Introduction: “Frank” is a well-paid white worker and a socialist who lives in a largely white neighborhood in a major East Coast city. In his life, he gets around and talks with […]
How violent can MAGA get?
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.
Rising conflicts within Trump coalition: Preview of what’s to come
The wheels have not fallen off the MAGA bus yet, but the lug nuts are coming loose. Last Sunday, Dec. 22, Oaklandsocialist published an article (Can Trump institute fascism?) which analyzed the […]
Video: Message to Gen Z and Gen A
In all of history, it’s been the youth who sparked off a wider working class movement. Time for that to happen in the U.S. again.
Video: “President Elon Musk vs. Donald J (for “Jackass”) Trump
And now, for your viewing pleasure:
Can Trump institute fascism?
The Republicans’ recent budget fiasco, plus one or two other developments, including developments on the labor front, reveal a lot about fissures and conflicts that already exist within the Trump camp and […]
Video: Interview with Wael AlAmri, Syrian journalist and freedom fighter
Oaklandsocialist was honored to interview Syrian journalist and freedom fighter, Wael AlAmri.We started by Wael’s talking about the Assad regime and the Syrian revolution. At around 6:35 I asked Wael about his […]
The fascist threat is becoming clearer as Milei calls for the creation of the Brown International!
Introduction by Oaklandsocialist: This article by Yorgos Mitralias was written before the inspiring overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria. Assad himself, and his mentor Putin, form an important link in the […]
video: Brian Thompson assassination: “Why all the hoopla over victimless crime?”
Here is Oaklandsocialist’s video about the reactions, both popular and official, to the assassination of Brian Thompson. We see here why there can never be a left liberal equivalent to the likes […]
Brian Thompson assassination: Official figures are shocked at reaction
The official figures, liberals and conservatives alike, are shocked – shocked I tell you! – at the reaction to the assassination of Brian Thompson. (My personal favorite is “why all this hoopla […]
Assad is gone!
Bashar al Assad is gone! December 7, 2024 will go down in history as one of the world’s most brutal dictators ever fled the country. Sadnaya prison, that scene of untold horrors […]