“How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause? Such a fine sunny day, and I have to go, […]
Remember Sophie Scholl!
The Developing Mood in the US
An unprecedented ferment is developing around the country. That’s what we’ve been hearing from people we’ve talked with around the country. New Orleans The mood there is symbolized by the 7-10,000 that […]
Barbara Lee Town Hall Meeting in Oakland
Liberal icon Congresswoman Barbara Lee held a town hall meeting in Oakland on Saturday morning (Feb. 18). The focus of the meeting was to “defend and improve” the Affordable Care Act, or […]
The Trump-Putin Connection
The media is beside itself. Even Fox News is ripping Trump. That’s because their backers – mainstream US big business – has partially lost control over their president. This is unprecedented in US, […]
Question to our readers
Question for those who read oaklandsocialist articles: We had an offer to write for “blasting news US” web site. They claim millions of hits per month. It would mean that we could […]
Bannon/Trump: How Far Can They Go?
It is ironically appropriate that the man pulling the strings of President Trump, Stephen Bannon, come from Hollywood – that land of flashy special effects, shallow propaganda and cheap thrills. It is […]
Donald Trump and the World Capitalist Crisis
Throughout the world, the Trump forces are gathering steam. In Britain, in a fit of national chauvinism and anti-immigrant sentiment, the majority if Brits voted to leave the European Union (“Brexit”) in […]
Mt. Everest and the Class Struggle
Who would have thought that the class struggle would reach Mt. Everest? My wife and I got into watching documentaries about climbing Mt. Everest. Every video shows the brave, adventurous climbers (almost […]
Now online: “What is Socialism?”
What is Socialism? Introduction to the 2017 edition From the United States to Syria, capitalism is in a disastrous political crisis. This crisis stems from several developments: The global economic crisis. There […]
Steve Bannon, Tulsi Gabbard and Syria Social Nationalist Party
It is always helpful to get a glimpse of the internal dynamics of the enemy’s central command (the Trump administration), and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s (D. HI) recent trip to Syria helps us […]