Albert Einstein's classic essay, "Why Socialism?," originally published in the first issue of Monthly Review (May 1949). It was subsequently published in May 1998 to commemorate the first issue of MR‘s fiftieth year.

In this deeply personal essay, communication scholar Inger Stole shares with readers a glimpse into her life with her partner Robert W. McChesney. Stole reveals the passion and depth of feeling with which McChesney approached all aspects of life.

Water is not just a natural resource in the Levant. It is the foundation of sovereignty, survival, and power. @mayadeenenglish https://t.co/SAk61lYpB9

The Bombay high court today called the five-year-and-four-month-long incarceration without trial of Hany Babu an “inordinate delay” and granted bail to the Delhi university associate professor who had been arrested in the Elgar Parishad case. @thewire_in https://t.co/v0fhxaNa3l

The stated aim of the Axonius platform is to centralise IT tools to identity/fix security breaches. As a product of Israeli intelligence, the scale of Axonius’s use across the U.S. government raises serious questions. – Nate Bear / ¡Do Not Panic! https://t.co/XryaFeHdYo

In July this year, members of Parliament in the United Kingdom voted overwhelmingly to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. – Fadiah Nadwa Fikri / Vox Unmah https://t.co/ue7wrotb79

It’s been 20 years since I retired from the Air Force and 40 years since I first entered Cheyenne Mountain, America’s nuclear redoubt at the southern end of the Front Range that includes Pikes Peak in Colorado. – William J. Astore / TomDispatch https://t.co/7rCO4maiMI

The Chartists formed the world’s first working-class party in Manchester in 1840 but by 1860 it had failed. @M_Star_Online https://t.co/5DkOwHfOVH

John Bellamy Foster introduces our special issue celebrating the life and work of MR former coeditor and author Robert W. McChesney. Through his remembrances, Foster paints a portrait of a visionary whose work will reverberate for decades to come.

An alleged Donald Trump ultimatum giving Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro one week to flee Venezuela along with his family passed without major incident Friday. @venanalysis https://t.co/Pz2uL0q8Wd

The Trump administration has sought agreements with countries to allow it to deport people of other nationalities to them. That has meant sending more than 230 Venezuelans to El Salvador, where they spent months in a notorious prison. – Kate Morrissey https://t.co/n8XIorQR1l

Trump loyalist and CIA contractor Larry Ellison’s purchase of CNN appears imminent, and marks the latest venture into media for the world’s second-richest individual. But Ellison is not alone. @mintpressnews https://t.co/XW8VAtcarO

Native Americans drew livelihood from buffalo by hunting them and using skins for clothes and other life necessities. Worshipping them in spiritual ceremonies and considered them a vital and sacred aspect of their communities. @covertactionmag https://t.co/a0Y00948Fj

The scam involved the illegal sale of H-2A visas, which are given to foreign agricultural workers allowing them to work in the U.S. for a limited period. @ammcommmedia https://t.co/cAT7ifzLam

FEATURED - John Bellamy Foster and OttolinaTV - We analyze the MAGA phenomenon from a materialist perspective, highlighting the main social composition of the classes that form the base of support for the Trumpian regime. https://t.co/mcjPjN6d7T

FEATURED - Monthly Review NFTE - McChesney was the first to perceive the full extent and implications of the thrust toward fascism in the United States in this period. https://t.co/mTDOxeWq2d

For our special issue on Robert W. McChesney's legacy, MR presents a series of tributes capturing his impact on those around him personally and politically, as well as on the communication field writ large.

“the innocent, hardworking colored element of Tulsa” to “cooperate fully and with vast enthusiasm” with officials, and “band themselves together for their own protection against this element of non-working, worthless Negros.” -The World. @fairmediawatch https://t.co/OJXRtz3lke

“We recognize the friendship, solidarity, cooperation, and respect that the People’s Republic of China shows toward the peoples of the world and, in this case, toward our blessed Nicaragua,” declared Rosario Murillo. @telesurenglish https://t.co/nTycZ4Vxj2

On 13 November, at the Global South Academic Forum in Shanghai, China, we released our latest study, The 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the World Anti-Fascist War—Understanding Who Saved Humanity: A Restorationist History. @tri_continental https://t.co/48Sky1Skih

As part of our special issue on the legacy of former MR coeditor Robert W. McChesney, December’s “Notes from the Editors” revisits his prescient insight into the rise of neofascism in the United States.