiddle mronline.org/2025/07/19/che…

Labour’s support at a historic low of just 15 per cent. @Delphi2015 mronline.org/2025/07/19/new…

Industrial capitalism was revolutionary in its fight to free Europe’s economies and parliaments from the hereditary privileges and vested interests that survived from feudalism. geopoliticaecon mronline.org/2025/07/19/mic…

The killings did happen in Nairobi. A 19-year-old student was shot dead in Nairobi. A young woman was shot in her face with a rubber bullet. The police shot a young person dead in Matuu, Machakos County. @pambazukanews mronline.org/2025/07/19/glo…

U.S. and European diplomats have returned to the old colonial habit of speaking loudly and brusquely, lecturing the natives about what they should or should not do while they themselves do whatever they want. @tri_continental mronline.org/2025/07/18/pea…

The author repeatedly underlines the necessary distinction between capitalist, capitalism, and capital. – C.O.R.S. / The Columbus Worker mronline.org/2025/07/18/wha…

The ICC’s determination to proceed with the Gaza war crimes case has unfolded against a backdrop of mounting threats, political interference, and retaliation targeting its senior officials. – CPI / Communist Party of Israel mronline.org/2025/07/18/isr…

Far from concealing its difficulties, the Revolution has chosen the path of honesty, ethics, and humanism—a path that is difficult but principled. – Isaac Saney mronline.org/2025/07/18/tel…

Some people might say it’s too soon to blame the management of Camp Mystic in Texas for the deaths of dozens of little girls in their care. @theprogressive mronline.org/2025/07/17/cli…

Ellen Meiksins Wood, along with another scholar named Robert Brenner, helped create a way of thinking called Political Marxism. – Kids Encyclopedia Facts Staff / Kiddle mronline.org/2025/07/17/ell…

Tensions between Washington and Brasília persist. @peoplesdispatch mronline.org/2025/07/17/lul…

FEATURED - Michael D. Yates: Chris, how and when did you first become active in the labor movement? Chris Townsend: I joined the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) in Tampa, Florida, just after I got out of high school. mronline.org/2025/07/16/har…

Against the backdrop of growing global polarization and open threats from the United States, the summit signalled that BRICS is no longer just a talking shop; it is becoming a force Washington can’t ignore. @CDN_Dimension mronline.org/2025/07/16/wha…

In the late 1980s, John Foster started focusing on environmental issues. He studied how problems with the environment are linked to the global economy. He believes we need a more sustainable way of living. – Kids Encyclopedia Facts Staff / Kiddle mronline.org/2025/07/16/joh…

Israel’s military budget is a loop of money, originally provided by the U.S. government, then recycled back through U.S. corporations, thus spreading the wealth between governments, politicians, corporations, and numerous contractors. – Ramzy Baroud mronline.org/2025/07/16/the…