Nigeria’s Jos Plateau – “Land of Peace and Tourism” They call Nigeria’s Jos Plateau “the land of peace and tourism”, but the “tourist” that has been haunting this Nigerian state has been […]
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.
Charlie Hebdo attack
The terrorist attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo are in direct conflict with the interests of all workers everywhere. These same methods are also used against the workers’ movement, for instance […]
The Greek Crisis, Past and Present
Note: The mounting crisis in Greece threatens to destabilize the entire European Union and, therefore, world capitalism. It will, therefore, have an effect even here in the US. And the struggle there is […]
Greg and SS “I Don’t Know Her Name”
Oakland “On the Waterfront”
Repression, Resistance, Renewal
Here is an excellent report from Seattle about the movement there and the police response. A question that begs to be answered is this: Seattle is the home of the only openly […]
More on the Liberal Democrats
We previously posted an article with Wall St. Journal comments that helped expose the role of the liberal Democrats. Now, the Wall St. Journal is at it again, and as many people […]
Pegida: Neo Nazis in Germany
Dan Armstrong reports from Germany: You may have read that German cities have been witnessing public marches and demonstration around the question of immigration. Starting in November with a bizarre little […]
Oakland’s New Mayor
Libby Schaaf was sworn in as the newly elected mayor of Oakland today. The entire city council is controlled by the real estate and other corporate interests, as their campaign finance disclosure […]
The Liberal Democrats
As the movement against police brutality and police-involved murder moves forward, it will have to clarify how it sees the Democratic Party, especially its liberal wing. This has always been a stumbling […]
Music: The Sounds of Nature?
“…after the mighty advances made by the natural sciences in the present century, we are more than ever in a position to realise, and hence to control, also the more remote natural […]