1989-90 - Beninese campaign for economic justice and democracy
Submitted by Reddebrek on Dec 23 2018 10:09
In 1989 students, teachers and civil servants in Benin began strike actions in protest at the governments freezing of scholarships and the four month delay in wage payments in 1988. The government's stalling and repression dragged the campaign on into 1990 and escalated the conflict to the point where the regime crumbled.
The American oligarchy
A review of a book that investigates the moral rot corroding U.S. society from the top down.
The battle of Athens: When WWII veterans took up arms against a corrupt local government in Tennessee
Submitted by nikolabudanovic on Nov 27 2017 15:35
In 1946 a non-partisan political option made of WWII veterans applied to the local elections in McMinn County, Tennessee. When they realized that the elections were being rigged, they took up arms and decided to defend their rights without relying on the State.
The ANC’s South Africa: kleptocracy and exploitation
Submitted by Internationalis... on Apr 23 2017 15:51
The corruption of the Zuma regime has now reached scandalous levels but it was entirely predictable given the ANC's past.
A South African ruling-class brawl
Submitted by Malatesta Black on Mar 31 2017 10:16
This article looks at the factions of the ruling class battling for positions and control over the state in South. It considers whether such battles offer anything to the working class in the country.
Alexi Navalny is no “honest guardian” against Kremlin oppression, anarchists warn
Submitted by Rob Ray on Mar 29 2017 15:44
