Momentum grows for a General Strike, will various
Groups Come Together?
As demonstrations multiply, some say it's time to withhold labor.
By Sarah Lazare / AlterNet February 10, 2017
In the roughly three weeks since Donald Trump took office, he has swiftly delivered on his proto-fascist campaign pledges, unleashing a flurry of executive orders and ushering in a cabinet populated with white supremacists. Yet each move has been met with popular resistance on a stunning scale. Trump’s inauguration was greeted with massive protests in Washington, D.C., and across the country. The following day saw millions around the world take to the streets under the banner of the Women’s March. And when Trump implemented a ban on both refugees and holders of visas and green cards from seven Muslim-majority countries, thousands flocked to airports across the country to demand the immediate release of people detained.
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