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The article examines the study of monopoly capitalism, highlighting the 1966 book "Monopoly Capital: An Essay on the American Economic and Social Order" by Paul Sweezy and Paul Baran. Topics include the stagnation thesis of author Alvin Hansen, the book "The Theory of Economic Development" by Joseph Schumpeter, and Keynesian macroeconomics. Also discussed are the industrial structure of a capitalist economy, mergers in the 20th century, and his experience of teaching monopoly capital.

Comments on the aggressive measures instituted by the U.S. government under the Bush administration against immigrants and visitors of Muslim faith, or from primarily Muslim Arab and South Asian countries. Background on the Naturalization Act of 1790 and the National Origins Act of 1924; One of the most far-reaching forms of racial profiling; Factors which contributed to a wave of popular violence against Arab, South Asian and Muslim communities.

The article reviews the essay “Is There Anything More to Say About the Rosenberg Case?,” by Staughton Lynd, which appeared in the March 2011 issue of the journal.