A NEW PHASE OF AFRICAN LIBERATION
Socialism From Below WHY are so MANY Africans poor? Why do so many die from hunger and disease? Why do so many face a bleak future? The facts are stark.…[...]
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How the West Came to Rule
the geopolitical origins of capitalism Alexander Anievas and Kerem Nisancioglu Pluto, 2015 By Drew Povey Karl Marx outlined how capitalism came to dominate the world, replacing the feudal and tributary…[...]
The Fight for Women’s Rights
[pl_row] [pl_col col=12] [pl_text] By Tina Ndi statistics on the oppression of women are horrific, but it has not always been like this and recent changes indicate that the future…[...]
Marxism: Intellectual Ammunition for Nigerian Trade Unionists
By Drew Povey Adam Mayer - Naija Marxisms - Revolutionary Thought in Nigeria (London: Pluto Press, 2016) If you are angry about the current state of global society, especially if…[...]
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…[...]
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…[...]