John Bellamy Foster vs. Herbert Hoover
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
John Bellamy Foster
1953 – present
John Bellamy Foster is an American professor of sociology at the University of Oregon and editor of the Monthly Review. He writes about political economy of capitalism and economic crisis, ecology and ecological crisis, and Marxist theory.
"We are already facing growing catastrophes due to climate change. It is too late to avoid soaring temperatures, scarce water, and extreme weather. That ship has…"
Herbert Hoover
1874 – 1964
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933. A wealthy mining engineer before his presidency, Hoover led the wartime Commission for Relief in Belgium and was the director of the U.S. Food Administration, followed by post-war relief of Europe.
"In every single case before the rise of totalitarian governments there had been a period dominated by economic planners. Each of these nations had an era under …"
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