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“Global Noise” Protests Against Austerity and Debt Spread Worldwide
by n0madic, posted on Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 at 7:48 amReimagining the General Strike
by n0madic, posted on Friday, April 27th, 2012 at 5:59 pmfrom The Nation
When May 1 rolls around, the proposed general strike will probably not strictly resemble famed general strikes of history. But the tactic is no less significant now than it used to be. In fact, a lot rides on this upcoming May Day. This video, featuring archival footage and the words of Marina Sitrin, Francis Fox Piven and John Nichols, explains why the general strike matters so much, not just for Occupy and labor but for the legitimacy of democracy itself.
Marina Sitrin: Imagining a New General Strike
by n0madic, posted on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 at 11:32 amfrom The Nation
The call for a general strike on May 1 should not be solely about work, argues Marina Sitrin, a postdoctoral fellow at CUNY specializing in global mass movements. Instead, it should reshape our ideas about how society is built, as Sitrin explains in this video, by asking hard questions about class, consumption, work and society.
