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.
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 […]
(“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The interim police chief in Chicago, Eddie Johnson, claims he’s never witnessed police misconduct. “I’ve actually never encountered police misconduct, cause you got to understand, officers that commit misconduct don’t do it […]
Just two days ago (March 26, 2016), under the most trying conditions imaginable, thousands of Syrians all over the country came out into the streets to protest. According to Leila al-Shami, co-author […]
In addition to being able to tap into the super computers of the NSA, this web site is able to transport forward into time. Now, we have done it once again and can […]
Ireland was the first colony of imperialist Britain. 100 years ago this week, several thousand Irish men and women rose up, arms in hand, to oppose British colonialism. There are many lessons […]
Historically, both main capitalist parties have governed based on relative stability. But consider the perspectives for the next president: President Trump? The fact that Trump has gotten this far has shocked the Republican Party tops […]
It is reported in today’s newspaper that Meir Dagan, head of Israel’s infamous Mossad from 2002 -2011 died yesterday. He died of liver cancer. Buried in the article reporting on his death […]
