Well it's probably about time we approached the question of what role the exploitation and appropriation of African labor both before and during colonization played in the development of capitalism. Turns out, it was quite a large one. 

Reading: Chapters 3-5 from How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (1972) by Walter Rodney

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98. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa | Walter Rodney

A1) DJ Mayhem - M-Power [basement]
A2) Kev Bird & The Wax Doctor - On A Roll [basement]
A3) Krome & Time - The Slammer [suburban Base]
A4) Kid Twist - Champion Sound [Liquid Wax]
A5) Probe & Pugwash - Hell On Earth [i.D.]
A6) Jack N Phil - We Are Unity [basement]
A7) Ruff with the Smooth - Art Of Intelligence [basement]
A8) Skanna – Heaven [skanna]
A9) Dark & Moody - Volume 4A [Dark & Moody]
A10) Fast Floor - Plight Of The Innovators [smooth]
A11) EQ - Void Of Xtacy (Darkman Remix) [Formation]
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B2) Wax Doctor & Jack Smooth - Rock To The Groove [basement]
B3) Wax Doctor - New Direction (93 Remix) [basement]
B4) Warped Kore - The Power [Whitehouse]
B5) Wax Doctor & Jack Smooth - Unfriendly [basement]
B6) Mad Dog - D-Tox [underdog]
B7) Overdubb - Ruffplate (Ruff Mix) [impact]
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B10) Wots My Code - Dubplate (Simply Rolling Mix) [Advance]

DJ Destruction -  Obsession World Systems - 1993

Bekah welcomes back SPS's resident financial guru to discuss the impact of Trump's tariffs on the state of world finances, markets, and leftist politics on both sides of the Atlantic. 

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Further Materials:

What is the Relevance of the EU for the Left? (Leipzig, 06/24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DlJpbdI4rs
Tariffs, Trade War & the Working Class (Independent Labor Club of New York, 29.3.25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anLh3-U9jKs
D.L. Jacobs' remarks published as Liberation Day: https://www.sublationmag.com/post/liberation-day

The Crisis of Neoliberalism (Vienna, 05/17): https://platypus1917.org/2017/05/03/the-crisis-of-neoliberalism/
The Millennial Left is Dead (10/17): https://platypus1917.org/2017/10/01/millennial-left-dead/
Beyond Left and Right? (London, 07/24): https://youtu.be/xschDfeBlDg?si=Ydiu0Ps7u5GaDsqR

Radical Interpretations of the Present Crisis Panel Series:
New York, 11/14/12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSUlDcXEnR8
London, 12/01/12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH7ofme8_bE
Chicago, 12/03/12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFepPXbu13o

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Ep 76: Tariffs and Trade

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