# John Bellamy Foster
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john bellamy foster (born August 15, 1953) is an American professor of sociology at the University of Oregon and also editor of Monthly Review. He writes about political economy of capitalism and economic crisis, ecology and ecological crisis, and Marxist theory. He has given numerous interviews, talks, and invited lectures, as well as written invited commentary, articles, and books on the subject.
Bibliocracy Radio: John Bellamy Foster on Einstein's "Why Socialism?"
My guest this week is the writer and Monthly Review editor John Bellamy Foster on his work in helping Monthly Review Press republish the classic Albert Einstein political essay “Why Socialism?” It’s available now in a gorgeous small book featuring an introduction by Foster and an earlier essay by …
The Problem with Western Marxism with Gabriel Rockhill
In this episode, I’m joined by guest host Ashwin Shantha of the Journal of International Solidarity podcast to interview Gabriel Rockhill, professor of philosophy at Villanova University and author of Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism? (Monthly Review Press, 2025) about how the ‘imperial theor…
Economic Impact | Episode 69 | John Bellamy Foster on Breakting the Bonds of Fate: Epicurus and Marx
An enjoyable conversation with John Bellamy Foster on his recent book "Breaking the Bonds Fate: Epicurus and Marx." Dr. Foster discusses the strong philosophical connections between the ancient Greek philosopher and Marx's thinking which go back to Marx's dissertation.
Marx’s Ecology: Materialism and Nature – Pt. 1/4
In this first segment of a series on ecology and materialism, John Bellamy Foster explains how Marx, who was not a natural scientist, learned from chemists, physicists, biologists, and the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus. Marx then garnered a unique theoretical approach that identifies the cause…
Spill the (Green) Tea with Paul Randle
In this episode, Malin is joined by Paul Randle, who spent thirty years watching marketing — the most powerful behaviour-change tool ever invented — point in entirely the wrong direction, a realisation that first hit him and his now co-author Alexis Eyre as fellow marketers on a Cambridge Institute…
The Return of Nature: Socialism and Ecology - Pt. 2/4
In Part 2, John Bellamy Foster debunks the misconception that socialism and materialism had no role in the development of ecological analysis. His research shows that socialist transformation involves the transformation of human relations with nature, and that the modern ecological movement grew ou…
Breaking the Bonds of Fate: Epicurus and Marx - Pt. 3/4
In this third segment of a series on ecology and materialism, John Bellamy Foster concludes that across different societies, starting from ancient China, the Hellenistic world, and India, there is a parallelism of class struggles. They involve notions of self-consciousness through production in rel…
Why “Albert Einstein’s ‘Why Socialism?'”? - Pt. 4/4
John Bellamy Foster reflects on the enduring relevance of Einstein’s “Why Socialism?” in this fourth segment of our series on ecology and materialism. Marx’s foundations of ecological materialism are blended with the work of natural scientists and the Greek philosopher Epicurus. Socialism, as a tra…
Jason W. Moore on Socialism in the Web of Life
Jason W. Moore discusses the problematic history of the nature-society divide, his alternative world-ecology approach and the challenges of building socialism.
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Jason’s personal website:
https://jasonwmoore.com/
Jason at Binghamtom University:
https://www.binghamton.edu/sociology/faculty…
French Theory in the Intellectual Cold War With Gabriel Rockhill
Gabriel Rockhill is a philosopher and activist who has published nine books. He is the Founding Director of the Critical Theory Workshop and Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University.
The book we're discussing today is Requiem for French Theory: Transatlantic Funeral Dirge in a Marxist Key. …
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