May Day 2012: The Call for a General Strike

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Mar 15, 2012 In the winter of 2011, discussion about calling a general strike had already begun within Occupy Los Angeles. At the end of January 2012, in the wake of police raids against Occupy encampments, Occupy Los Angeles issued a call for a May Day general strike, which was quickly endorsed by Occupy Oakland. In the winter of 2011, discussion about calling a general strike had already begun within Occupy Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

OWS Calls for May Day Strike

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2012 Occupy Wall Street has boldly called for a general strike of the 99 percent on May Day—May 1. “*No Work *No School *No Housework *No Shopping,” read the text approved by the OWS General Assembly. The action is scheduled to overlap with a day intended to call attention to the plight of immigrants. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ahmadinejad May Be a Quitter

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2011 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad considers resigning his post as president of Iran; Google Maps will let users inside buildings; and Bill Gates dips his mouse into American education. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

May Day: A Festival of Solidarity

Scott Tucker / Truthdig May 5, 2011 This year, the May Day march in Los Angeles was notably smaller than in recent years, but still lively and militant The year-by-year count of May Day marchers can never be an exact science, but the history of labor is full of surprises. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Workers of the World Unite for International Workers’ Day

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2011 Suffering austerity measures imposed by many of the world's governments to deal with a shortage of public funds, workers and activists rallied around the globe May 1 to demand the creation of jobs, decent wages and improved working conditions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

L.A. Paves Way on May Day

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2010 According to police estimates, as many as 60,000 marchers took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday in a show of support for comprehensive immigration reform and against laws like Arizona's recently passed SB 1070. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pitting Worker Against Worker

BLANK May 1, 2010 In this May Day special feature, economist Moshe Adler argues that the answer to our immigration, labor and broader economic problems is more immigration and more welfare for all. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Arizona’s Immigration Debate Gets Californians Talking

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2010 Now that Arizona's notorious SB 1070 has caught the nation's attention, immigration may again move into front-and-center position in another Western state that is ever grappling with the issue. Yes, that would be our own Golden State of California. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Firings in LAPD’s May Day Brutality

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2009 A Los Angeles police review panel comprised mostly of cops has refused to fire any of the officers involved in the 2007 May Day brutality in MacArthur Park. The city shelled out $13 million in settlements because of the melee, but the worst punishment handed down was a 20-day suspension for one cop. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dare We Use the S-Word?

Scott Tucker / Truthdig May 1, 2009 The current global economic crisis is not just another roller-coaster ride. Many sane and sober observers fear that the international locomotive of corporatism is going off the rails. Is this a necessary crisis of the capitalist system, determined by the self-destruction and self-renovation of a perpetual motion machine? Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

L.A. Police Chief: ‘It All Broke Down’

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2007 As he delivered a report on the May Day incident to the Los Angeles Police Commission, Chief William Bratton acknowledged that his officers made mistakes born out of a breakdown in communication. Video of riot police firing rubber bullets into an apparently peaceful and compliant gathering of immigration protesters on May 1 sparked public outrage and an investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher on LAPD Bullies

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2007 In light of the LAPD's recent storm trooper-like behavior, Bill Maher reminds police everywhere, "We want to support you -- even to love you -- but you have to remember, it says 'To protect and serve' on the side of the car, not 'What the f--- are you looking at?' " Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )