If you want to know what people are thinking, you have to ask them. With that in mind, Oaklandsocialist did its own mini “exit poll” outside a polling place during yesterday’s California […]
When Hillary Clinton Came to Oakland
Hillary Clinton made a campaign stop in Oakland on May 6 and a crowd of hundreds came out to see her. Oaklandsocialist went to talk with those who came out there. Clinton’s […]
Oakland Speaks at Lake Merritt
Here is Cetima talking about her experiences living in Oakland.
Jabari – “A $15 hour minimum wage by 2020”
We caught up with Jabari while he was by Lake Merritt, gathering signatures for a minimum wage ballot initiative for a $15 hour minimum wage by 2020. He agreed that by then, rents […]
More Oakland Speaks: “I like to th___ hope my vote counts”
I think “the presidential race is pretty funny (because) I never thought Donald Trump would run for president,” says Major. “I like to th___ hope my vote counts,” says Nina. (Note how she catches […]
Oakland speaks: “high rents; gentrification; just right here, right now, chillin'”
Everybody has a story to tell. Everybody has a philosophy of life. For almost all longer-time Oakland residents, the issue of money and rents is huge. That’s clear from Cetima* and Cloud, […]
Qilombo: The Struggle Lives On
Struggles rise and fall back, but they always leave something behind – a heritage, lessons for people to learn from and carry on. Occupy Oakland was one example. It couldn’t last forever, […]
Oakland Yuppifies
Oaklandsocialist thanks the National Security Agency (NSA) for their extensive news reporting service, otherwise known as eavesdropping. As Edward Snowden has revealed, the NSA listens in to almost all phone conversations. We recently […]
Sawant and Hedges Speak in Oakland
Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant, the most prominent socialist in America, spoke in Oakland last night. She spoke along with the noted left journalist Chris Hedges. Also speaking was former left […]
Behind the Scenes at Oakland City Council
The Oakland City Council meeting of Tuesday, June 2, considered a controversial measure to give a large tract of valuable land right next to Lake Merritt to a real estate speculator to […]