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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I’ve had some extended discussions with people who no matter what aren’t going to vote to keep Trump out, by voting for Biden. These are people I basically agree with on most […]
I was at the occupation at the UC Berkeley campus today. Overall, this is opening the space for serious, in depth discussions. Here is a leaflet I handed out. Below that are […]
Here is part one of my video/slideshow on why Marxism opposes individual terrorism. In this part we discuss the widespread confusion (at best) among many socialists on the issue, discuss the difference […]
Here is a short video I made of the student occupation at UC Berkeley in protest against Israeli genocide and US complicity. As you will see from my comments, it is clear […]
