Stories by Jacob Remes

Jacob Remes teaches history and public affairs at Empire State College, SUNY’s college for adult learners. He is writing a book on solidarity and citizenship after urban disasters. subscribe to Jacob Remes's feed

May Day's Radical History: What Occupy Is Fighting for This May 1st

Posted on: Apr 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Occupy actions planned on May Day are tied to the generations-long movement for the eight-hour day, to immigrant workers, to police brutality and repression of the labor movement.