After restoring the France-backed regime of Patrice Talon following a coup, foreign troops have remained in Benin, maintaining control over the Presidential residence and several key government buildings.
Monthly Review Blog
Albert Einstein’s “Why Socialism?”: The Enduring Relevance of His Classic Essay – Review
In the current era in which anti-science ideology, disinformation and ‘the destruction of reason’ are again increasingly being utilized as key components of a broader anti-materialism which reinforces a transition from neoliberalism to neofascism in response to crises...
Indigenous Peoples call for peace in Venezuela
They reaffirmed support for President Maduro and the Bolivarian Revolution.
Stalked in real time: Intellexa, the Israeli Predator in your pocket
Leaked training videos and new evidence expose Intellexa as more than just a rogue surveillance company. The Israeli firm stands as a pillar of Tel Aviv's global cyberwarfare infrastructure, infiltrating phones worldwide through 'zero-click' methods, ad-based...
Sheinbaum turns the tide: Mass mobilization and reform drive Mexico’s Transformation forward
Ten days after right-wing destabilization attempts, Mexico’s leadership has emerged strengthened, securing historic labour and wage agreements, while opposition-backed protests have crumbled under scrutiny, says DAVID RABY.
The method of anti-imperialism
A Leninist Perspective on Postone and anti-anti-imperialism.
Feeding the Pentagon, starving the poor: The class politics of the 2025 U.S. budget
This is the choice in front of us: a future of permanent war and permanent hunger, or a fight for a society where budgets are written to meet human needs, not to guarantee profits for war corporations and the rich.
How China built its chip empire
Geopolitics commentator Peter Yang takes a deep dive into America’s chip-war defeat. Washington weaponized the semiconductor stack it built, turning interdependence into containment—and the strategy backfired. Reshoring stalled, allies absorbed the costs, and...
The Trolling And The Pity: Genocide denial in the time of troll swarms
Israel is coming apart at the seams, both on a cultural and political basis.
Understanding the U.S.’s new National Security Strategy
HOW likely is a U.S. war on Venezuela? States across the region are alarmed one is imminent.
Trump’s New Monroe Doctrine Is MAGA Imperialism: An Interview with John Bellamy Foster
This is the second part of a two-part interview with Monthly Review editor John Bellamy Foster for Italy’s OttolinaTV. Watch the first part here.
AI and the railway mania
The AI bubble continues.











