Noted recall: The goal is to describe, in just a few words, what the article is about. Additionally, if I think the article is particularly note-worthy (good or bad), I will comment on that. Compare this to a small sticky note, something to jog your memory about the contents of an article. Of course, if I miss the point of an article, or fail to find anything remarkable, that is entirely the fault of the reviewer.
Available at: https://monthlyreview.org/archives/2019/volume-70-issue-09-february/
Capitalism Has Failed -- What Now? - John Bellamy Foster
(read 2019/02/17)
Read this. Long summary of effects of capitalism, inequality, wage stagnation, dark money politics, corporate bailouts, unpaid environmental externality costs (I think he covered a few more topics). A lot of history of neoliberalism, von Mises, Hayek, Chicago school. Concludes with too short section on an anti-capitalist solution.
New Means of Workplace Surveillance: From the Gaze of the Supervisor to the Digitalization of Employees - Ivan Manokha
(read 2019/02/17)
A really good article talking about the increasing amount of data gathered by employers to monitor employees; the goal is increased efficiency (profit). A comparison is made to Foucault's panopticon and voluntary self-modifying behavior. Some history on such data gathering; some associated costs (increased employee stress, time commitment). Some discussion on privacy.
Scholarship on the Rise of the Right: Liberal Historians and the Retreat from Classs - Chad Pearson
(read 2019/02/18)
This article criticizes left/liberal historians for downplaying or not acknowledging the importance of radical pro-labor activists. And is also critical of praising a former president or elected officials as progressive when so often they were anti-labor or indifferent to labor despite endorsing other progressive policies. And also critical that the far left is anti-capitalism but the "far left" reported in literature is a more palatable version suited for mainstream (pro-capitalism) politics. Specific examples of historians and Democrats is given throughout.