Marxist theory for everyone. No jargon. No shortcuts.
ReMarx is an educational series from The Naija Marxists. Each article breaks down one idea (historical materialism, class struggle, imperialism, the state, political economy) in plain language for Nigerian workers, students and youth.
Latest ReMarx
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.'
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