I went to a meeting of “Run, Warren, Run” a couple of days ago. This is a group organized by Moveon.org, which is the “left wing” of the Democrats. They are trying […]
“Run, Warren, Run”: To Where?
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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.
Greece and the revolutionary movement in the US
On Sunday, January 24, national elections were held in Greece. Many young revolutionaries in the United States, caught up in the struggle here, may not have followed those events so closely. They […]
Greece: Revolutionary traditions
We reprint here some comments of Roger Silverman on the political traditions of Greece) Reformism never acquired the stable mass base in Greece that it had achieved historically in the rest of […]
Capitalism: Kill it quick before it murders us all!
Today’s Wall St. Journal reports that Chevron is driving to increase its production of oil and gas, especially in deep water wells in the Gulf of Mexico, in order to compensate for […]
Has the Tide Turned Against Pegida?
(Note: We have carried a series of reports by Dan Armstrong on Pegida – the right wing anti-immigrant and racist group in Germany. Here is his latest report.) The expected rift in […]
Nigeria: Black Lives Matter There Too!
The Nigerian government claimed it was “only” 150. Others said as many as 2,000. That’s the number of people killed by Boko Haram (the name means “Western Education is Sinful”) in their Jan. […]
Germany: Broad rightwing populism as an antechamber for fascists
We carry a new report from Germany by Dan Armstrong: Yesterday the largest rightwing street demonstration in the history of postwar Germany took place in Dresden. This time the Pegida anti-immigration movement […]
Nigeria’s “Land of Peace”
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 […]
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 […]