C.S. Oliver's Blog, page 15

October 3, 2018

"Sam: Yes. You might not believe it, but let me tell you something – one of the less obvious..."

“Sam: Yes. You might not believe it, but let me tell you something – one of the less obvious...
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Published on October 03, 2018 08:25

So, the global economic crisis, the global capitalist crisis,...



So, the global economic crisis, the global capitalist crisis, has impacted negatively on African economies, including Nigeria – because we are part and parcel of the global capitalist system, albeit we are unequal partners in the global capitalist exchange. Our economy is dependent on commodities. Our economy is a mono-crop one. Anything that happens to oil is bound to have a crisis effect on us. And that is one of the reasons why you saw Nigerians and the Nigerian State in a stand-off at the beginning of this year [2012], over phantom subsidies which the government said it wanted to remove, and which people protested.

(via An interview with Nigerian anarchist Sam Mbah)

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Published on October 03, 2018 08:18

"The class struggle under US imperialism is a complex phenomenon. White supremacy has ensured that..."

“The class struggle under US imperialism is a complex phenomenon. White supremacy has ensured...
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Published on October 03, 2018 07:38

"The researchers conjectured that poetry can break the so-called law of silence, according to which..."

“The researchers conjectured that poetry can break the so-called law of silence, according to...
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Published on October 03, 2018 02:36

What may sound like a dystopian vision of the future is already happening in China. And it’s making...

What may sound like a dystopian vision of the future is already happening in China. And it’s making...
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Published on October 03, 2018 01:44

JUSTICE LOLZ

- A group of undercover Detroit police
posing as drug dealers tried to arrest another group of...
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Published on October 03, 2018 01:22

"Here is the irony. The problem is deeper still. You see, neoliberalism is a strangely mechanical..."

“Here is the irony. The problem is deeper still. You see, neoliberalism is a strangely...
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Published on October 03, 2018 00:44

"Right in the midst of the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, some white woman creates a spam Facebook message..."

“Right in the midst of the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, some white woman creates a spam Facebook...
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Published on October 03, 2018 00:33