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You may not: Trade unions and May Day celebrations and rallies trace their roots back to medieval Europe. Photo: Nic Bothman/EPA

May Day: From the maypole to the picket line

Trade unions are still the best way of organising resistance to the violence of capitalism

  • Eyaaz
8 min read
Students protest against apartheid in 1976. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Lessons from South Africa’s past for a future of collective empowerment

Education’s role in fostering critical consciousness and political engagement has been side-lined in favour of a narrow focus on individual success and economic competitiveness

  • Eyaaz
6 min read