Trade unionists and activists are mobilizing for an international day of action on 20 June in solidarity with Louisa Hanoune, General Secretary of the radical left Workers’ Party who was detained by […]
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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.
New Crisis in Gulf of Oman: What really happened? Where is it headed?
On Thursday, June 13 two oil tankers, one operated by a Japanese company and the other by a Norwegian shipping company, were attacked in the Gulf of Oman, off the coast of […]
Britain in a Tailspin
Britain is rapidly plunging into a dangerous tailspin, explains Roger Silverman, in London. Having put her proposed Brexit deal with the EU to parliament three times only to be humiliated each time, […]
“How to start a workers party”
I was asked for “an outline for ‘how to start a workers party.’” But it’s not like just reading the directions and proceeding step-by-step for assembling a piece of Ikea furniture. It’s […]
Podcats: California Democratic Party convention – why it matters
podcast of oaklandsocialist on the CA Democratic Party convention.
California Democratic Party convention: Does it matter?
The California Democratic Party held its convention this last weekend. This time it was in San Francisco. Some might ask: “Why should we care about what this party of the capitalists is […]
Letter from US workers to workers in Iran
Note: The following is an open letter to our fellow workers in Iran. We hope this will be a first step in organizing direct links between workers in our two countries. If […]
Podcast: The Two Faces of India
This is the podcast of the article by Roger Silverman on the development of India and the recent elections there.
Reminder: Livestream event Saturday – the state of the revolutions in Algeria & Sudan
Sponsored by the Alliance of Middle East Socialist. From this link: Saturday, June 1 – the current state of the revolutions in Algeria and Sudan. Join us in a livestream facebook event […]
A Conversation Among Capitalists
NOTE: We understand that some readers took this post seriously. It never occurred to us that that would happen, and we deeply apologize for any confusion we may have created. In the future, […]