Hillary Clinton made a campaign stop in Oakland on May 6 and a crowd of hundreds came out to see her. Oaklandsocialist went to talk with those who came out there. Clinton’s […]
When Hillary Clinton Came to Oakland
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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.
A Patriotic International Workers Day
May Day – International Workers Day – last year saw a march from the Port of Oakland through the (still) predominantly black and working class West Oakland to downtown Oakland. Although […]
May Day Greetings
Greetings on May Day. Here is Oaklandsocialist’s leaflet which will be handed out on May Day, 2016:
For a REAL International Workers’ May Day
May Day is International Workers’ Day, and ILWU Local 10 will be leading a march in recognition of this day in San Francisco. This is the second year that Local 10 led […]
“Every day” Corruption is not Corruption
In 2011, the CEO of Star Scientific, Jonnie Williams Jr., bought W. Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell a $6,000 Rolex watch, took McDonnell’s wife on a $20,000 shopping spree, and paid $15,000 to cater […]
“Every Arab must get a bullet in the head”
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 […]
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 […]