Events here in MAGA land hold lessons for workers of all lands (including Ukraine and Syria). As I write this, the news here in the United States is still filled with discussions […]
Message from MAGA-land to workers in Ukraine and Syria
The Trump administration: A leap into the great unknown
A signal on how far Trump will be willing to go as far as unleashing actual fascists on US society will be whether he pardons Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath […]
A dream that could happen
Last night I had a dream. In it I saw a NY Times headline, “President Trump releases Stewart Rhodes.”1 In that state between consciousness and sleep, my semi-conscious imagination took the dream […]
How violent can MAGA get?
Introduction: “Frank” is a well-paid white worker and a socialist who lives in a largely white neighborhood in a major East Coast city. In his life, he gets around and talks with […]
Rising conflicts within Trump coalition: Preview of what’s to come
The wheels have not fallen off the MAGA bus yet, but the lug nuts are coming loose. Last Sunday, Dec. 22, Oaklandsocialist published an article (Can Trump institute fascism?) which analyzed the […]
Can Trump institute fascism?
The Republicans’ recent budget fiasco, plus one or two other developments, including developments on the labor front, reveal a lot about fissures and conflicts that already exist within the Trump camp and […]
Trump receives setbacks
There is an ancient Greek myth about two monsters, Scylla and Charybdis, who sat on either side of a narrow passage of water. Sailors had to make sure that in avoiding one […]
The coming Trump regime: Chaos and repression – Part 2
Introduction This is the second part of a two part series on the perspectives for the coming Trump regime. In Part One we discussed Some of Trump’s major appointments and their significance. […]
U.S. voters usher in full-fledged authoritarianism and bigotry
“They are frightened, confused and lonely.” That’s how the worker who reported on the racist and misogynistic and nationalist comments in Oaklandsocialist’s previous post described the mood among tens of millions of […]
World War or World Revolution?
Introduction by Oaklandsocialist: Just a week ago, we published a pamphlet on the nature of this period. We somewhat tentatively concluded that, after alternating waves of revolutionary and counter-revolutionary periods, it seems […]