The “Pyramid Theory” of the KKE – A revisionist laughingstock

The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) created a theory in March 2013 under their former General Secretary Alexandra Papariga which became famous as the “pyramid theory” of imperialism. This theory was elaborated in an article for the ideological periodical “El Machete” of the Communist Party of Mexico titled “On Imperialism – The Imperialist Pyramid”. The “Pyramid Theory” is an ivory tower theory The “pyramid theory” is revisionist. Why so? According to the pyramid theory also African countries like Uganda and

For an Organized Working Class! – Remarks on the prospects of trade unions in Uganda

Trade unions are no new form of organization in Uganda. The National Organization of Trade Unions (NOTU) is the largest trade union organization within Uganda and exists already for more than 50 years. But they are insufficient. They might have over 900.000 working people organized among their ranks, but only very few industrial workers. It is good that over 100.000 transport workers are organized in their ranks, over 160.000 teachers about 130.000 agricultural workers and more than 50.000 workers in

Social-Democracy or Socialism?

The UPC has one main ideological problem: It’s ideology is not very distinct from it´s main competitors NRM and NUP. I am not saying that the UPC would be the same in practice as the NRM or NUP, but at least in proclamations they are. According to the 2008 Constitution of the UPC the party is a “social-democratic party”1. The thing is that the NUP also claims to be a “progressive, social-democratic organization”2. Even the NRM calls itself a “social-democratic