‘Democracy Now!’: Oakland Gears Up for General Strike

Posted on Nov 2, 2011

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On Wednesday, Occupy Oakland demonstrators were preparing to launch a citywide strike, nodding to a similar moment in Oakland’s history and preparing for pushback from local police and employers of striking workers. Amy Goodman takes a look at the buildup to the strike in this clip from “Democracy Now!” 

—KA

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