Events here in MAGA land hold lessons for workers of all lands (including Ukraine and Syria). As I write this, the news here in the United States is still filled with discussions […]
Message from MAGA-land to workers in Ukraine and Syria
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.
Report from Ukraine: How Trump paralyzed global healthcare for 90 days and killed millions of people
by Cloud Sevens “Cloud Sevens” is a worker in Ukraine. Here they report on some of the effects of Trump’s actions in Ukraine and around the world. Earlier this February, Trump issued […]
Union leaders prove medical science wrong
“I have a dream.” The words reverberated through my head. The date was February 1, 2025, and on that day, the union leadership, and Sean Fain, president of the United Auto Workers […]
Trump takes office, goes full MAGA
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Protest against Trump in San Francisco
I went to the pre-inauguration protest against Trump in San Francisco. I had a few interesting conversations, especially on what has happened with the unions and how the union leadership is falling […]
The Trump administration: A leap into the great unknown
A signal on how far Trump will be willing to go as far as unleashing actual fascists on US society will be whether he pardons Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath […]
A dream that could happen
Last night I had a dream. In it I saw a NY Times headline, “President Trump releases Stewart Rhodes.”1 In that state between consciousness and sleep, my semi-conscious imagination took the dream […]
How violent can MAGA get?
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 […]
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.