May day

• SEATTLE -- Downtown Seattle erupted in chaos Tuesday as black-clad May Day demonstrators marauded through the downtown shopping district, smashing plate glass windows at banks and retail outlets, spray-painting cars and slashing tires.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Protesters marched on a sidewalk in Midtown Manhattan as May Day protests moved across the city Tuesday morning.
(Wall Street Journal)
• Occupy protesters, anti-war demonstrators and union supporters staged a series of May Day rallies and marches today with little disruption to the work day in Chicagos business district.
(Chicago Tribune)
• About 2,000 people set out on foot Tuesday about 4:50 p.m. as part of the citys traditional May Day parade. The event began after about 1 1/2 hours of music and speeches near Shemanski Fountain in Portlands South Park Blocks.
(Oregonian)
• A crowd estimated at about 2,000 snaked through Chicago on Tuesday in coordinated marches by Occupy Chicago and those commemorating May Day.
(msnbc.com)
• A largely peaceful May Day protest in downtown Los Angeles turned tense on Tuesday evening as police clashed with protesters.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Four people were arrested Tuesday afternoon in Oakland when May Day protesters skirmished with police officers.
(Los Angeles Times)
• OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of protesters in New York demanded an end to income inequality and housing foreclosures. Police fired tear gas to disperse marchers in Oakland, Calif. And black-clad demonstrators smashed windows in Seattle.
(Associated Press)
• COMMENTARY | Long before the time that Christ walked the earth, May 1 was an important pagan celebration and observance of fertility rites. As the Romans and Puritans came on the scene the holiday gradually evolved into one of joy and merriment for children.
(YAHOO!)