Workers of the world are uniting in a global day of action to commemorate International Workers Day. In hundreds of cities across America and around the world in London, Barcelona, Toronto, Kuala Lampur, and Sydney – there are calls for a general strike with no working, no shopping and no banking. The Occupy Movement here in the United States is branding it as a day without the 99%.

In response – Wall Street banks are coordinating with each and with the police to monitor today’s marches and rallies around New York City. While the banks haven’t disclosed exactly how they plan to deal with the protests, one security adviser compared to Occupy demonstrators to “wolves.” Since the Occupy movement began last year – more than 2,100 demonstrators have been arrested in New York City and still not a single bankster has been convicted of crimes on Wall Street.

That’s why today is so important – as working people around the world fight back against abuses of power and the corporate takeover of our democracy and economy.

-Thom

(What are you doing for May Day? Tell us here.)

Hour One: State of Labor
- Leo Gerard, President, United Steelworkers Union

Red Cross workers situation in OH, labor in general
- Al Mixon, Brotherhood of Teamsters-Ohio

Live Occupy May Day report from the streets of NYC
- Mike Andrews, Participant-OWS, NYC

Improve wages/working conditions for restaurant workers
- Saru Jayaraman, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC-United)

Hour Two: Occupy SF May Day actions
- Joshua Holland, AlterNet

Occupy May Day
- Ben Zucker, formerly Occupy DC now with OWS, NY

Occupy May Day
- Mark Taylor-Canfield, Journalist / Press liaison-Occupy Seattle

Hour Three: Anarchists / Occupy / & revolution
- David Graeber, Professor of Anthropology-Goldsmiths College, University of London / Author most recently of "Debt: The First 5,000 Years"

"Occupy This Album" / Occupy movement
- Jackson Browne, Singer/Song-writer/Activist

May Day March in support of L.A. trash workers
- Axel Caballero, Founder/Producer-Cuentame

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Monday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Implement the Volcker Rule now...
- Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

Article: "Senators: Implement Volcker Rule Without Delay" by Senator Jeff Merkley.

Law: "Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act", 2010.

Article: "MF Global leaves industry scarred" by Hal Weitzman.

Article: "International Workers' Day" (May Day).

Article: "Haymarket affair" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Romney's big day marred by Etch A Sketch remark" by Tom Cohen.

Article: "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" by Mitt Romney, November 18, 2008.

Article: "Romney campaign aide claims auto bailout was Romney's idea" by Brendan Sasso.

Case: "Roe v. Wade", 1973.

Case: "Brown v. Board Of Education", 1954.

Article: "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire" by Cornell University.

Article: "Wall Street Banks Coordinate To Fight May Day Protests, Compare Themselves To Elk Hunted By Wolves" by Travis Waldron.

Article: "Microsoft backs away from CISPA support, citing privacy" by Declan McCullagh.

Article: "Best scoring bid to build BART's Fleet of the Future" by BART.

Article: "BART recommends Bombardier".

Book: "The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger" by Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett.

Site: "The Equality Trust".

Article: "Florida Judge Rules Gov. Scott’s Random Drug Testing of State Employees Unconstitutional" by Noel Brinkerhoff.

Article: "Speaker John Boehner Said ‘Americans Do Not Vote for a Loser’".

Book: "The Federalist Papers" by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay.

Book: "Thomas Paine and the Promise of America" by Harvey J. Kaye.

Site: Professor Harvey Kaye, Award-winning author, sociologist, historian and expert on America's Founding Fathers.

Book: "Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became "People" - And How You Can Fight Back" by Thom Hartmann - new updated version out now!

Case: "Santa Clara County vs. Southern Pacific Railroad", 1886.

Article: "The Powell Memo or Powell Manifesto".

Case: "Marbury v. Madison", 1803.

Site: "United States public debt".

Site: "U.S. National Debt Clock".

Hour Two: Why do conservatives support bankrupting our kids?
- Phil Kerpen, American Commitment / Author-"Democracy Denied"

Article: "Conservative Group Club For Growth To Congress: Let Student Loan Rates Double" by Alex Seitz-Wald.

Running for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' House seat
- Ron Barber, former District Director for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords

Article: "Ron Barber, former Gabrielle Giffords aide, sees Arizona race as call to civility" by Felicia Sonmez.

Article: "Special election set for June 12 to fill Giffords' seat" by David Schwartz.

Article: "Five Tax Fallacies Invented by the 1%" by Paul Buchheit.

Article: "GOP Rep. Foxx, Who Has ‘Very Little Tolerance’ For People With Student Loans, Is Heavily-Financed By For-Profit Colleges" by Scott Keyes.

Site: "Equal Access Amendment project".

Talk Radio News Segment:
- Victoria Jones, White House Correspondent

Article: "Allen West Blasts Washington, D.C. Culture" by Michael Warren.

Article: "Blind Chinese activist is under US protection, sources tell NBC News" by Ian Williams.

Article: "Rights group: US asylum likely for China dissident" by AP.

Article: "U.S., China launch high-stakes economic, security talks despite diplomatic tension" by Alex Brandon.

Article: "President Obama Meets With Japanese Prime Minister Noda".

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Hour Three: CISPA...Patriot Act for the internet?
- Aaron Swartz, -Demand Progress / The Baffler

Article: "Activist decries CISPA as ‘a Patriot Act for the Internet’" by Muriel Kane.

Article: "Ben Franklin Is Rolling in His Grave" by Josh Levy.

Article: "Obama threatens to veto CISPA cybersecurity bill, citing privacy concerns" by Ellen Nakashima.

Article: "In Spain, Protests By Tens Of Thousands Against Health, Education Cuts " by Harold Heckle.

Article: "Spain braces for anti-austerity rallies" by UPI.

Article: "Boehner: Romney’s Wealth Won’t Hurt Him Because ‘The American People Don’t Want To Vote For A Loser’" by Travis Waldron.

The good: "F.C.C. Approves Plan for Online Database of Political TV Ads" by Brian Stelter.

The bad: "Obama Celebrity Ad: American Crossroads 'Cool' Video Slams President Over Fame, Economy" by Adam Goldberg.

The very, very ugly: "Dominic Dieter, Cleveland DJ, Suggests Father Should Have Friend 'Screw His Daughter Straight' On Air".

Site: "" by Paul Krugman.

Article: "Constitution of the United States" Article 1.

Article: "U.S. obesity costs soar as nation packs on pounds" by Monica DyBuncio.

Article: "Pharma, Utilities and Big Ag Lead Lobbying in 2012" by Russ Choma.

Article: "Same-sex marriage could rake in millions in Maryland, analysts say" by Daniel Leaderman.

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