The ''Socialist Register'' is an annual

socialist Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the ...

publication. It was founded in 1964 by

Ralph Miliband Ralph Miliband (born Adolphe Miliband; 7 January 1924 – 21 May 1994) was a British sociologist. He has been described as "one of the best known academic Marxists of his generation", in this manner being compared with E. P. Thompson, Eric Hob ...

and John Saville. They had criticisms of the ''

New Left Review The ''New Left Review'' is a British bimonthly journal covering world politics, economy, and culture, which was established in 1960. History Background As part of the British "New Left" a number of new journals emerged to carry commentary on m ...

'' (''NLR'') after

Perry Anderson Francis Rory Peregrine "Perry" Anderson (born 11 September 1938) is a British intellectual, historian and essayist. His work ranges across historical sociology, intellectual history, and cultural analysis. What unites Anderson's work is a preoc ...

became editor of the ''NLR'' in 1962. Miliband and Saville sought to bring about a journal in the orientation of '' The New Reasoner''. The ''Socialist Register'' is published in the US by Monthly Review Press, in Canada by

Fernwood Publishing Fernwood Publishing is an independent Canadian publisher that publishes non-fiction books dealing with social justice and issues of social, political and economic importance. Fernwood was founded in 1991 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, publishing its fi ...

, and in the UK and rest of the world by Merlin Press. Its name is a reference to the '' Political Register'', a 19th-century newspaper founded by

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journalist William Cobbett.

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