Behind the South African Miner Massacre

Bhaskar Sunkara

I co-wrote a piece with Mike Elk on the killing of 34 striking miners in South Africa yesterday. Read more over at Working in These Times.

Bhaskar Sunkara is the founding editor of Jacobin magazine. Follow him on Twitter: @sunraysunray.
The text is from the poem “QUADRENNIAL” by Golden, reprinted with permission. It was first published in the Poetry Project. Inside front cover photo by Golden.
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