Some in the US claim that the influence of the Israel lobby is the reason that the US supports Israel so strongly. It is true that this lobby is extremely powerful and […]
Perspectives for War on Gaza
It is hard to see how Israel’s attacks on Gaza will not escalate. On the one side, it does not seem that Hamas can back down from its demand that the blockade […]
$ Talks: US Congresswoman Barbara Lee & US Aid to Israel
Barbara Lee presents herself as a “renegade for peace and justice”, and claims to support the rights of the Palestinian people. Despite this, she writes on her own web site, “The […]
Israeli treatment of African asylum seekers approaches Nazi Germany
52% Israeli Jews agree that African refugees in Israel are “a cancer”; 32% support physical assaults on Africans and African businesses. Politicians openly advocate “concentration camps” for and “gassing” of African asylum […]
Oakland Socialist Disrupts The Process
This evening, “my” state assemblymember, Rob Bonta – a good liberal Democrat – held a fraudulent town hall meeting in Oakland. After giving a nice speech about what wonderful things he is […]
San Francisco Protest Against Israeli Atrocities in Gaza
On Sunday, July 20 in San Francisco, some 4-6,000 people protested Israeli atrocities in Gaza. Here is a short video of that protest.
Treatment of Africans in Israel
Well worth watching.
Open Letter to Comrades in Socialist Alternative
Dear Comrades: Kshama Sawant’s election to the Seattle City Council both increased the mood of workers in and around Seattle and increased the interest in socialism. We supported her campaign, argued […]
Gaza and Israel: A World Turned Upside Down
It seems to be a world turned upside down and inside out. A little boy with half his head blown off, a half dozen boys shelled by an Israeli naval ship while […]
Perspectives for British Labour Party
(Note: The Workers’ International Network (WIN), with which this blog site is associated, maintains an online socialist discussion list. One discussion going on on that list is about the new movements rising up […]