The administrator of this blog site, I am a lifelong socialist and a retired carpenter and the former recording secretary and an expelled member of Carpenters Local 713. I was expelled for my leading role in the 1999 SF Bay Area carpenters wildcat strike as well as for his opposition to the union bureaucracy in general. I was one of the founding members of a small group called Labor Militant, which was the forerunner to Socialist Alternative. Along with a small group of others, I was expelled when that group started to adapt to the union bureaucracy. I have also visited the workers' movement internationally, including in Pakistan, Egypt (during the Arab Spring), Britain, Mexico and Chile (during the uprising there in 2020). Unless otherwise specified, I am the author of the articles that appear here. Although I am the main author, Oaklandsocialist welcomes articles on any issue that relates to the working class. Contact us at Oaklandsocialist@gmail.com.
In the past, the way was opened for far right domestic policies by starting with the intellectual arguments for them. Now, Israel supporters are concerned about the collapsing support for Israel and […]
On Thursday (July 16), Trump gave his speech that was promised to be a “bombshell” expose of election fraud. Two days later, the Wall St. Journal editorial board critiqued his speech. They […]
Oaklandsocialist interviewed Anand Gopal, who is the author of “Days of Love and Rage”, which is about the Syrian revolution in one relatively small town – Manbij. I’ve probably read 5oo-750 books […]
There is a secret drone on the wall of Trump’s Oval office. It has a camera and recorder. Oaklandsocialist has access to it. Here’s what we picked up: Trump was angry. Almost […]
Will the stupidity of the “socialist left” combine with the selfish shortsightedness of tens of millions of voters to deliver a victory for the fascist-connected Republicans in November? Consider these two sets […]
Every day, Trump is resembling his bestie, Vladimir Putin, whose rule despite important differences resembles that of his historic hero, Stalin. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is proving correct that old adage that […]
You couldn’t have a better image than Trump signing the “Memorandum of Understanding” (MOU) with Iran at the historic Versailles Palace where Germany surrendered, marking the end of WW I. Meanwhile, […]
From Hitler’s Olympics to Trump’s World Cup: a connection that speaks volumes about the state of our world! By Yorgos Mitralias The first surprise in store for us with this 2026 World […]
From Ukraine to the Persian Gulf, the superpowers no longer call the shots! By Yorgos Mitralias The first major lesson from the wars in Ukraine and the Persian Gulf is already glaringly […]
“Is that it?” wrote the Wall St. Journal editorial board about the Trump-Iran truce which masquerades as a “peace deal”. They entitled their editorial “Will Trump Bail Out Iran’s Regime?” Summary of […]
