The Nigerian Challenge By Edwin Madunagu To avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, socialists have to learn from history. This pamphlet, written nearly 40 years ago provides important insights to Nigerian history and the challenges that socialists faced then and now. How do we grow so that we are better able to influence developments […]
The Economic History of Sub-Saharan Africa By Biodun Olamosu & Drew Povey Sub-Saharan Africa is huge. Its area is larger than that of China, USA and India combined or five times that of the 28 countries of the European Union. Its population, at nearly 900 million, is also getting on for twice as much as […]
by Abdullah Öcalan Published 2013 by Translation: International Initiative Abdullah Öcalan is the Nelson Mandela of the Kurds in Turkey. He has been imprisoned by the Turkish Government since he was kidnapped from Kenya in 1999 when he was 50. Since then, he has been held, mainly in solitary confinement, in the island prison complex […]
By Iris Berger (2016) Cambridge University Press. A book review by Tina Ndi Africa provides examples of some of the most horrific rape, violence and oppression suffered by women. But also of great hope in terms of the collective struggle by women, supported by some men, to build a new society where women and men […]
By Alex Callinicos Millions of people belong to trade unions and they remain the best form of defence for working people. But can we fully realise that strength?The national leadership of the NLC called off the national general strike planned for 28th September 2020 at the last minute. It also suspended the general strike in […]
Struggling Against Neoliberal Hegemony By Femi Aborisade & Drew povey While workers movements have been largely phased out and considered out-dated in most parts of the world during the 1990s, the 21st century has seen a surge in new and unprecedented forms of strikes and workers organisations. One of the most important aspects that will […]
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. Across Africa, every year, at least 35 million people, including an estimated 17 to 21 million children, face serious food shortages. These crises are not […]
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 modes of production in his great work Capital. For Marx, this was an international process of geopolitics, combining slavery and colonialism with class struggle. This […]
[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 can be much better. But we have to struggle together to make it so. Globally 800 women die daily in child labour, most of them […]
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 you are Nigerian, you should read Naija Marxisms to learn important lessons from whose who struggled against similar challenges. As Isaac Newton said, we can […]
