monthly review

The reverberations of Bolshevik Revolution were felt in May Fourth Movement China, anti-Rowlatt Act India, and Iraq, to take just three examples.. ..

is the u.s. in a pre-fascist period?

Are the U.S.’s over-bloated military-industrial budget and stalled war efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq and other parts of the Middle East signs that its global military hegemony is coming to an end?   China is emerging as a very real challenge to U.S. economic hegemony and how this plays..

once more into the snake pit

President Obama has not asked Congress for permission to attack Syria, as President Bush did before attacking Iraq. He has not gone to United Nations, because Russia and China have announced they will veto any resolution authorizing military force. ..

opinion leaders turn cautious, public looks homeward

Changing Views of China . The Iraq war and continuing threat of terrorism have dramatically affected the way opinion leaders and the public look at potential threats from other countries. ... The public also is divided as to which country represents the biggest threat to the United States;..

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