SEIU

Americans’ anger over AIG’s publicly funded executive bonuses may make this the last “Why are we not rioting?” post. First, one more observer remarks on the stateside calm, blaming low levels of unionization while seeing sparks of resistance in hundreds of homeowners picketing a mortgage financier’s Connecticut home. But there’s union help in spreading the word about anti-AIG-themed economic [...]

Mos Def at Take Back Labor Day (photo: Tony Nelson)

“They look like Ninja Turtles,” said one bystander as St. Paul police in full riot gear advanced toward protesters Monday in the early afternoon. But as conflict ensued on 7th Street, the novelty wore off, and rumors of tear gas and violence spread across the river [...]