<p>Since 1964, the <I>Socialist Register</I> has brought together leading writers on the left to investigate aspects of a common theme. This issue examines the new U.S.-led imperialist project that is currently transforming the global order, its impact on different regions of the world, and on gender, media, and popular culture.</p><p>Contributors and essays include:<BR><UL><li>Stephen Gill, American Supremacy and the New World Order</li><li>Chris Rude, Financial Discipline: Imperial Strategy Since the Asian Crisis</li><li>Chandra Mohanty, Patriarchy in the New World Order</li><li>Vivek Chibber, The New Imperialism and the South: The Passing of the "National Bourgeoisie"</li><li>Yuezhi Zhao, China and Global Capitalism: The Cultural Dimension</li><li>Ed Comor, Media and Communications in the U.S. Empire</li></UL>