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Democracy Now! 2026-05-01 Friday

Democracy Now! Video

Democracy Now!

News, Daily News

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Headlines for May 01, 2026; From 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

From Boston and Chicago, this is Democracy Now.

0:22.5

We are calling for an economic blackout.

0:26.2

We can't let these billionaires ruin our lives.

0:29.2

We deserve more.

0:30.4

Come out and show us support on May 1st.

0:33.3

No school, no work, no shopping.

0:38.0

That's the rallying cry of workers around the United States today,

0:42.7

marking May Day International Workers' Day.

0:46.2

Organizers with the May Day strong coalition say over 3,000 protests and events are scheduled.

0:53.6

We'll go to Chicago and Los Angeles for the latest.

0:58.9

And there are protests around the world.

1:04.0

We'll speak with investigative journalist Nehalkhijit.

1:07.8

She's author of The Many Lives of Sayada X X, a people's history of Invisible India.

1:15.6

We'll talk to her about labor conditions and unrest in the world's most populous country.

1:21.6

Our salaries should be increased to $214 a month. We should at least get this much.

1:28.7

Only then can we sustain ourselves.

1:30.7

Otherwise, this protest will continue.

1:34.5

But first, will the Supreme Court back the Trump administration's push to strip temporary protected status from Haitians and Syrians.

1:45.0

The decision could ultimately impact over a million TPS holders' oral arguments were held

1:51.0

on Wednesday.

1:52.0

The true reason for the termination is the President's racial animus towards non-white immigrants

1:58.0

and bear dislike of Haitians in particular. Days after falsely accusing them of, quote, eating the dogs and eating the cats of Americans,

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