How serious a threat is the hantavirus outbreak emenating from that cruise ship? If you listen to Trump, it’s no threat at all. When asked if we should be concerned, Trump said: […]
The Hantavirus: A cause for serious concern?
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.
Video: Turning 80 and I ain’t dead yet!
I just turned 80 years old. Here’s what I have to say about it:
Israel sliding towards fascism
Is Israel fascist? That’s what we have to ask after publication of this article by NY Times journalist Nicholas Kristoff. It documents the systematic rape of Palestinian men, women and even children […]
The many faces of Tucker Carlson
In 2024, Oaklandsocialist published an article explaining how Putin was drawing the left into his far right web. Today, Tucker Carlson is taking it one step further. He’s drawing a far wider […]
Book review, biography of Tucker Carlson: “Hated by all the Right People”
It is not for nothing that Jason Zengerle came to write the biography of Tucker Carlson, Hated by all the Right People, once he realized that none of Trump’s subordinates – not […]
When Iran Wins by Fully Exploiting the Gaping Flaws of Trump’s War!
Drawing by Sonia Mitralia When Iran Wins by Fully Exploiting the Gaping Flaws of Trump’s War! By Yorgos Mitralias What initial assessment can we make of the war in the Persian Gulf, […]
Cole Allen Full Alleged Statement
Alleged statement of alleged White House Correspondents dinner alleged perp. Cole Allen. Media outlets are not publishing his statement anywhere now other than the first few lines. Oaklandsocialist is posting it […]
The International “Anti-Fascist” Conference that wasn’t
From March 26-29 an international “anti fascist” conference was held in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It turned out, though, that it was not about anti-fascism at all, as I point out below. The main […]
Will there be a NYC subway strike? Interview with Local 100 fight Back Coalition members
Video interview with John Ferretti and Seth Rosenberg of the Local 100 Fight Back Coalition. Full transcript below the video. John Reimann We’re talking here with Seth Rosenberg and John Ferretti. They’re […]
Trump’s “peace deal”, Israel and Lebanon
By Michael Karadjis You can tell how bad things have become in the Mideast when it is an Arab government, Lebanon, begging for direct negotiations with Israel, and Israel rejecting the idea […]