DSA organized an election watch party in Oakland last night. There were something between 100 to 200 people there. I attended and interviewed several people. While not a full sample, I still […]
Video: Interviews at Oakland election watch party
Video: No Kings March in Oakland
Report and commentary on the No Kings March in Oakland. Includes signs various people made and the (lack of) serious role of the unions vs. the extreme seriousness of Trump’s reaction. And […]
Video and Photos: Oakland “No Kings” protest
Here are some photos plus a short video of the “No Kings” protest in Oakland yesterday. I mix in photos that give an idea of crowd size (estimated at 10,000) with photos […]
“Hands Off” protest in Oakland – video & photos
About 5,000 turned out in Oakland for the April 5 “Hands Off” protest. Here is a short video and some of the photos I took. The posters people made up give a […]
Oakland special election: “The candidates are lulling us to sleep!”
Oakland is having a special election for mayor and for District 2 of the city council. Here’s a video on the District 2 race. It actually applies to the mayor’s race also. […]
“Indivisible” protests Trump/Musk in Oakland
The group “Indivisible” held their weekly protest against Trump by the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland. Here’s some photos. At least they’re doing something.
RFK Jr. comes to Oakland… sort of
On March 26, RFK Jr. brought his presidential campaign to Oakland… kind of. I was there, but RFK onluy showed up via teleconference. The fact that he wouldn’t set foot in Oakland […]
Discussion with DSA activist
I had a text message exchange with a member of East Bay DSA who had contacted me to try to get me to campaign for Jovanka Beckles, yet another liberal Democrat they […]
My speech at Oakland City Council
Last night (Nov. 27) Oakland City Council had an “emergency” meeting to consider a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. About 3-400 people turned out, and many of them spoke. The […]
The new antiwar movement: Learning from the mistakes of the past
Biden & Democrats Trump and Republicans Alternative to both & learning from Vietnam War protests Building a working class alternative to both capitalist parties It is not enough for this new movement […]