In today’s (May 30) Wall St. Journal there is a review of the book “Debtors’ Prison” by the liberal Keynesian Robert Kuttner. The reviewer, like the paper he writes for, is a […]
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.
Obama Foreign Policy Speech: What is New? What is the Same?
“The Commander in Chief… has ruthlessly used nearly all of the antiterror tools bequeathed by his predecessor.” That was the first comment of the Wall St. Journal editors on Barack Obama’s May […]
Monsanto in the Presidency
US/Corporate America’s president, Barack Obama, has a wide resume. He holds Wall St. interests dear to his heart, as shown by his nomination of Penny Pritzker, the Hilton millionaire, for Commerce Secretary, […]
WIN statement on Woolwich murder
The following is a statement from the Workers International Network on the murder of a British soldier in Woolwich, Britain. (NOTE: Oaklandsocialist is affiliated with the Workers International Network.) The savage murder […]
Another threat of factory farming: “peak phosphorous”
From Mother Jones magazine: Who cares about phosphorus? For starters, every living thing on Earth—including humans—since all the crops we eat depend on it to produce healthy cells. Until the mid-20th century, […]
Boulder County Commissioners Vote for More Pollution and Global Warming
On May 21, the three Boulder County (Colorado) commissioners voted unanimously not to extend the moratorium on fracking in the county. One of the three – Elise Jones – has longstanding ties […]
Is Cholesterol danger a myth?
Check it out: http://www.ravnskov.nu/newsletters#May%202013
Becoming a Vegetarian (I hope)
For several years now, I’ve increasingly struggled with eating meat. It got to the point that every time a took a bite of a nice, juicy steak or sizzling link, I’d think […]
The Rise of Zionism and the State of Israel
The Rise of Zionism and the State of Israel This pamphlet, written over ten years ago, explains how Zionism went from being a fringe movement amongst Europe’s Jews to a mass force. […]
US Media Cover-UP: The Moore Oklahoma Supertornado
In all the news items about the super tornado that almost swept away Moore, Oklahoma, there is no mention of global climate disruption. In fact, it was just two weeks ago today […]