by Roger Silverman in London Marx talked famously of history repeating itself as farce. However, even he might have found it hard to envisage the pantomime that the British ruling class now […]
Brexit: History repeating itself as a farce
East Bay DSA Meeting Report: Unwilling to Debate Political Differences
For the first time in many decades socialism matters. The largest socialist group in the US is Democratic Socialists of America. That’s why what DSA does matters also. Below is a report […]
Letter from Radical Women and Reply from Codepink
Last December, we published an open letter to Codepink about their planned “peace caravan” to Iran. Without giving the slightest support to US capitalism’s threats and attacks against Iran, we criticized this […]
Money-Launderer-in-Chief Trump, the capitalist media and socialism: A timeline
Here is a timeline of how the mainstream US capitalist media has covered the issue of Trump’s financial ties with the Russian mafia capitalist class. This timeline is significant, because it provides […]
FBI Investigation: Trump’s Russia link starting to come out into the open
The NY Times has now revealed that the FBI has been investigating Trump for working for Russia! They write: ” “In the days after President Trump fired James B. Comey as F.B.I. director, law […]
“Waiting on Capitalist Hill”
From the ever creative and insightful Raymond Nat Turner: Waiting on Capitalist Hill… “Universal suffrage is thus the gauge of the maturity of the working class. It cannot and never will be […]
Trump’s Oval Office Speech and Silence of Labor Leaders
Donald Trump has learned some lessons from the Republicans’ defeat last November. “America proudly welcomes millions of lawful immigrants who enrich our society and contribute to our nation. But all Americans are […]
Iran Labor Leader Speaks of Torture in Prison
Reprinted from Alliance of Middle East Socialists. This is confirmation of our criticism of CodePink’s “Peace Caravan” to Iran. See the Open Letter to CodePink. Jan 7, 2019 Esmail Bakshi, leader of the […]
Protest federal government shutdown!
“Absolutely. I am prepared,” said Donald Trump. Prepared for what? To keep (some of) the federal government shut down for months or a year or longer. Sure, he’s prepared. He’s got his […]
Iranian women and men stand up to religious fanatic on subway
2019: A Wave of Renewed Struggle Coming?
As we look back over 2018 and think about what 2019 will bring, we should keep in mind what Trotsky said – that revolutionaries can be some of the most conservative of […]
The New Year’s Message I’d Like to Hear from Jeremy Corbyn
Roger Silverman in London writes the New Year message he’d like to hear from Jeremy Corbyn: As we go into 2019, Britain under the Tories is hurtling towards disaster. May’s Brexit plan […]
Forecast for 2019
Originally posted on Michael Roberts Blog:
Well, there has not been a year starting like this for a long time. The US government is in disarray. The President of the Unites States starts…
In free fall: The US stock market and mental state of US president
The stock market is in free fall. The federal government is in partial shutdown and nobody knows how long this will last. US foreign policy is unknown, while the executive branch of […]
Trump and capitalist democracy: A perfect storm coming?
“For two years, they tried to tutor and confine him. They taught him history, explained nuances and gamed out reverberations. They urged careful deliberation, counseled restraint and prepared talking points to try […]
Trump withdraws troops from Syria: What does it mean?
Horrifying the entire US foreign policy establishment, US President Trump announced a full withdrawal of US troops from Syria on Wednesday, Dec. 19. The announcement threw the entire US foreign policy establishment […]
2019 Workers Hella Revolutionary Calendar!
Now out: The 2019 Workers Hella Revolutionary Calendar: a reminder of who we are and what we’ve done, for a better outlook during these difficult times. Oaklandsocialist has put together the 2019 […]
The French Hillary Clinton and the American Marine Le Pen
“We shouldn’t change course because it is the right one and necessary.” French president Emmanuel Macron, saying that he will not concede to the protests against his tax increase. Just a week […]
French “Yellow Jackets” and the Calm Before the Storm
It’s almost as if the “Gray Lady” -the New York Times – is warning the US capitalist class. “A quiet fear gnaws at [French] households: What happens when the money runs out around […]
Did Julian Assange help Trump get elected? Does it matter?
Originally posted on Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist:
While it is likely that the Guardian article about Paul Manafort meeting with Julian Assange will turn out to be bogus, there is still…
Open Letter to Code Pink
The following is an open letter to the US “peace group” Code Pink. At a time of widespread confusion in the working class around the world, and a time of increased war, […]
The capitalist neo-cons
The SF Bay Area sports world is in a tizzy about the owner of the SF (baseball) Giants having donated to the campaign of the racist Cindy Hyde Smith of Mississippi. (Hyde […]
New Wave of Strikes / Protests in Iran Need Solidarity from International Socialists and Progressives
From Alliance of Middle East Socialists During the past two weeks, the ongoing wave of protests and strikes in Iran have gained a new intensity. On the one hand, the impact of […]
The Midterm Elections, the Democrats and Democratic Socialists of America
“Something old and something new…” That’s how the Democrat/Republican political alignment could be described after the 2018 midterm elections. Yes, there was a “blue wave”, although not a tsunami. According to Real […]
Video: California burns while PG&E profits
For an explanation of the science behind how global climate disruption is causing the drought that has set the conditions for these disastrous fires, see this article. For some of the […]
Protest this horrible disaster – make PG&E pay!
This is not just some abstract force of nature destroying California; it is capitalism destroying our lives and destroying the planet. The different socialist groups and environmental groups, in fact anybody who […]
California Wildfires: A Working Class Issue
As wildfires roared through both Northern and Southern California, the SF Chronicle reports the weather prediction (as of Nov. 12) is for “Mostly sunny skies with dry conditions throughout the week for […]
2018 Midterm Elections: Voter Suppression, Racism and Chauvinism
The 2018 elections were a scandalous fraud, even by the standards of capitalist legality. The fact that the AFL-CIO completely ignored this is just the tip of the iceberg as far as […]
America’s halfway house
Originally posted on Michael Roberts Blog:
The mid-term Congressional elections saw a swing to the opposition Democrats in the Lower House and the Republicans were ousted as the majority party. This is…
Brazilian elections: some very real lessons
It might seem strange that an open racist could be elected in a country with a majority of black and “mixed race” (as it’s described there) people. It might seem strange that […]
The Maga Bomber, Stockholm Syndrome and Mass Schizophrenia
If you wanted to write a piece of fiction meant to show how many white workers are being driven criminally insane due to the crisis of capitalism and the failure of the […]
Conversation at the grocery store: “That’s not a threat. It’s an opportunity!”
I have to stop letting my wife do most of the grocery shopping. I was standing on line at Lucky’s just now. There was a guy standing in front of me. Looked […]
Marriott strikers can win
“I think it’s great.” “Is this something to do with those women protesting?” “They are completely different from us.” These were three comments from workers and young people about the Marriott strike […]
Brexit, Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn and the dog who was silent in the night
Roger Silverman reports from London: The Brexit endgame is playing out. Theresa May’s position as prime minister is under threat from the Brexiteers, who are alarmed at the prospect of a capitulation […]
Khashoggi murder shows world capitalist crisis
The murder of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi represents another attack on capitalist democracy, but it is also much more than that: It represents a potential crisis in the Saudi regime and, […]
Voter Suppression: Another Tactic in Trump’s Drive for One-Man Rule
Oaklandsocialist has repeatedly pointed to Trump’s drive for one-man dictatorial rule. He is doing this by whipping up his supporters into a frenzy of denialism and hatred and outright violence. Through this, […]
Hurricane Michael, Global Warming and Cognitive Dissonance
It is vital for the working class movement – and for socialists within that movement – to understand the science behind global warming/climate disruption and its links with disastrous storms like […]
Developing a Marxist approach to global agriculture: A primer on the role of animals in maintaining soil health
by David Walters “All progress in capitalist agriculture is a progress in the art, not only of robbing the worker, but of robbing the soil…. Capitalist production, therefore, only develops the techniques […]
Kavanaugh Confirmed: Where Do We Go From Here?
There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth on one side and posturing and boasting on the other. But in the wake of the confirmation of right-wing hatchet man Kavanaugh to the […]
Interview: Cliff Willmeng, workers’ candidate for Boulder County Commissioner
Cliff Willmeng, long time socialist and working class fighter, is running for Boulder County (Colorado) Commissioner. Here, he talks with Oaklandsocialist about why he’s running. He explains: He’s using the campaign to […]
Protest Kavanaugh; Protest FBI Cover Up
Thousands of people around the country have been marching and sitting in to protest the planned coronation of serial sexual predator, bully and proven liar Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Here […]
Frat boy culture endangers all workers
Occasionally, liberals are worth quoting. Here is one such time. “This was a job interview, not a criminal trial…. But Kavanaugh’s bleating about due process and presumption of innocence — his rage […]
Brett Kavanaugh: Elitism on Trial, Part II
First came Christine Blasey Ford. In plain language, she described how Kavanaugh and his buddy tried to rape her, and all the while they were laughing. Her testimony was all the more […]
Brett Kavanaugh: Elitism on Trial
Try as they might, they cannot escape the fact that what is happening with Kavenaugh is a case of elitism on trial. Who, after all, is Brett Kavenaugh? Where did he come […]
Report from Venezuela
Venezuela: a collapsing capitalist regime By Simon Rodriguez (from the Venezuelan left opposition) Hyperinflation will reach its first year in October and continues to accelerate. According to some forecasts, it can reach one […]
Trump Speaks at UN General Assembly
The world’s working class movement, and socialists as part of it, has some lessons to learn from Trump’s UN speech this morning. China: Trump pledged a continued trade war with China. His […]
World Economic Perspectives
Trump has been bragging about the booming US economy. But this economy does not exist in a vacuum; it’s directly related to the world economy. And in both cases, the economic expansion […]
Strike Wave: Steelworkers Next?
From the time of the W. VA. teachers’ strike, Oaklandsocialist has been raising the possibility of a strike wave. That was because wages were lagging but unemployment was pretty low, and both […]
A visit to Flensburg: Some Impressions
I just spent a week and a half in Flensburg, Germany. Flensburg is up in northern Germany, right near the border with Denmark. It’s so remote and small that it didn’t get […]
Book Review: “House of Trump House of Putin” – the political crisis of US capitalism
The turmoil and crisis in the executive branch of the US government is not simply the product of one lone lunatic; Nor is it simply the product of US capitalism in crisis; […]
