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.
Who really was Jeffrey Epstein? Was he just some unusually monstrous individual who managed to draw all kinds of rich and powerful men into his web? That is the general narrative that […]
We were interviewed on Hard Knock Radio by Davey D Cook. In this interview we discussed the underlying significance of Trump’s racist video and, in relation to this, the potential role of […]
While the minority of voters – the hardcore MAGAites – will love it, Bondi and her puppeteer, Donald Trump, know that this sort of behavior will not be well received by the […]
Facts versus fabrications Four years of aggression from Russian Goliath, and Ukrainian David is still standing! By Yorgos Mitralias ” Who could have foreseen, on 24 or 25 February 2022, that one […]
A group of concerned union members has organized this sign-on statement/petition. It speaks for itself. Since it was written, Trump broadcasted his racist video whose larger message was that he has every […]
Trump’s racist meme of the Obamas is only a smaller part of the real threat we face. Sure, Trump is a racist, but what’s new about that? He’s said the African countries […]
Why was Tulsi Gabbard at the DOJ raid on the Fulton County election board? How is her presence connected to Trump’s plans to steal the upcoming elections? What is the alternative to […]
Attention, union members and union supporters: History has placed a tremendous task on your shoulders. You did not ask for it. That does not matter because here it is. It may seem […]
The turning point Minneapolis rises up, Trump falters! by Yorgos Mitralias As the tragic and shocking events in Minneapolis mean that the crisis in the United States under Trump now seems to […]
Powerful interview by Terrell Jermaine Starr with Nigerian journalist, Philip Obaji. Russians are killing Africans in Africa and no one is talking about it.
