A young activist talks about maroon resistance has deep roots in Venezuela, and it resonates with the country’s current communal project.
Monthly Review Blog
Exorcising the ghosts of the imperial left: Domenico Losurdo and the class war inside Marxism
Western Marxism is not a tradition to be reclaimed—it’s an enemy ideology crafted in the image of empire. Domenico Losurdo’s final intervention is not an invitation to debate, but a call to defect. From critique to combat. From the seminar to the struggle. From the...
Airbrushing the ghettoes
From Eastern Europe to the Middle East, the legacy of the Holocaust has been used to denigrate left anti-fascism and promote the interests of ethno-nationalist establishments. But we should remember who really killed the ‘Judeo-Bolsheviks’ of the Second World War.
Why doesn’t the U.S. Government know how many people die in custody?
Under the Death in Custody Reporting Act, the government is supposed to track how many people die in law enforcement custody—but the data is a mess.
The Green Zone of controlled opposition (or, how The U.S. Climate Network became agents of Climate Inaction)
The U.S. climate movement claims to fight for change while systematically silencing radical action. This isn’t resistance. It’s controlled opposition dressed in green.
The true cost of AI: Water, energy, and a warming Planet
AI doesn’t run on magic—it runs on energy, water, and massive physical infrastructure.
A tribute to all those who fought for a better world and died so young: The Thirty-Second Newsletter (2025)
Though they died young, revolutionaries like Frantz Fanon and Patrice Lumumba made invaluable contributions to anti-colonial and national liberation struggles.
Imperialism and its bullying of India
IT is ironical that on the 78th anniversary of the victory of the Indian people’s struggle against British imperialism, U.S. imperialism is openly bullying India into obeying its diktat.
Poll: 4 out of 5 Jewish Israelis are not troubled by the famine in Gaza
A new poll by the Israel Democracy Institute shows that 4 out of 5 Jewish Israelis – 79% - are not troubled by reports of Palestinian famine and suffering in Gaza.
Deciphering the MAGA Ideology: An Interview with John Bellamy Foster
This interview was conducted by Zhao Dingqi for the journal World Socialism Studies. Zhao Dingqi: You once pointed out that the MAGA movement is essentially an alliance between the monopolistic capitalist right wing and the lower middle class. How do you understand...
Carney is pushing Canadian liberalism to its breaking point
Bill C-5, Indigenous resistance, and the authoritarian turn at the heart of the settler state.
Veterans force New York County Sheriff to take down Israeli flag
The flag of Israel represents the greatest human rights disaster in modern history, yet has flown proudly at the Broome County Correctional Facility by order of Sheriff Akshar.