Support self-sufficiency and Socialism

I enjoy your magazine for its information on the covetous activities of the major U.S. corporations. One small criticism: I feel you take an oppositionist position and don't give credit to Third World countries that are trying to develop their countries for the betterment of its people, but from their perspective must have trade arrangements with the West.

I refer particularly to your criticism of China and Zimbabwe. Granted there are appearances of subservience, but I think it is also part of your duty to give encouragement to those countries which are trying to become self-sufficient and build socialism. The past fifty years have shown this process is a very tortuous and difficult task, so countries must acknowledge this and try to develop the positive economic factors, and even take certain leaps into previously forbidden territory (dealings with multinationals). This should be encouraged, and if they don't work out, friendly and constructive criticism should be offered so the example can be a lesson to other Third World countries.

- Hilary Lerman
Dayton, OH

Annual Report

Your "Annual Report" 1983 was an excellent issue. Keep up to this standard. It changed my mind about renewal.

- Robert Glass
Hampton Bavs, NY

Social Security

As of January 1, we are on Social Security so I cannot renew. I passed the Monitor around to friends and am keeping them for reference. I really enjoyed the material and was educated at the same time. Keep up the good work.

- Katherine Keeney
Cincinnati. Ohio

Disappointed

Frankly I find the Multinational Monitor disappointing. First, I don't find you investigative reporting "hard-hitting" as you suggest - unless of course I only read New York Times and/or News and World Report! Second, I expected we'd get much more analysis of the unique impact of multinationals on national and international policy instead of more Nestle horror stories.

I really don't read it very much anymore - please cancel and remove my name from your mailings.

- Lyle E. Crane
Ann Arbor, Michigan