A few months ago, Britain’s largest socialist group – the Socialist Workers Party – was wracked by conflict involving an allegation by a female comrade that she was raped by one of […]
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.
Pakistan Election Report
Dear Comrades, This is to thank you for your support and solidarity during my election campaign for Punjab Assembly PP 86 Toba Tek Singh. I lost the elections despite a outstanding campaign […]
“Big Green” and Corporation America
I have been doing some research into “Big Green”. Take Food and Water Watch, for instance. They received major donations from the likes of the Park Foundation, founded by Roy H. Park. […]
“What Happened to our Unions?”
Note: This pamphlet was written about ten years ago and is a bit out of date in some ways. However, the main points it makes are even more true today then back […]
What is Socialism?
Over 150 years ago, a small pamphlet was published that opened a ghost is haunting Europe, the ghost of communism*. (*NOTE: This was before the rise of the Soviet Union and its […]
Capitalism Kills: Capital Punishment in the United States
When little George Stinney was executed by the State of South Carolina, he was all of 14 years old. He was so little that they had have him sit on the Bible […]
Turkey: Some General Points
Here is a general run-down of Turkish politics since the days of Kemal Ataturk. It explains the deep divisions in society, especially apparently between the more conservative rural areas and the cities. […]
How long can the Turkish regime last?
Watch this video. The youth rush a group of police and force them to flee. I think the regime is in serious trouble as these youth show no fear whatsoever. And it seems […]
AFL-CIO, Big Green & Chamber of Corp. Crime In Bed Together
This article says it all — the AFL-CIO, Big Green and the Chamber of Corporate Crime – also known as the Chamber of Commerce – in bed together. (The joint authors are […]
Protests in Turkey
Here is an al jazeera report on the protests in Turkey. If this continues and escalates, this will have serious regional consequences. Turkey is one of the main backers of the rebel […]