Robert W McChesney
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This page contains a list of articles by Robert McChesney accessible via the web, excluding work on basketball published under a pseudonym (last updated July 2009)

JOURNAL & MONOGRAPH ARTICLES

The Sales Effort and Monopoly Capital
Robert W. McChesney, John Bellamy Foster, Inger L. Stole and Hannah Holleman, Monthly Review, Vol. 60, No. 11 (April 2009): pp. 1-23.

A New New Deal under Obama?
John Bellamy Foster and Robert W. McChesney, “” Monthly Review, Vol. 60, No. 9 (February 2009): pp. 1-11.

Understanding the Media Reform Movement
International Journal of Communication, Vol. 2., 2009, pp. 47-53.

The U.S. Imperial Triangle and Military Spending
John Bellamy Foster, Hannah Holleman and Robert W. McChesney, Monthly Review, October 2008, pp. 1-19.

The U.S. Media Reform Movement Going Forward
Monthly Review, September 2008, pp. 51-59.

Economia Politico y Movimiento Sociales: Entrevista con Robert McChesney: 'La lección de Free Press es Una Lección politica'
Eptic (Spain), Vol. 10, No. 1 (April 2008). (Interview conducted by and translated by Ana Segovia.)

The Monthly Review Story: 1949-1984
Monthly Review Online, 7 May 2007.

The American Empire: Pax Americana or Pox Americana?
John Bellamy Foster & Robert W. McChesney, Monthly Review, Vol. 56. No. 4, September 2004, pp. 1-4.

Is Iraq Another 'Vietnam'?
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vol. 56, No. 2 (June 2004), pp. 1-10.

The Pentagon and Climate Change
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vol. 56, No. 1 (May 2004), pp. 1-13.

The Stagnation of Employment
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vol. 55, No. 11 (2004), pp. 3-17.

The Escalating War Against Corporate Media
Monthly Review, Vol. 55, no. 10, March 2004, pp. 1-29.

Kipling, the 'White Man's Burden,' and U.S. Imperialism
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, Paul M. Sweezy, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vol. 55, No. 6, November 2003, pp. 1-11.

The 'Left-Wing' Media?
Robert W. McChesney & John Bellamy Foster, Monthly Review, Vol. 55, No.2, June 2003, pp. 1-16.

What Recovery?
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, Paul M. Sweezy, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vol. 54, No. 11, April 2003, pp. 1-14.

The Commercial Tidal Wave
Robert W. McChesney & John Bellamy Foster, Monthly Review, Vol. 54, No. 10, March 2003, pp. 1-16.

U.S. Imperial Ambitions and Iraq
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, Paul M. Sweezy, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vol. 54, No. 7, December 2002.

The Political Economy of International Communications: Foundations for the Emerging Global Debate over Media Ownership and Regulation
Robert W. McChesney & Dan Schiller. Paper prepared for the UNRISD Programme on Information Technologies and Social Development as part of UNRISD background work for the World Summit on the Information Society, June 2002.

Upton Sinclair and the Contradictions of Capitalist Journalism
Robert W. McChesney & Ben Scott, Monthly Review, Vol. 54, No. 1 (May 2002): pp. 1-14.

The New Face of Capitalism: Slow Growth, Excess Capital, and a Mountain of Debt
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, Paul M. Sweezy, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vo. 53, No. 11, April 2002, pp. 1-14.

U.S. Military Bases and Empire
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, Paul M. Sweezy, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vo. 53, No. 10, March 2002, pp. 1-16.

After the Attack … The War on Terrorism
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, Paul M. Sweezy, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vo. 53, No. 6., November 2001.

Prisons and Executions—the U.S. Model: A Historical Introduction
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, Paul M. Sweezy, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vol. 53, No. 3 (July-August 2001), pp. 1-18.

A Prizefighter for Capitalism: Paul Krugman vs. the Quebec Protestors
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, Paul M. Sweezy, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vol. 53, No. 2 (June 2001), pp. 1-5.

The New Economy: Myth and Reality
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, Paul M. Sweezy, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vol. 52, No. 11 (April 2001). pp. 1-15.

Global Media, Neoliberalism, and Imperialism
Monthly Review, Vol. 52, No. 10 (March 2001), pp. 1-19.

The Nader Campaign and the Future of US Left Electoral Politics
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, Paul M. Sweezy, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vol. 52, No. 9 (February 2001), pp. 1-22.

Journalism, Democracy, ... and Class Struggle
Monthly Review, Vol. 52, No. 6 (November 2000), pp. 1-15. Also available in Norwegian here.

Social Security, the Stock Market, and the Elections
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, Paul M. Sweezy, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vol. 52, No. 5 (October 2000), pp. 1-13.

Socialism: A Time to Retreat?
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, Paul M. Sweezy, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vol. 52, No. 4 (September 2000), pp. 1-7.

Introduction: Toward a New Internationalism
The Editors (John Bellamy Foster, Harry Magdoff, Paul M. Sweezy, and Robert W. McChesney), Monthly Review, Vol. 52, No. 3 (July-August 2000), pp. 1-11.

Media Politics and the U.S. Left
Monthly Review, Vol. 50, No. 9 (February 1999), pp. 32-41.

 

MAGAZINE & NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

The Death and Life of Great American Newspapers
John Nichols & Robert W. McChesney, The Nation, April 6, 2009, pp. 1, 11-20.

Who’ll Unplug the Media? Stay Tuned
Robert W. McChesney & John Nichols, The Nation, 16 June 2008.

Stopping the Press Barons
The Guardian website, 19 October 2007.

Murdoch’s Journal is Bad News
Common Dreams website, 17 July 2007.

Venezuela and the Media: Fact and Fiction
Robert W. McChesney and Mark Weisbrot, Common Dreams website, 1 June 2007.

Postal Rates = Free Press
In These Times, 17 May 2007.

Old Media Matter
Los Angeles Times online, 11 May 2007.

We Need Genuine Public Servants
Los Angeles Times online, 10 May 2007.

Greatly Exaggerated
Los Angeles Times online, 9 May 2007.

Create a Better Media World
Los Angeles Times online, 8 May 2007.

There’s More to Life than Fluff, Hype and Horse Races
Los Angeles Times online, 7 May 2007.

Post Office to the First Amendment: Drop Dead
CommonDreams website, 17 April 2007.

ABC’s Air America Blacklist: The Real Story
Josh Silver & Robert W. McChesney, The Huffington Post, 2 November 2006.

Thoughts on Sherrod Brown
mydd.com, 12 October 2006.

FCC Scandal Explodes with Second Revelation of Suppressed Media Ownership Research
Common Dreams website, 19 September 2006.

Media Consolidation: Isn’t Big Media Big Enough?
Seattle Times, 16 August 2006.

Does Big Media Need to Get Any Bigger?
Norman Lear & Robert W. McChesney, Los Angeles Times, 5 August 2006, p. B17.

Major Media Struggles Loom on the Horizon
Robert W. McChesney & Josh Silver, Common Dreams website, 4 August 2006.

Fight for a Free Press
The Nation, 3 July 2006, pp. 16-18.

No Tolls on the Internet
Lawrence Lessig & Robert W. McChesney, Washington Post, 8 June 2006, p. A23.

David Horowitz and the Attack on Independent Thought
Common Dreams website, 28 February 2006.

Let There Be WiFi
Robert W. McChesney & John Podesta, Washington Monthly, January-February 2006.

A Cornerstone of the Media Reform Movement: FAIR at 20
Extra!, January-February 2006, pp. 6-9.

The Rise of Professional Journalism
Robert W. McChesney & John Nichols, In These Times Website, 8 December 2005.

Bush’s War on the Press
John Nichols & Robert W. McChesney, The Nation, 5 December 2005, pp. 9-10.

Congress Tunes In
Robert W. McChesney, John Nichols and Ben Scott, The Nation, 23 May 2005.

FCC: It Could Get Worse
John Nichols & Robert W. McChesney, The Nation, 21 February 2005.

The Moment has Come for Media Reform
Common Dreams News Center, 5 January 2005.

On Media and the Election
Common Dreams News Center, 9 November 2004.

The Problem of the Media
Sentient Times, June-July 2004.

A Note to MR Readers from Bob McChesney
Monthly Review, Vol. 56, No. 2 (June 2004).

Up in Flames: The Public Revolts Against Monopoly Media
Robert W. McChesney & John Nichols, The Nation, 17 November 2003, pp. 11-14.

The Battle Over Media Ownership is Far From Over
John Nichols & Robert W. McChesney, www.commondreams.org, 7 July 2003.

Reclaiming the Media
Robert W. McChesney & John Nichols, commondreams.org, 16 June 2003.

FCC: Public Be Damned
John Nichols & Robert W. McChesney, The Nation, 2 June 2003, pp. 5-6.

Media Democracy’s Moment
Robert W. McChesney & John Nichols, The Nation, 24 February 2003, pp. 16-20.

Turning the Tide: It’s Time to Fight the Enronization of the Media
John Nichols & Robert W. McChesney, In These Times, 15 April 2002, pp. 16-17.

’High Noon’ Independent Media Summit
The Public I (Champaign-Urbana, Ill.), Vol. 2, No. 2 (March 2002): p. 1.

Why We Need In These Times
In These Times, 18 February 2002, pp. 12-15.

The Making of a Movement
Robert W. McChesney & John Nichols, The Nation, 7 January 2002, pp. 11-17.

The Stealth Attack on the Freedom of the Press
The Public I (Champaign-Urbana, Ill.), Vol. 1, No. 4, November 2001, p. 1.

Notes from the Editors
Monthly Review, Vol. 53, No. 7, December 2001.

The News Media’s Moment of Truth
The Public I (Champaign-Urbana, Ill.), Vol. 1, No. 3, October 2001, pp. 4, 8.

Three Strikes and You’re Out
Silicon Alley Reporter, issue 45, June 2001, p. 26. (also here)

Is Corruption an Art or a Science?
Silicon Alley Reporter, issue 43, April 2001, p. 21.

Farewell to Radio
Silicon Alley Reporter, issue 42, March 2001, p. 24.

U.S. wouldn't tolerate our election in Nicaragua
The Capital Times (Madison, Wis.), 16-17 December, 2000, p. 11A.

The Titanic Sails Again: Why the Internet Won't Sink the Media Giants
Extra!, March-April 2000, pp. 10-15.

America, I Do Mind Dying: Public Broadcasting in Troubled Times
Current, Vol. 14, No. 14 (14 August 1995): pp. 16-17, 19.

 




 


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