For more than 100 years, May Day has symbolized the common struggles of workers around the globe. Why is it largely ignored in North America? The answer lies in part in American labour’s long repression of its own radical past, out of which international May Day was actually born a century ago.
in the time remaining, to help us understand how the man-made system of capitalism will lead to the extinction of our human species, and so many others.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
What You Need to Know About May Day
by Prof. Leo Panitch from Global Research. This is necessary reading for those whose knowledge of labor history has been distorted by schooling and the media in the US. The author also provides some excellent references to other material that can be studied.