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Showing videos filed under: may day
Richard Trumka: Fight, Mobilize, Educate Workers
May 4, 2011In Massachusetts, a Democratic state legislature voted to take away public workers' right to collectively bargain over health care, in what Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, calls "A miniature version of what we saw in Wisconsin." He notes that just like Scott Walker, these politicians are scapegoating employees who didn't cause the economic crisis.Richard Trumka, Phyllis Bennis, and US Uncut
May 3, 2011In Massachusetts, a Democratic state legislature voted to take away public workers' right to collectively bargain over health care, in what Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, calls "A miniature version of what we saw in Wisconsin." He notes that just like Scott Walker, these politicians are scapegoating employees who didn't cause the economic crisis.Shepard Fairey & Antonino D'Ambrosio: Populism, Politics, Art
May 15, 2010May Day is observed in most countries outside of the U.S. as International Worker's Day or Labor Day. The word "mayday" is also a distress signal, a call for help and a call to action. Shepard Fairey, a longtime underground and street artist who came to be a household name with his "Hope" poster of Barack Obama, evoked both of these meanings at once with his "May Day" exhibition at Deitch Projects in New York City.Shepard Fairey, El General, and Audit the Fed
May 14, 2010May Day is observed in most countries outside of the U.S. as International Worker's Day or Labor Day. The word "mayday" is also a distress signal, a call for help and a call to action. Shepard Fairey, a longtime underground and street artist who came to be a household name with his "Hope" poster of Barack Obama, evoked both of these meanings at once with his "May Day" exhibition at Deitch Projects in New York City. Plutarco Elías Calles was both a military general and later one of the most controversial presidents of Mexico. He is known for his status as a revolutionary hero, but also for bringing these (sometimes brutal) military tactics into his political career. Finally, Mary Bottari of BankstersUSA.org and the Center for Media and Democracy weighs in on a hard-fought victory for Main Street over Wall Street.Arizona Law Fuels National Immigration Actions
May 4, 2010May Day has long been International Workers' Day, but in recent years in the U.S. it has taken on a special meaning for immigration activists and immigrant workers. This year especially brought out crowds demanding recognition, after the recent passage in Arizona of repressive laws targeting immigrants for harassment. The Real News Network was on the ground at actions that included a peaceful sit-down at the White House that saw 35 arrests, including active Democratic Congressman Luis Gutiérrez from Chicago.Hari Kondabolu & John Fugelsang: No Laughing Matter
May 4, 2010President Obama went to the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night to perform the President's traditional comedy routine in front of the press corps. Yet while he was there, a bomb attempt was foiled in Times Square here in New York and cleanup efforts continued to struggle in Louisiana and around the Gulf Coast as the oil spill hit land, and earlier that day immigration and workers' rights activists marched in solidarity, protesting Arizona's repressive immigration law.Monique Harden, John Fugelsang & Hari Kondabolu, and May Day
May 3, 2010President Obama headed to Louisiana this weekend to check out the worsening environmental disaster caused by the BP oil spill, and reiterated that BP will have to pay for the cleanup. But, Monique Harden of Advocates for Environmental Human Rights notes, we need to clean up more than just this oil spill--we need to clean up our energy policy.
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