A Rebel’s Guide to Malcolm x
By Anthony Hamilton Malcolm X was an inspirational speaker, an activist and a revolutionary. He was born into poverty in 1925 in the US and his early life was shaped…[...]
Month: July 2020
Collective Struggles and Labour-Led Development
A review of The Struggle for Development by Benjamin Selwyn2017 Polity Press, by Drew Povey This is an important book that provides an alternative view to what the author calls…[...]
Interviews With ‘The People’s Pedagogue’ Omotoye Olorode
This pamphlet contains three interviews with Prof. Omotoye Olorode April/May 2020 Prof. Omotoye OlorodeProf. Omotoye Olorode is a foremost ASUU activist, an accomplished academic and radical intellectual. His contributions to…[...]
Book Review: Who Was Karl Marx?
Brian Parkin finds a new introduction to Marx and Marxism combines theory with a vision of a world free of exploitation and oppression. Marx, Engels and Marx’s daughters Jenny (1844–1883),…[...]
We Cannot Fight Corruption Without Fighting Neoliberalism
Alex Batubo In a recent talk Femi Falani provide a key insight for those of us who really want to fight corruption. He said that we have to take account…[...]
A Rebel’s Guide to Trosky
By Esme Choonara Leon Trotsky was a central figure in the decisive event of the 20th century, the Russian Revolution of 1917. This is a short, accessible introduction to Trotsky's…[...]
Government Budget Revisions Should Not Cut Jobs or Salaries – Health, Education Spending Must Double This Year
The fall in the price of crude oil is being used as an excuse to threaten jobs, wage cuts and to support further budget cuts, even on health and education.…[...]
The Nigerian Economy Grew Massively Over the Last 20 Years – but the poor remained as poor as ever
Nigeria’s economic growth in the 21st century is one of the drivers of the ‘Africa Rising’ narrative… In April 2014, Nigeria became Africa’s largest economy, and the world’s 26th largest…[...]