Trevor Ngwane, an activist and academic, shows how structures that emerged in the struggle against apartheid continue in democratic South Africa, now in conflict with the ruling ANC.
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Rob Davies is critical of economic policy, starting with the Mandela administration. He reserves particular criticism for its macroeconomic policy framework introduced in 1996.
The 1970s and 1980s saw a new genre of popular protest - its spirit would be felt even in 2011 when protests toppled a dictator.
In a new book, Hiên Do Benoit looks at Vietnam’s society, culture and political and economic history, and provides us with the keys to understanding this state unlike any other..
Economic historian and development scholar Bill Freund was impatient with theoretical fads.
An examination of academic publications since 1980 suggests the status of ‘cultural Marxism’ has been greatly exaggerated.
At the height of Reaganism, close to half of Americans believed a phrase popularized by Karl Marx actually derived from the US Constitution. It doesn’t, but scholars have traced it to the Bible.
Optimism can become a force for social change – here’s how.
As China recovers, its success in containing COVID-19 is being put down to the devotion and solidarity of the people.
Studies of Kwame Nkrumah have been influenced by the political climate both within and outside Ghana.
Objections raised about the school syllabus by parents, schools and civil society point to a bigger problem with the state.
What role does Marxist theory about the state play in modern China?
This book is a booster to morale. It tells South Africans they can enjoy the impressive economic growth they once achieved.
During the apartheid period in South Africa – 1948 to 1994 – a lively intellectual culture of opposition emerged on some of the country’s university campuses and within the broader anti-apartheid movement…
Back in 1989, workers joined students in pro-democracy protests. Now students are joining workers agitating for better conditions.
The book, Marxism and Freedom was written in 1958. Yet, it remains relevant today.
The late sociologist looked at existing ‘utopias’ that could herald a world after capitalism.
It’s been 100 years since the murder of Marxist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg.
The University of Reading wrongly judged that Geras’ essay, which discusses political violence, might fall foul of the government’s Prevent strategy.
Some on the left view sport as a distraction. But life is a struggle. And there shouldn’t be anything wrong with finding something to celebrate.
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