"La Huelga General"

So today, 29 March, the public here are staging a wide protest against new labor laws here in Spain. I thought these articles were interesting. I think CNN has taken an interesting point of view by interviewing only people who disagree with the strike and who, quite obviously, would greatly benefit from other types of negotiation practices with the government.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/28/world/europe/spain-strike-preparations/index.html
and live coverage later during the day...
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/business/2012/03/29/goodman-wbt-spain-on-strike.cnn?iref=allsearch

I also think that it's important to see a different perspective, especially the general opinion from within the country. Millions of people wouldn't be striking if they didn't believe that it would be worth it. After all, they are losing money too by striking. Apparently, many españoles see a greater benefit, one beyond money, here.

Which brings me back to CNN's, and probably several US news networks', coverage of events like this one.  The US is in a very important moment right now--a moment that is ripe for bringing change.  Which kind of change will it ultimately be? That is left to be seen, but hopefully, it will be a change for the better for the vast majority of people in the country. That being said, I am left slightly upset at the POV chosen by CNN. I completely understand why CNN has chosen this view. Politically ( for both Dems and GOP) CNN cannot risk someone taking the opinion that they are supporting a nationwide strike against the government... Neither can the US government. It saddens me that there is no unbiased news anywhere. It's all influenced by someone somewhere with enough money or political weight.

That being said, I can read the following article from a distance. It's in Spanish, but if you may be reading this using Google Chrome, you can use the translate option.

http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2012/03/28/actualidad/1332958776_265683.html#serviciosminimos

Obviously, I'm not taking a side here as there are years and years of political and social history that I know nothing about, but what will say is that I can appreciate the movement of a large group of people demonstrating peacefully (although, it's still early yet, and many have been arrested already and there are several police that have been injured) for what they believe in, trying to initiate a change. The people of the US would do well to take note.  The Occupy Movement was a good thing, but it's time for something more organized.