ReMarx — Marxist Theory for Everyone
A series breaking down the ideas of Marxism for everyone to understand. From class struggle to historical materialism, we explain it in plain language.
What Do Left and Right Mean in Politics?
Nigerian politicians promise change every election cycle and deliver the same policies. Some say there is no left or right, only 'what works'. But the left is not a Western import. It is part of Nigeria's own history of resistance.
ReMarx: Why Revolution, Not Just Reforms
Every election season, politicians promise to fix Nigeria. Reforms can improve lives, but they cannot change who owns the wealth or who controls the state. This ReMarx explains why the fight for reforms must be connected to the fight for revolution.
ReMarx: Who Are the Proletariat?
The proletariat is not simply 'poor people', neither is it just everybody earning below a certain amount. And owning an iPhone does not automatically make you bourgeoisie or capitalist, relax.
ReMarx: How Marxists Understand Society
In the previous ReMarx, we explained that Marxism is a science for understanding society and changing it. But how does this science investigate society? Its method is called dialectical materialism.
Marxism: A Science for Liberation
Why a 19th-century critique of capitalism is not a foreign import, but a lens for understanding Nigeria, and a tool for changing it.
ReMarx: The Ruling Ideas in Nigeria
When Marxists say 'the ruling ideas are the ideas of the ruling class,' we do not mean every rich person has the same opinion. We mean that the class which dominates wealth and the state has disproportionate power to make its worldview seem like 'common sense.'