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Democratic Party Convention: “Giving them their space riiiiiight now”
Ferment and turmoil is rocking both the parties of big business in the United States. First we had the Republican Party convention, with the mainstay of the religious right wing – Ted […]
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To those we talked with at the DNC: Please check out our Facebook page (Oaklandsocialist), where we have some video and photos and commentaries posted. We’ll have some of the same material […]
Oaklandsocialist speaking Aug. 6 on EU/Brexit Forum

John Reimann, representing Oaklandsocialist, will be speaking on this panel. Please pass the word.
Trump: Red Meat to the Lions. What is the Alternative?

Donald Trump’s convention speech may have thrown plenty of red meat to the lions, it may have succeeded in adding to his super-hero image, and it may even be a road to […]
Malik: Afghanistan Life in Really Bad Situation

Malik is an Afghani refugee in Germany. Recently, he sent a note to Oaklandsocialist describing the situation for Afghanis, both those living in Afghanistan and in Germany. According to the German government, […]
Pakistan: They Came in the Dead of the Night

Farooq Tariq general secretary of the Awami Workers Party, reports from Pakistan. He shows how terrorism and the government campaigns against it are used to divide and repress workers and peasants: In the […]
Britain: “The Battle is Joined”
We reprint below a report from Roger Silverman in Britain about events there. After decades of political stagnation, Britain is suddenly plunged into turmoil. It has become, for the moment, the most […]
Bernie Sanders Lowers the Curtain

Bernie Sanders has lowered the curtain on the last act of the Bernie Sanders Show. He has done what was clearly in the works for weeks – issued a formal endorsement of Hillary Clinton. […]
A Sorry State of Affairs
I was at my local supermarket just now. I got in line with a checker I know – a middle age black woman – and when she got to me we greeted […]