Here’s a short video of the third day of the Oakland teachers strike. A couple of ideas for what could be done next: Build a state-wide student walk out to support the […]
Oakland teachers strike, day 3
Oakland teachers strike: Day One
Here is a video of Day One of the 2019 Oakland teachers strike. We need to help Oakland teachers win a salary that enabled them to live in Oakland! We need to […]
Interview: “Who governs Venezuela should be decided by the Venezuelan people, not the Chavez military, let alone the Yankees.”
We reproduce here a translation of an interview with Simón Rodríguez Porras, of the Venezuelan Party for Socialism and Freedom. It originally appeared here in Spanish 1- What is the situation of the […]
Association of Flight Attendants President Calls for General Strike!
General Strike: Fierce Urgency of Now January 20, 2019 — AFA International President Sara Nelson accepted the 2019 AFL-CIO MLK Drum Major for Justice Award, with a call to conference activists from across the […]
LA teachers reach tentative agreement
Teachers in Los Angeles have been on strike for over a week. Now, it seems the LA teachers’ strike has reached a tentative agreement, with a decent raise and a few other […]
Iran Labor Leader Speaks of Torture in Prison
Reprinted from Alliance of Middle East Socialists. This is confirmation of our criticism of CodePink’s “Peace Caravan” to Iran. See the Open Letter to CodePink. Jan 7, 2019 Esmail Bakshi, leader of the […]
Marriott strikers can win
“I think it’s great.” “Is this something to do with those women protesting?” “They are completely different from us.” These were three comments from workers and young people about the Marriott strike […]
Voter Suppression: Another Tactic in Trump’s Drive for One-Man Rule
Oaklandsocialist has repeatedly pointed to Trump’s drive for one-man dictatorial rule. He is doing this by whipping up his supporters into a frenzy of denialism and hatred and outright violence. Through this, […]
Kavanaugh Confirmed: Where Do We Go From Here?
There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth on one side and posturing and boasting on the other. But in the wake of the confirmation of right-wing hatchet man Kavanaugh to the […]
Interview: Cliff Willmeng, workers’ candidate for Boulder County Commissioner
Cliff Willmeng, long time socialist and working class fighter, is running for Boulder County (Colorado) Commissioner. Here, he talks with Oaklandsocialist about why he’s running. He explains: He’s using the campaign to […]