Convicted! The United States now has a former president who is a convicted felon. He adds this to the list of his other accomplishments – convicted of rape, successful lawsuits for slander, […]
Convicted!
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.
Caitlin Johnstone: Another Trojan horse for the Putinists
Introduction: This is a short article about Caitlin Johnstone. For those who have never heard of her, she is a former astrologer who now makes a living writing about politics. She […]
Does Netanyahu actually believe what he’s saying?
“The truth is that in the area of our homeland… now lives a large population of Palestinians. We do not want to rule over them. We do not want to run their […]
Even if it avoids civil war, Israel’s final crisis looks cataclysmic!
by Yorgos Mitralias In July 2021, commenting on Albert Einstein’s prophetic warnings of Israel’s disastrous future as early as 1948, we concluded our text with the following observation and, at the same […]
Progressive Democrats of America and the muddled politics of the left in the United States
I got a message from Progressive Democrats of America (PDA). They are supporting Dennis Kucinich who is running for office as an independent. For those who aren’t familiar with him, Kucinich was […]
From South Africa to Israel, the Greek state has always had a soft spot for apartheid
When Mr. Mitsotakis criminalizes, threatens and represses students who defend international legality! by Yorgos Mitralias “If some people think they can repeat what they’ve seen in other countries and occupy universities, pitch […]
Trump’s legal trials and our tribulations
I got a call from a friend of mine who’s been watching the Trump trial in New York City as well as Trump’s other legal issues. He wanted reassurance that he’s not […]
Sign on to Ukraine Socialist Solidarity Campaign appeal: “Unite the struggles!”
The Ukraine Socialist Solidarity Campaign has taken an important initiative in launching an appeal to unite the various world liberation struggles. Oaklandsocialist has signed on to it and urges others to do […]
Report from inside the Federal Reserve Bank (the “Fed”)
The people at the top of the Federal Reserve Bank, the “Fed”, are the direct representatives of finance capital in the United States. Therefore, what they are saying behind the scenes is […]
Video: Why Marxism opposes individual terrorism, Part 2
In part 2 of this slideshow series on the strategy of individual terrorism, we look at the results of that strategy in Chile (1973), Iran (1979) and South Africa (1980s). Learn from […]