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May Day 2026 coverage: Workers Over Billionaires

Pacifica Network News Special Rebroadcast

May Day 2026: Workers Over Billionaires

Hosted by Jenna Flanagan of WBAI-New York and Norman Stockwell of The Progressive Magazine and WORT Madison, WI.

Monday, May 25, 2026, 6 - 11 AM ET

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its birth this July 4th, WBAI will use this Monday, Memorial Day to re-broadcast Pacifica’s five hour May Day broadcast.

On that day, at multiple events across our nation people turned out to support putting people over profits as well workers over billionaires.

Tune at 6 a.m. as we hear how activists are imagining the America yet to be.

Upcoming Programs

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Green Street

Fri, May 22, 2026 - 2:00PM

HOOKED - The Social Cost of Digital Tech

The Harlem Connection

Fri, May 22, 2026 - 10:00PM

The Harlem Dance Connection

Back of the Book

Sat, May 23, 2026 - 5:00AM

Stay Up Late or Get Up Early and Give Us a Listen

Everything Old is New Again - Again!

Sat, May 23, 2026 - 6:00AM

Stacey Kent, Charles Busch, Marcus Goldhaber & More

All Mixed Up

Sat, May 23, 2026 - 6:00PM

Elegy for Ted Turner

Animal Matters

Sun, May 24, 2026 - 9:00AM

When step in (or not) when you find a baby animal

Law and Disorder

Mon, May 25, 2026 - 11:00AM

Law and Disorder May 25, 2026

Arts Express

Wed, May 27, 2026 - 9:00PM

COMING ATTRACTIONS

City Watch

Thu, May 28, 2026 - 5:00PM

NYC Aging Commissioner Lisa Scott-McKenzie

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News

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Local May 19th, 2026 LIRR Strike Day Three Plus St. John's Union Fight Update by Bob Hennelly National May 19th, 2026 Iran Threat Rinse & Repeat : Southern States Target Black Districts by Bob Hennelly, Jenna Flanagan and Jesse Lent Local May 17th, 2026 Mamdani Balances The Budget For A Shrinking City by Bob Hennelly National May 15th, 2026 NJ Locals Win Delay In ICE Concentration Camp Boondoggle by Frenchie Davis National May 11th, 2026 Resistance Grows Against War Abroad And Voter Suppression At Home by Bob Hennelly Local May 7th, 2026 Staff Demand Legal Aid Step Up by Bob Hennelly

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2026Talks - May 22, 2026

A Republican rebuke of Trump’s anti-weaponization fund stalls a budget reconciliation bill. Sen. John Cornyn vows to fight Ken Paxton in the runoff election and Democrats revisit the 2024 loss in a new report.

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