Four or five corporate CEO’s have resigned from Trump’s Manufacturing Advisory Council out of protest against his de facto support for the white nationalists. Guess who’s still on it: According to the […]
Trumka and Trump
General Kelly and Federal Grand Jury: A “Conspiracy Theory”?
We normally don’t engage in conspiracy theories, but here’s one for you: According to a recent article in the Wall St. Journal, the hard-nosed former four star general and new Chief of […]
Health Care Pod Cast
Here is a recording of a radio show Oakland Socialist did on WRFU where we discussed the health care crisis in the US. It explains and discusses why: The Democratic Party will not […]
Bernie Sanders Keeping Hope Alive
Bernie Sanders said all the right things on CNN last night. He talked about Medicare for all. He criticized Trump’s plans to sabotage the ACA…. and he praised his “colleague” John McCain. […]
Banned from DSA: Discussion on building a working class party
Today, the leadership of DSA banned a discussion on building a working class political party. As explained in this video, I was to make a presentation to the delegates to the upcoming […]
Local Elections: Four Activist Candidates
In politics, crisis also means opportunity, so the crisis that exists within the working class, also means an opportunity. Millions of workers are casting about for an alternative to the Democrats. Many […]
Trump Administration Coming Unravelled
As a veteran Washington politician is said to have once told a newbie, “if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” That may describe the position Trump is in, as […]
Sessions Testifies: The Stonewalling Continues
Looking and sounding exactly like one of those old racist crackers from a bygone era (which is what he is), US Attorney General Jeff Sessions collaborated with members of the US Senate […]
After the NBA spectacle fades, Oakland’s troubles remain
Every so often the national spotlight turns to Oakland, CA, a city of about half the population of its better-known neighbor, San Francisco. For the past three years that spotlight has come […]
British Elections: Corbyn Upsurge, May in “Hopeless Trap”
We are living in the most volatile of times. As the relatively stable prevailing world order of the last few decades passes away, sudden shocks and sharp swings to right and left […]