Iranian refugee Siyaves Azeri gives the following report. It is important not only because it gives an update, but also because it gives a glimpse of what the monarchist supporters of Pahlevi […]
Update from Iran
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Campism Against Freedom From Iran to Ukraine
We reprint here this article by Joseph Grosso, from his substack Left Critique of the Left. This particular post can be found here. Campism Against Freedom From Iran to Ukraine by Joseph […]
Trump in Greenland: old-fashioned colonialism and acceleration of the climate catastrophe!
Trump in Greenland: old-fashioned colonialism and acceleration of the climate catastrophe! By Yorgos Mitralias Almost everyone is currently talking, and rightly so, about Trump’s clearly stated intention to occupy and annex Greenland […]
UK update: Interview with Sacha Ismail
Oaklandsocialist Note: This interview was conducted in the latter part of December, 2025. It explores further developments since the interview we did with Sean Cudden. Because of intervening events, we have been […]
Minneapolis: ICE fascists rampage – and we don’t use the term “fascist” lightly
ICE’s Murder of Renee Good and its non-fatal shooting of another protester did not quell the movement. Just the opposite. As ICE saturated the air with tear gas in at least […]
Iran update
Since we published our article on the Iran revolution, there have been some new developments: CNN reports that “thousands” have been murdered by the regime and 18,000 have been imprisoned. The […]
Iran’s theocracy wobbling; what might replace it?
Below is an assessment of who is likely to replace the Iranian theocratic regime if it falls. It is by Iranian refugee Siyâvash Shahabi, who also produces the excellent blog site The Fire […]
Video: The “Superpower” abroad and at home can be stopped!
Fascist Stephen Miller rants on about “We’re a superpower”. He means abroad and at home. Here’s the result and how the labor movement can stop him & his ilk:
Trump’s turn for a Special Military Operation
“You don’t get our oil. Says fucking who? We will come in and we will…. We will kill all of you. Our military will come in and wipe out your regime and […]
SCOTUS rules against Trump: Rats leaving a sinking ship?
On Dec. 23 three of the six person Trump majority on the US Supreme Court (John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett and Matt Kavanaugh), declined to give Trump an early Christmas present. They […]