MAGA – “Make America Great Again” – is being turned on its head. Trump’s slogan was not aimed purely at the claim that he would restore the “American Dream”. It was equally […]
Trump approval down: MAGA turned on its head
oaklandsocialist
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.
Planet Emergency Part II: Connect the Dots!
The very seriousness of the planet emergency is causing many of us to avoid staring it in the face. If socialists don’t start focusing on the issue, if we don’t start explaining […]
Syria Update: The Peace of the Graveyard, Then What?
The counter revolution in Syria is nearing a new stage. Idlib On the one hand, it has kettled all the active opposition it can into Idlib province. Along with their Russian sponsors, […]
Zimbabwe holds elections
On July 30, Zimbabwe held its first election in decades in which Robert Mugabe was not on the ballot. This event should cause socialists to look back at what happened in that […]
Iran after Trump’s new threats
Republished from the Alliance of Middle East Socialists: Iran After Trump’s New Threats Aug 7, 2018 After unilaterally exiting from the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran in May 2018, an agreement which […]
Right Wing Austerity Comes to Ontario
John Clarke of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) reports: After fifteen years of Liberal Governments in Ontario, the Conservatives are back in power. The Liberal Party, ever the political chameleon, delivered […]
US Perspectives: From one shock to another!
It seems like every week there is a new scandal, a new shock coming from the White House! In January of this year, Oaklandsocialist published an article on some of the main […]
Wildfires: Planet emergency
“We’ve taken a lot of hits in Lake County, but now the whole state’s on fire.” So spoke Lake County supervisor Rob Brown. Indeed, from the Oregon border (the Natchez Fire) to close […]
“We don’t care”
‘“There was polite applause, but a lot of people didn’t clap,” said a club insider privy to the exchange. “There was a lot of talk that [Supreme Court Justice Anthony] Kennedy sold […]
“Transaction denied”
