The victory of Jeannette Jara in the ruling coalition’s primary is a major triumph for the people and the left.
Monthly Review Blog
China strikes Diabetes
Diabetes is a silent epidemic, causing death and suffering on an unimaginable scale.
Where do ideas come from? And how can they change?
Alex Snowdon explains the Marxist view of how ideas develop and how socialists seek to change the world.
Israeli Defense Minister orders plan to build concentration camp for Gaza’s civilian population
Israel Katz says the so-called 'humanitarian city' will be built on the ruins of Rafah.
Big Beautiful Cover Up: Epstein, ICE, and the MAGA War State
The Department of Justice has quietly declared the Epstein case closed—no client list, no criminal conspiracy, and no further disclosures.
The Abraham Shield: Israel’s new blueprint for regional control after Gaza
From Gaza to Tehran, a multi-front strategy of surveillance, subcontracted occupation, and permanent containment.
What is the Trump Doctrine? John Bellamy Foster on U.S. Foreign Policy & the “New MAGA Imperialism”
What is MAGA imperialism? Monthly Review editor John Bellamy Foster says that, despite its feints toward anti-imperialist isolationism, President Donald Trump’s foreign policy has coalesced into a “hyper-nationalist” form of populism that rejects the U.S.'s post-WWII...
Dollar v Euro
This week, the world’s major central bankers have gathered in the sweltering heat of Sintra, Portugal (although I am sure the the aircon is good in their swanky hotel in the hills).
NYT – Guessing about Iran with ‘experts’ who lack knowledge of it
A lot of the misunderstanding U.S. policy makers have of foreign countries is caused by the lousy reporting in U.S. media.
The Military-Industrial-Academic Complex and Israel’s war machine
ISRAEL’s genocide in Gaza and the 12-day war between Israel and Iran saw Israel destroying all universities in Gaza and assassinating top scientists of Iran. Not a tear or word of condemnation from the U.S. and European powers.
China is not a monolith
The Communist Party and socialist construction.
Legal & Political Foundations of Capitalism w/ Jamee K. Moudud
Heterodox economist Jamee K. Moudud returns to Money on the Left to discuss his new book, Legal and Political Foundations of Capitalism: The End of Laissez-Faire? (Routledge, 2025). The phrase “institutions matter” is a common refrain among economists, including many...