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Arriving in a nation constructed upon a foundation of bones following the Triple Alliance War of 1864-1870, Barrett was thrown by chance into the “Paraguayan sorrow” that haunted that landlocked nation in the heart of Latin America. More than half the population had been wiped out in the merciless conflict. A ferocious pattern of capitalist imperialism had taken hold. 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With the recent announcement that the United States will be stationing nuclear-capable Tomahawk missiles on German soil—within minutes’ striking distance of Moscow—this history is now, troublingly, more relevant than ever. | <a class="more-link" href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/09/01/mr-076-04-2024-08_0/" title="September 2024 (Volume 76, Number 4)">more…</a></p> </article> <div class="fix"></div> <div class="sectionwrap"> <span class="section"> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/section/notes-from-the-editors/" rel="tag">Notes from the Editors</a> </span> </div> <article class="post-198894 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-13921 category-volume-76-issue-03-july-august section-notes-from-the-editors geography-israel geography-middle-east geography-palestine subject-human-rights subject-imperialism subject-media subject-movements subject-war subject_geography-europe subject_geography-geography subject_geography-human-rights subject_geography-imperialism subject_geography-israel subject_geography-media subject_geography-middle-east subject_geography-movements subject_geography-palestine subject_geography-subject subject_geography-war"> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/07/01/mr-076-03-2024-07_0/" class="post-thumnbail"><img width="100" height="146" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20100%20146'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-small_thumb size-small_thumb wp-post-image" alt="Monthly Review Volume 76, Number 3 (July-August 2024)" decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://p4r4f7y4.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MR-076-03-2024-07-100x146.png" /><noscript><img width="100" height="146" src="https://p4r4f7y4.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MR-076-03-2024-07-100x146.png" class="attachment-small_thumb size-small_thumb wp-post-image" alt="Monthly Review Volume 76, Number 3 (July-August 2024)" decoding="async" /></noscript></a> <header> <h2 class="title post-title"><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/07/01/mr-076-03-2024-07_0/">July-August 2024 (Volume 76, Number 3)</a></h2> </header> <div class="byline"> <div class="mr-byline"><em>by</em> <span class="coauthors"><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/author/monthlyrevieweditors/" title="Posts by The Editors" class="author url fn" rel="author">The Editors</a></span></div> <span class="pubdate"><abbr class="published">(Jul 01, 2024)</abbr></span> <div class="byline-tags"> <span class="subject"> <span class="before">Topics: </span> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/human-rights/" rel="tag">Human Rights</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/imperialism/" rel="tag">Imperialism</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/media/" rel="tag">Media</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/movements/" rel="tag">Movements</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/war/" rel="tag">War</a> </span> <span class="geography"> <span class="before">Places: </span> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/middle-east/israel/" rel="tag">Israel</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/middle-east/" rel="tag">Middle East</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/middle-east/palestine/" rel="tag">Palestine</a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="buynow"><a title="Back issue of Monthly Review Volume 76, Number 03 (July 2024)" href="https://monthlyreview.org/product/mr-076-03-2024-07/">buy this issue</a></div> <p>While Israel’s horrific assaults on the people of Gaza continue, the voices against the U.S. support for the Zionist state grow ever-louder. This spring, the fight spilled onto college campuses. In this month’s “Notes,” <em>MR</em> editors take the long view, starting with the Free Speech Movement over half a century ago. | <a class="more-link" href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/07/01/mr-076-03-2024-07_0/" title="July-August 2024 (Volume 76, Number 3)">more…</a></p> </article> <div class="fix"></div> <article class="post-198296 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-13921 category-volume-76-issue-01-may geography-americas geography-israel geography-middle-east geography-palestine geography-united-states subject-culture subject-imperialism subject-media subject-war subject_geography-americas subject_geography-culture subject_geography-europe subject_geography-geography subject_geography-imperialism subject_geography-israel subject_geography-media subject_geography-middle-east subject_geography-palestine subject_geography-subject subject_geography-united-states subject_geography-war"> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/05/01/the-council-on-foreign-relations-the-israel-lobby-and-the-war-on-gaza/" class="post-thumnbail"><img width="100" height="146" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20100%20146'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-small_thumb size-small_thumb wp-post-image" alt=""Honoring agreements by burying them..."" decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://p4r4f7y4.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Honoring-agreements-by-burying-them-100x146.jpeg" /><noscript><img width="100" height="146" src="https://p4r4f7y4.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Honoring-agreements-by-burying-them-100x146.jpeg" class="attachment-small_thumb size-small_thumb wp-post-image" alt=""Honoring agreements by burying them..."" decoding="async" /></noscript></a> <header> <h2 class="title post-title"><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/05/01/the-council-on-foreign-relations-the-israel-lobby-and-the-war-on-gaza/">The Council on Foreign Relations, the Israel Lobby, and the War on Gaza</a></h2> </header> <div class="byline"> <div class="mr-byline"><em>by</em> <span class="coauthors"><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/author/laurencehshoup/" title="Posts by Laurence H. Shoup" class="author url fn" rel="author">Laurence H. Shoup</a></span></div> <span class="pubdate"><abbr class="published">(May 01, 2024)</abbr></span> <div class="byline-tags"> <span class="subject"> <span class="before">Topics: </span> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/imperialism/" rel="tag">Imperialism</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/media/" rel="tag">Media</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/war/" rel="tag">War</a> </span> <span class="geography"> <span class="before">Places: </span> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/americas/" rel="tag">Americas</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/middle-east/israel/" rel="tag">Israel</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/middle-east/" rel="tag">Middle East</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/middle-east/palestine/" rel="tag">Palestine</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/americas/united-states/" rel="tag">United States</a> </span> </div> </div> <p>Over six months into to Israel’s atrocity-filled assault on Gaza, Laurence Shoup digs deep to reveal a rarely discussed—but enormously influential—force within the Israel Lobby: the Council on Foreign Relations. The CFR, he writes, is more than just Wall Street’s think tank; it is an elite network of Zionist politicians and donors who comprise a significant part of the Israel lobby and the continuing U.S. commitment to funding Israel’s genocidal actions in Palestine. | <a class="more-link" href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/05/01/the-council-on-foreign-relations-the-israel-lobby-and-the-war-on-gaza/" title="The Council on Foreign Relations, the Israel Lobby, and the War on Gaza">more…</a></p> </article> <div class="fix"></div> <div class="sectionwrap"> <span class="section"> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/section/notes-from-the-editors/" rel="tag">Notes from the Editors</a> </span> </div> <article class="post-197852 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-13921 category-volume-75-issue-11-april section-notes-from-the-editors geography-americas geography-asia geography-china geography-europe geography-russia geography-united-states subject-empire subject-imperialism subject-war subject_geography-americas subject_geography-asia subject_geography-china subject_geography-empire subject_geography-europe subject_geography-geography subject_geography-imperialism subject_geography-russia subject_geography-subject subject_geography-united-states subject_geography-war"> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/04/01/mr-075-11-2024-04_0/" class="post-thumnbail"><img width="100" height="146" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20100%20146'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-small_thumb size-small_thumb wp-post-image" alt="Monthly Review Volume 75, Number 11 (April 2024)" decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://p4r4f7y4.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MR-075-11-2024-04-100x146.png" /><noscript><img width="100" height="146" src="https://p4r4f7y4.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MR-075-11-2024-04-100x146.png" class="attachment-small_thumb size-small_thumb wp-post-image" alt="Monthly Review Volume 75, Number 11 (April 2024)" decoding="async" /></noscript></a> <header> <h2 class="title post-title"><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/04/01/mr-075-11-2024-04_0/">April 2024 (Volume 75, Number 11)</a></h2> </header> <div class="byline"> <div class="mr-byline"><em>by</em> <span class="coauthors"><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/author/monthlyrevieweditors/" title="Posts by The Editors" class="author url fn" rel="author">The Editors</a></span></div> <span class="pubdate"><abbr class="published">(Apr 01, 2024)</abbr></span> <div class="byline-tags"> <span class="subject"> <span class="before">Topics: </span> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/empire/" rel="tag">Empire</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/imperialism/" rel="tag">Imperialism</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/war/" rel="tag">War</a> </span> <span class="geography"> <span class="before">Places: </span> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/americas/" rel="tag">Americas</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/asia/" rel="tag">Asia</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/asia/china/" rel="tag">China</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/europe/" rel="tag">Europe</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/europe/russia/" rel="tag">Russia</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/americas/united-states/" rel="tag">United States</a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="buynow"><a title="Back issue of Monthly Review Volume 75, Number 11 (April 2024)" href="https://monthlyreview.org/product/mr-075-11-2024-04/">buy this issue</a></div> <p>In a December 2023 interview with the <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, Richard Haass, former special assistant to H. W. Bush, declared that the world has descended into a “new world <em>disorder</em>,” lamenting the long-lost dream of unending U.S. hegemony. This month’s “Notes from the Editors” reflects on not only Haass’s recent statements, but his longstanding advocacy of an “Imperial America” designed to ensure U.S. domination on the world stage. | <a class="more-link" href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/04/01/mr-075-11-2024-04_0/" title="April 2024 (Volume 75, Number 11)">more…</a></p> </article> <div class="fix"></div> <div class="sectionwrap"> <span class="section"> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/section/notes-from-the-editors/" rel="tag">Notes from the Editors</a> </span> </div> <article class="post-197237 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-13921 category-volume-75-issue-09-february section-notes-from-the-editors geography-israel geography-middle-east geography-palestine subject-imperialism subject-movements subject-state-repression subject-war subject_geography-europe subject_geography-geography subject_geography-imperialism subject_geography-israel subject_geography-middle-east subject_geography-movements subject_geography-palestine subject_geography-state-repression subject_geography-subject subject_geography-war"> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/02/01/mr-075-09-2024-02_0/" class="post-thumnbail"><img width="100" height="146" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20100%20146'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-small_thumb size-small_thumb wp-post-image" alt="Monthly Review Volume 75, Number 9 (February 2024)" decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://p4r4f7y4.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MR-075-09-2024-02-100x146.png" /><noscript><img width="100" height="146" src="https://p4r4f7y4.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MR-075-09-2024-02-100x146.png" class="attachment-small_thumb size-small_thumb wp-post-image" alt="Monthly Review Volume 75, Number 9 (February 2024)" decoding="async" /></noscript></a> <header> <h2 class="title post-title"><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/02/01/mr-075-09-2024-02_0/">February 2024 (Volume 75, Number 9)</a></h2> </header> <div class="byline"> <div class="mr-byline"><em>by</em> <span class="coauthors"><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/author/monthlyrevieweditors/" title="Posts by The Editors" class="author url fn" rel="author">The Editors</a></span></div> <span class="pubdate"><abbr class="published">(Feb 01, 2024)</abbr></span> <div class="byline-tags"> <span class="subject"> <span class="before">Topics: </span> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/imperialism/" rel="tag">Imperialism</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/movements/" rel="tag">Movements</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/state-repression/" rel="tag">State Repression</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/war/" rel="tag">War</a> </span> <span class="geography"> <span class="before">Places: </span> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/middle-east/israel/" rel="tag">Israel</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/middle-east/" rel="tag">Middle East</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/middle-east/palestine/" rel="tag">Palestine</a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="buynow"><a title="Back issue of Monthly Review Volume 75, Number 09 (February 2024)" href="https://monthlyreview.org/product/mr-075-09-2024-02/">buy this issue</a></div> <p>As Israel continues its atrocities in Gaza, the editors examine the nature of exterminism and its relation to what threatens to become a <em>permanent Nakba</em>. The explicit aim, they contend, of Zionism’s settler colonial project is nothing less than the extermination—in the classical sense of the term—of the entire Palestinian population. | <a class="more-link" href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/02/01/mr-075-09-2024-02_0/" title="February 2024 (Volume 75, Number 9)">more…</a></p> </article> <div class="fix"></div> <div class="sectionwrap"> <span class="section"> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/section/review-of-the-month/" rel="tag">Review of the Month</a> </span> </div> <article class="post-197238 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-13921 category-volume-75-issue-09-february section-review-of-the-month geography-americas geography-global geography-united-states subject-imperialism subject-movements subject-war subject_geography-americas subject_geography-geography subject_geography-global subject_geography-imperialism subject_geography-movements subject_geography-subject subject_geography-united-states subject_geography-war"> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/02/01/the-u-s-quest-for-nuclear-primacy/" class="post-thumnbail"><img width="100" height="146" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20100%20146'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-small_thumb size-small_thumb wp-post-image" alt="The Baker nuclear explosion-July 25 1946" decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://p4r4f7y4.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Baker-nuclear-explosion-July-25-1946-100x146.jpg" /><noscript><img width="100" height="146" src="https://p4r4f7y4.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Baker-nuclear-explosion-July-25-1946-100x146.jpg" class="attachment-small_thumb size-small_thumb wp-post-image" alt="The Baker nuclear explosion-July 25 1946" decoding="async" /></noscript></a> <header> <h2 class="title post-title"><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/02/01/the-u-s-quest-for-nuclear-primacy/">The U.S. Quest for Nuclear Primacy: The Counterforce Doctrine and the Ideology of Moral Asymmetry</a></h2> </header> <div class="byline"> <div class="mr-byline"><em>by</em> <span class="coauthors"><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/author/johnbellamyfoster/" title="Posts by John Bellamy Foster" class="author url fn" rel="author">John Bellamy Foster</a></span></div> <span class="pubdate"><abbr class="published">(Feb 01, 2024)</abbr></span> <div class="byline-tags"> <span class="subject"> <span class="before">Topics: </span> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/imperialism/" rel="tag">Imperialism</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/movements/" rel="tag">Movements</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/war/" rel="tag">War</a> </span> <span class="geography"> <span class="before">Places: </span> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/americas/" rel="tag">Americas</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/global/" rel="tag">Global</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/americas/united-states/" rel="tag">United States</a> </span> </div> </div> <p>John Bellamy Foster discusses the past and present state of U.S. nuclear policy, asserting that its reliance on belligerent approaches endangers the entire world. “Only a minimalist, as opposed to a maximalist, approach to nuclear arms can put humanity on the road to nuclear disarmament,” he writes, concluding that “the answer lies in a worldwide shift away from dying capitalism to…<em>complete socialism</em>.” | <a class="more-link" href="https://monthlyreview.org/2024/02/01/the-u-s-quest-for-nuclear-primacy/" title="The U.S. Quest for Nuclear Primacy: The Counterforce Doctrine and the Ideology of Moral Asymmetry">more…</a></p> </article> <div class="fix"></div> <div class="sectionwrap"> <span class="section"> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/section/notes-from-the-editors/" rel="tag">Notes from the Editors</a> </span> </div> <article class="post-196551 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-13751 category-volume-75-issue-07-december section-notes-from-the-editors geography-americas geography-middle-east geography-palestine geography-united-states subject-history subject-imperialism subject-war subject_geography-americas subject_geography-geography subject_geography-history subject_geography-imperialism subject_geography-middle-east subject_geography-palestine subject_geography-subject subject_geography-united-states subject_geography-war"> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2023/12/01/mr-075-07-2023-11_0/" class="post-thumnbail"><img width="100" height="146" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20100%20146'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-small_thumb size-small_thumb wp-post-image" alt="Monthly Review Volume 75, Number 7 (December 2023)" decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://p4r4f7y4.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MR-075-07-2023-11-100x146.png" /><noscript><img width="100" height="146" src="https://p4r4f7y4.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MR-075-07-2023-11-100x146.png" class="attachment-small_thumb size-small_thumb wp-post-image" alt="Monthly Review Volume 75, Number 7 (December 2023)" decoding="async" /></noscript></a> <header> <h2 class="title post-title"><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2023/12/01/mr-075-07-2023-11_0/">December 2023 (Volume 75, Number 7)</a></h2> </header> <div class="byline"> <div class="mr-byline"><em>by</em> <span class="coauthors"><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/author/monthlyrevieweditors/" title="Posts by The Editors" class="author url fn" rel="author">The Editors</a></span></div> <span class="pubdate"><abbr class="published">(Dec 01, 2023)</abbr></span> <div class="byline-tags"> <span class="subject"> <span class="before">Topics: </span> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/history/" rel="tag">History</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/imperialism/" rel="tag">Imperialism</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/war/" rel="tag">War</a> </span> <span class="geography"> <span class="before">Places: </span> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/americas/" rel="tag">Americas</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/middle-east/" rel="tag">Middle East</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/middle-east/palestine/" rel="tag">Palestine</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/americas/united-states/" rel="tag">United States</a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="buynow"><a title="Back issue of Monthly Review Volume 75, Number 07 (December 2023)" href="https://monthlyreview.org/product/mr-075-07-2023-11/">buy this issue</a></div> <p>This month, the editors discuss the U.S. threat of a “new Opium War against China” found in the pages of the Air Force’s <em>Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs</em>. In addition, <em>MR</em> affirms its solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle against genocide. | <a class="more-link" href="https://monthlyreview.org/2023/12/01/mr-075-07-2023-11_0/" title="December 2023 (Volume 75, Number 7)">more…</a></p> </article> <div class="fix"></div> <div class="sectionwrap"> <span class="section"> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/section/reviews/" rel="tag">Review</a> </span> </div> <article class="post-196555 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-13751 category-volume-75-issue-07-december section-reviews geography-americas geography-united-states subject-capitalism subject-imperialism subject-media subject-political-economy subject-terrorism subject-war subject_geography-americas subject_geography-capitalism subject_geography-geography subject_geography-imperialism subject_geography-media subject_geography-political-economy subject_geography-subject subject_geography-terrorism subject_geography-united-states subject_geography-war"> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2023/12/01/corporate-media-political-elites-and-perpetual-war/" class="post-thumnbail"><img width="100" height="146" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20100%20146'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-small_thumb size-small_thumb wp-post-image" alt="War Made Invisible" decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://p4r4f7y4.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/War-Made-Invisible-100x146.jpg" /><noscript><img width="100" height="146" src="https://p4r4f7y4.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/War-Made-Invisible-100x146.jpg" class="attachment-small_thumb size-small_thumb wp-post-image" alt="War Made Invisible" decoding="async" /></noscript></a> <header> <h2 class="title post-title"><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2023/12/01/corporate-media-political-elites-and-perpetual-war/">Corporate Media, Political Elites, and Perpetual War</a></h2> </header> <div class="byline"> <div class="mr-byline"><em>by</em> <span class="coauthors"><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/author/davidmichaelsmith/" title="Posts by David Michael Smith" class="author url fn" rel="author">David Michael Smith</a></span></div> <span class="pubdate"><abbr class="published">(Dec 01, 2023)</abbr></span> <div class="byline-tags"> <span class="subject"> <span class="before">Topics: </span> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/capitalism/" rel="tag">Capitalism</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/imperialism/" rel="tag">Imperialism</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/media/" rel="tag">Media</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/political-economy/" rel="tag">Political Economy</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/terrorism/" rel="tag">Terrorism</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/subjects/war/" rel="tag">War</a> </span> <span class="geography"> <span class="before">Places: </span> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/americas/" rel="tag">Americas</a> <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" style="font-size: 50%"></i> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/geography/americas/united-states/" rel="tag">United States</a> </span> </div> </div> <p>David Michael Smith reviews journalist Norman Solomon’s <em>War Made Invisible</em>, an eloquent moral call to end the bloody state of perpetual war that the United States has engaged in since the advent of the “war on terror.” | <a class="more-link" href="https://monthlyreview.org/2023/12/01/corporate-media-political-elites-and-perpetual-war/" title="Corporate Media, Political Elites, and Perpetual War">more…</a></p> </article> <div class="fix"></div> <article class="post-196207 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-13751 category-volume-75-issue-06-november geography-americas geography-global geography-united-states subject-capitalism subject-imperialism subject-political-economy subject-war subject_geography-americas subject_geography-capitalism subject_geography-geography subject_geography-global subject_geography-imperialism subject_geography-political-economy subject_geography-subject subject_geography-united-states subject_geography-war"> <a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2023/11/01/actual-u-s-military-spending-reached-1-53-trillion-in-2022-more-than-twice-acknowledged-level-new-estimates-based-on-u-s-national-accounts/" class="post-thumnbail"><img width="100" height="146" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20100%20146'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-small_thumb size-small_thumb wp-post-image" alt="U.S. weapons sale" decoding="async" 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