The basic problem under capitalism revolves around the clash of interests between the working class majority and the small minority who own the capital – the capitalist class. Whenever this clash comes […]
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.
Tommy Smith & John Carlos
Amazing that this simple act of protest brought about such repercussions. It shows the political role that athletes play in the US and worldwide.
Anti Fracking Protests in Romania
Global oil depletion meet environmental protesters. New supplies of the “low hanging fruit” – that is, the easy-to-reach and pump oil – is more or less gone, so capitalism is having to develop […]
Juan Carlos Abdicates
The abdication of Spain’s King Juan Carlos and his replacement by his son, Felipe, reminds me of a joke that was told back in the ’80s: It seems there was a police […]
Indians elect a communalist: some background
by Roger Silverman Introduction: The Bharita Janaya Party (BJP) recently won the national elections in India, putting its candidate, Narendra Modi, as Prime Minister. The BJP is a Hindu nationalist party with […]
Seattle Democrats: “Showing Leadership?”
An article on yesterday’s al Jazeera web site reports on Seattle socialist city council member Kshama Sawant and the campaign for a $15 per hour minimum wage. It reports on a proposal […]
Odessa, again: “What Really Happened”
This site has published a couple of reports on the slaughter in Odessa. The first one saying that it was basically a fascist attack on protesters. There was another report which sharply criticized both […]
Putting Their Children at Risk?
In early April, the Kaufman family set sail across the Pacific from Baja California. On their 36 foot sailboat were mom and dad – Charlotte and Eric – and their daughters: Cora, […]
Ukraine: Another View
We are not anarchists and usually see things very differently from them. However, when trying to figure out what is happening in Ukraine – especially what did happen in Odessa – we […]
Report from Odessa
People will have read about the massacre of some 40 people in Odessa, Ukraine. What the US media more or less covered up is that this was done by fascist forces who […]