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 […]
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.
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 […]
Meeting on Syria
Here is the presentation by Oaklandsocialist at the meeting on Syria on January 28. The meeting agreed to the following: Greetings to Syrian Revolutionaries This meeting sends its greetings to our comrades […]
Muslim Ban: Trump’s Hornets Nest
On Saturday, President Trump banned Muslims from certain countries from entering the US. Within hours, there were mass protests at airports throughout the country. Donald Trump has stirred up a hornets nest […]
Building trades leaders meet with Trump
Just days after the big women’s march, the leaders of the building trades unions in the US held a nice sit-down with Donald Trump, helping to give him cover for his anti-worker […]
Video: Oakland’s Women’s March
Includes a few interviews… See here for a more in-depth article.
Women’s March and the Coming Battles
Exactly what the mainstream of US capitalism feared now seems to be under way: Trump has poked a hornets’ nest. Consider: “The Metro public transit system reported that about 275,000 trips had […]
Chelsea Manning and the Coming Movement
The commutation of Chelsea Manning’s sentence has to be welcomed. But it also has to be understood in its context. The context is the coming movement against Trump and the role of […]
Mumia on MLK Day
Join The Labor Action Committee To Free Mumia Abu-Jamal at the MLK March Monday 16 January 2017 at 10:45 AM Meet us with the Labor Rising contingent at: 16th & Clay, downtown […]
You couldn’t make this s_t up!
Regarding the “golden shower” Trump rumors: CNN hinted at this is a recent broadcast when they reported that a CIA briefing of Trump and of Obama included an “addendum” which said that […]