We interview Mike LaPointe, candidate for office from the State of Washington’s 2nd district, and activist in Occupy Everett. Mike is an example of what seems to be a new trend to […]
Interview with Mike LaPointe – 99%’er and candidate for congress
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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.
Kshama Sawant speaks on March 15
On March 15, Socialist Alternative and the 15 Now campaign held a march and rally in Seattle. It was organized as a major step in advancing the struggle for a $15 per […]
Ukraine: Can West Get Situation Under Control?
Here is a phone call between theUkrainian former Prime Minister Tymoshenko and former Defense Minister Nestor Sufrych. Whether it was Russia or the West that intercepted this phone call is not clear. […]
Open Letter to Kshama Sawant
Dear Kshama Sawant: Congratulations on having been elected as the first openly socialist representative in many decades. Your victory has given some people hope and has made the issue of […]
Documentary: Bosnia and Herzegovina in Spring
The US media is giving no coverage to these protests because, as one woman explains, this is a class uprising. Also note that most of the protesters appear to be pretty young. […]
Why I Like Oakland
A Sad State of Affairs
I am now in Seattle seeing what the Kshama Sawant campaign is doing. I just went to a meeting of some members of the International Association of Machinists. These are members who […]
Fracking is serious business
Anybody who thinks that Corporate America, and Corporate World are not totally dedicated to expanding the use of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) should take a look at recent news. Item: The Obama administration […]
Ukraine, Syria and Power Politics
map of gas pipelines running through Ukraine Update from July, 2026: We have recently been searching through out old posts and discovered this one. It is entirely mistaken and we apologize for […]
Don’t Count on the EPA…
EPA Chief Gina McCarthy: Kissing up to the oil industry Don’t count on the Environmental “Protection” Agency… unless you are the oil industry or a global warming denier, that is. Today’s Wall […]