“Across the Middle East, poor and working class people are voicing outrage at systems they view as rigged. Protests erupted in cities across Iran starting in late December, triggered at least in part by […]
Have we turned the corner?
Interview with a Turkish Socialist
Interview with a Turkish Socialist Jan 21, 2018 Republished from the Alliance of Middle East Socialists: The Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists strongly opposes Turkey’s latest land and air attacks on Afrin […]
Statement of Alliance of Middle East Socialists on Iran uprising
The following is a statement from the Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists: Solidarity with the popular protests in Iran! Statement from Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists Jan 12, 2018 We, the Alliance […]
Statement from five independent Iranian worker organizations
HRANA News Agency- Five independent labor organizations issued an statement declaring their support for people and added “The full text of this joint statement, which a copy has been made available to […]
Iranian Revolutionary Upswing
Reprinted from the Alliance of Middle East Socialists By Behrouz Jalilian In the past few days the protests, the rallies and the rebellion of the Iranian people, the people of the lower […]
Iran protests: A turning point?
Are the protests in Iran a turning point in the global class struggle? They started on Thursday in Iran’s second largest city, Masshad around the issues of high prices and unemployment. The […]
Support the campaign for Mid-East political prisoners
The Alliance of Middle East Socialists has initiated a campaign for political prisoners in that region. It includes prisoners in Iran, Syria, Egypt, Turkey and Palestine. Oaklandsocialist is proud to be one […]
Syria: A new and dangerous development
The human disaster in Syria threatens new and even greater disasters. An essential aspect of the war in Syria has been the increased influence of Iranian imperialism. All capitalist regimes try to […]
Open letter from Tehran Bus Workers’ Syndicate to workers and labour organizations around the world
From Alliance of Mid East Socialists Reza Shahabi’s life endangered by his continued confinement! Tehran bus workers’ syndicate is urging all workers and labour organizations in Iran and throughout the world to utilize […]
Working class solidarity and the struggle in Syria
I was honored to have been asked by the Alliance of Mid East Socialists to make a presentation on a panel they organized at the Left Forum in Los Angeles on Nov. […]