Some photos of yesterday’s event: Next is the march over the overpass towards downtown Oakland Next in front of OPD headquarters and at Oscar Grant Plaza I always feel that some […]
Juneteenth Port of Oakland shutdown photos
Video: Juneteenth Port of Oakland shutdown
Short video from the Juneteenth Port of Oakland shutdown. Also see leaflet Oaklandsocialist distributed. Also see still photos here. Make it a movement
Video: Oakland youth strike against climate disaster
Root for the home team? Not!
I read the sports section of the Chronicle and occasionally watch a professional sports game on TV, but basically I hate professional sports and root against the home team – Oakland, in […]
PG&E electricity shutdown in California
Oh, the horror of it! The absolute scandal unfolding as over 100,000 Californians are having to go without electricity for several days. Restaurants are having to close and some school children […]
Oakland A’s and the state of the class struggle in Oakland
Last year, Oaklandsocialist reported on the A’s previous attempt to take over Laney Community College by building a stadium on their property a year ago. Defeated there, they went to Plan B, […]
Homeless in Oakland: The backstory of Greg and Marie
Pictorial History of Oakland Teachers Strike
Here are a few pictures of Oakland’s teachers strike of 2019. Oakland has not seen such an outpouring of support from its working class community in many years. Many articles have already […]
When is violence not violence?
Question: When is violence not violence? Answer: When the attacker is a school board member and the victim is a striker. Above is a picture of Larry Baer, president of the SF Giants, assaulting […]
Oakland teachers strike ends: What next?
A hotly debated contract settlement to the week-long Oakland teachers strike was approved by a vote of 1131 “yes” to 842 “no” or 57% to 43% yesterday. This is a very close […]