Monthly Review

Our Story

Monthly Review emerged seventy-five years ago from the Popular Front milieu of the Great Depression and Second World War. This historical significance is captured by Gerald Horne, author of landmark Monthly Review Press books. The Popular Front was an international movement that influenced U.S. culture in the 1930s and ’40s, uniting radical and liberal forces against fascism. Grounded in labor-organizing campaigns, it fought against Jim Crow, supported international causes, and backed New Deal programs. Following the defeat of Henry A. Wallace in the 1948 presidential elections, Huberman and Sweezy founded Monthly Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine in May 1949, with support from leading left figures like Albert Einstein. Since then, Monthly Review has provided a political-economic critique of monopoly capital, militarism, and imperialism.

Our Impact

Monthly Review is committed to fostering genuine cooperation on the global left, pursuing revolutionary socialist, humanist, and ecological goals, and advocating for world peace.

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For nearly seventy-five years, the support of MR Associates has been vital to our mission. Basic magazine subscriptions cover only printing and mailing costs, while electronic subscriptions make a modest impact. Without foundation support or an endowment, donations are crucial. Please consider becoming an Associate or renewing your support at the same or a higher level.

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