(Note: The following was written in January of 2012. We are republishing it now because what was true then is even more true today.) The world today is entering a period of […]
What is a Revolutionary Situation?
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.
“91,000 Damn Degrees”
“It is 91,000 damn degrees.” That’s how the monologue on Youtube starts by a woman who’s complaining about a heat wave she’s suffering through. She goes on like that for for two […]
Egyptian Workers Strike in Mahalla
Workers in the powerful working class center of Mahalla struck for eight hours. They ended their strike so quickly because their demands were met. This shows the power of the Egyptian working […]
End of US Capitalism’s Hegemony
It’s now officially over. Even the Wall St. Journal admits it. And who would have thought that the official end would come about over something like being unable to extradite an alleged […]
The Environmentalist Manifesto
Throughout the world, the global rebellion against capitalism surges ahead. At times it meets set-backs and defeat, but the overall trajectory is upward. That many if not most participants in this rebellion […]
Control Risks
All fractivists should see this report. It is by a consulting group that comes out of the insurance industry (Control Risks) and consults with corporations that want to invest in various parts […]
Protest Against Fossil Fuel Terminal
The struggle continues… http://www.popularresistance.org/hundreds-gather-on-columbia-river-to-protest-fossil-fuel-terminals/
Oppose Massacre in Egypt
Cairo’s Rabaa Square, where pro-Morsi demonstrators massed We have been getting direct reports on the Egyptian military’s assault on pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters. Early on, there were reports of tens of thousands if […]
“We believe that we will win”
I was birthed on a demo line…Okay, not quite, but close. Born in Oakland to a carpenter/union organizer turned full-time socialist and a teacher/community other-mother, at the tail end of the Black […]
“We believe… We believe that we will win!”
If you don’t see anything else, you have to watch this video of young people marching in Los Angeles in protest to the George Zimmerman verdict. Truly inspiring. http://www.tubechop.com/watch/1350871