The corporate politicians are starting to worry. First the Pope gives a left wing speech. Then Obama takes up the issue of economic inequality in the US. Now, there is a story that […]
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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.
Overheard in a Restaurant
Overheard in a restaurant in Chicago: As I am sitting there having my breakfast there were two older guys at the table across the room who were in their 70’s / 80’s and […]
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, the iconic leader of the liberation struggle in South Africa, has died at the age of 95. He will long be remembered for his principled and courageous refusal to abandon […]
Syrian War By Proxy: What “Democracy”?
As the chief representative of Corporate America, President Obama has repeatedly expressed support for “democracy” around the world, including in Syria. A report in today’s Wall St. Journal shows the real meaning of […]
Corporate America Entering the Fray (even more)
The Tea Partiers were all very well and good for Corporate America. When there was massive anger at how the government had bailed out the banks, leaving millions of homeowners high and […]
Economic Update: Holiday Sales Slow
According to an article in today’s Wall St. Journal, Thanksgiving weekend sales actually declined from last year. This was the first time this has happened in seven years. The figures account for the early Thanksgiving […]
The Democrats and Corporate America
Here is a fascinating article on the links between Walmart and the Obama administration. But it also goes far beyond that. It shows how the Democratic Party and Corporate America are enmeshed, how […]
Black Friday Protest in Urbana, Illinois
Across the nation, the media has featured the shopping frenzy on “black Friday” – the day after Thanksgiving. They have not featured so much the protests at Walmart on that same day. […]
The U.S., Iran & China
by John Reimann On Sunday, Nov. 24, the US and Iranian regimes reached a deal concerning Iran’s development of nuclear energy, specifically its refining of nuclear fuel. Three days later, the Obama […]
Should Socialists Support Nuclear Power?
The “captains of industry” – from the Koch brothers to Bill Gates to Warren Buffett – are daily proving themselves incapable of running the world. Rather than “running” it, they are […]