John Bellamy Foster is the editor of
Monthly Review and a professor of sociology at the University of Oregon. R. Jamil Jonna is associate editor for communications and production at
Monthly Review. Brett Clark is associate editor of
Monthly Review and a professor of sociology at the University of Utah.
The authors thank John Mage, Craig Medlen, and Fred Magdoff for their assistance.
The U.S. economy and society at the start of 2021 is more polarized than it has been at any point since the Civil War. The wealthy are awash in a flood of riches, marked by a booming stock market, while the underlying population exists in a state of relative, and in some cases even absolute, misery and decline. The result is two national economies as perceived, respectively, by the top and the bottom of society: one of prosperity, the other of precariousness. At the level of production, economic stagnation is diminishing the life expectations of the vast majority. At the same time, financializatio
The film By Li Xiaoyang · 2020-12-30 · Source: Web Exclusive
The feature film
Nomadland, by 38-year-old Chinese director Chloe Zhao, was a big winner at this year s Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Awards. The film took the awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Frances McDormand), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography (Joshua James Richards) on December 21. These and other awards are generating a buzz that is making
Nomadland one of the most anticipated films of the 2021 Oscar season. The film will be screened in U.S. cinemas in February, 2021.
Based on Jessica Bruder s 2017 non-fiction book
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, the film stars two-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand as an unemployed woman losing everything in the Great Recession. As the plot progresses, the protagonist embarks on a journey through the West in America, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
It was a stupendous year for streaming services in more ways than one
30 Dec, 2020 - 08:29 AM IST | By Gargi Sarkar
KOLKATA: The Covid2019 pandemic has walloped many industry verticals this year but digital-first categories including over-the-top (OTT) or streaming video services have actually been given a leg up. A host of new users, paid subscribers have tuned in to consume online platforms, due to stay-at-home directives, limited social activities, enforced theatre shutdowns, fewer entertainment options. With multifold growth across metrics, the sector has witnessed growth that would have normally taken four to five years.
The Indian OTT industry has been steadily growing in the past couple of years, especially since Jio democratised internet for the country’s masses. As the country entered into lockdown, fresh content on TV dried up and OTT platforms emerged as the most sought after medium for entertainment. India’s data consumption went through the
Takeaways from a ‘coronised’ 2020
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The unprecedented year has resulted in the introduction of new practices that may see prominence in the next decade
At the start of 2020, no body would have imagined that two zero two zero would literally mean four zeros. Covid-19-induced lockdowns in many countries across the world brought life to a standstill. After the rumblings throughout the year, there is a ray of hope in the form of the approval of vaccines in some countries and imminent approval in most others. The new year, therefore, is likely to bring back the world on track sooner or later. But life will never be the same again.
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2020 vision: The year in film
Streaming services stepped up as viewers hunkered down, seeking connection
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2020 turned the world upside down in so many ways, causing upheaval to our every way of life.
Though movies are a relatively trivial example of the existential threat posed by COVID-19, Bay Area movie theaters were effectively shut down for most of the year, giving new life to socially-distanced drive-ins and a major shot in the arm to streaming services as Americans hunkered down in front of their TVs for their escapism. Disney+ emerged as a frontrunner in the streaming war and Quibi lost big, with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, AppleTV+ and others still hanging tough.