Democracy Now! 2026-05-01 Friday
5/1/202659 min
Democracy Now! 2026-05-01 Friday
Headlines for May 01, 2026From Springfield, Ohio, to the Supreme Court: A Pastor's Fight to Protect TPS for Haitians"No School, No Work, No Shopping": Workers, Immigrants to Lead Thousands of May Day Protests"A People's History of Invisible India": Journalist Neha Dixit on Dire State of Worker Rights
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First 90 secondsAmy Goodman· Host0:01
[upbeat music] From Boston and Chicago, this is Democracy Now!
Speaker 10:21
We are calling for an economic blackout.
Viles Dorcenvil· Guest0:26
We can't let these billionaires ruin our lives. We deserve more.
Speaker 10:30
So come out and show us support on May 1st.
Amy Goodman· Host0:33
No school, no work, no shopping. That's the rallying cry of workers around the United States today, marking May Day, International Workers' Day. Organizers with the May Day Strong coalition say over 3,000 protests and events are scheduled. We'll go to Chicago and Los Angeles for the latest. And there are protests around the world. We'll speak with investigative journalist Neha Dikshit. She's author of The Many Lives of Syeda X: A People's History of Invisible India. We'll talk to her about labor conditions and unrest in the world's most populous country.
Speaker 31:21
Our salary should be increased to $214 a month. We should at least get this much. Only then can we sustain