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The painting depicts at the center, standing, CIA Director Allen Dulles striking a deal with Guatemala's newly installed right-wing president, Castillo Armas.

Dulles has his hand on a bomb that bears the face of the US president Dwight D. Eisenhower. Other American officials surround them, including John Foster Dulles, Allen's brother and Secretary of State at the time, and John Peurifoy, US ambassador to Guatemala. A Catholic priest, resembling archbishop Mariano Rossell y Arellano, blesses the meeting and looks pleased.

The group is wedged between an armed rebellion on the right and the hard labor of banana plantations on the left, guarded by a soldier. The painting represents three events that seem to happen impossibly at a single moment, collapsing years of violence and corruption into one massive event.

More info: https://art-for-a-change.com/blog/2016/02/a-new-look-at-riveras-gloriosa-victoria.html

May 68 in France. It started as a student movement, but quickly turned into a full-blown political and generational clash. This period has become a cornerstone of both modern French history and pop culture. We take a look back at the events and discuss the legacy of May 68 for the French political scene and for French society as a whole.
Full video: https://youtu.be/AVWcHxMsMg8

Source: Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire, 1968

Source: Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire, 1968

Scenes from the documentary film: Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States, (2015)

May Day, day commemorating the historic struggles and gains made by workers and the labor movement, also called International Workers’ Day. May Day is observed on May 1 in many countries and is a public holiday in countries including India, South Africa, China, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, and Greece.

Full film: https://www.c-span.org/program/american-history-tv/worker-to-worker/588363