What is so significant about this video is not the last line spoken by one of the Israeli racists: “Every Arab must get a bullet in the head.” No, what is so […]
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.
Nazis in Israel
David Sheen on the rise of fascism in Israel. A group of Israeli youth cheer on a play in which some actors portray Nazis beating up Jews. Pro War Israeli demonstrators take […]
Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
On this day, April 19, 1943, there was one of the most heroic uprisings in human history – the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. It deserves to be remembered every year, not only to […]
History-in-the-making: Republicrat Division of Labor Crumbling
We are witnessing a historic change in the US political order. In general, Corporate America, or the US capitalist class, has ruled “from the middle”. This has meant they prevented any proposal for any […]
Sanders’ Foreign Policy Advisor
In one of the recent debates, Sanders criticized Hillary Clinton for her association with the war criminal and mass murderer, Henry Kissinger. Rightfully so, because as they say, “judge a person […]
Glen Ford explains lead-in-water crisis, privatization of water, and gentrification
We don’t usually just repost videos of others, but this one is worth watching.
President Trump/Sanders, Congress, and the US Constitution
They wrote the US Constitution for contingencies exactly like this. On the one hand, there is Bernie Sanders. Free higher public education? End “Citizens United” to “take the money out of politics”? Change […]
Book Review: “Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War”
(“Burning Country” by Robin Yasmin-Kassab and Leila al-Shami provides a vital description of the events surrounding the ongoiong Syrian revolution. Written from a ground-level point of view, it provides a glimpse of what […]
SF Sheriffs Beat & Rob Victim — Where are the Protests?
If the stories are to be believed, Stanislav Petrov is not a model citizen. He allegedly stole a car and led police on a wild chase, only to be cornered in an […]
Wall St. Journal Advocates International Worker Solidarity & Socialism1
The Wall St. Journal is now advocating for international working class solidarity and for socialism. We can clearly say this, based on their lead editorial in today’s paper, in which they discuss […]