The outlines of a Trump presidency are starting to appear. His appointment of Senator Jeff Sessions (R., SC) as attorney general is key. He has been one of the hardest core senators against […]
Outlines of Trump Presidency
Hands Around Lake Merritt
About a week or so ago, somebody put up a Facebook event calling for a “peaceful protest” in Oakland by calling on people to join hands around Lake Merritt on Sunday, Nov. […]
AFL-CIO’s Weak Statement
Richard Trumka, head of the labor movement in the US (the AFL-CIO) has put out an extremely weak (at best) statement on Trump’s victory. “The AFL-CIO accepts the outcome of this election and […]
“Political Revolution” Revealed
“That sounds to me like people want a political revolution at the DNC.” So that’s the real reality of Sanders “political revolution”. Support for corporate liberals like Pramila Jayapal, who got money […]
Fight Back!
Make no mistake, the election of the far right wing, racist, xenophobic simpleton Donald Trump is a defeat. And like all defeats, it is a bit demoralizing. This is showing already in […]
Radio show: fixed elections and the rule of capital over labor
“The whole electoral process is a means of validating the rule of capital over labor…. The needs of the (capitalist) system and the needs of life on this planet, including human life, […]
Hillary Clinton’s E-mail scandal and Haiti
Like a zombie rising from the grave, Hillary Clinton’s e mail scandal just won’t go away. But while the media (and Clinton herself) pretend the issue is possible security violation, for working […]
Whatever Happened to “Our Revolution”?
I get one of these every day. Sometimes twice. They’re the appeals from Bernie Sanders to help elect liberal Democrats and give the Democratic Party a majority in congress. Let’s take a […]
Fixed Elections and the “Shining City on the Hill”
Donald Trump is right: These elections are “fixed”. It’s just that he’s lying (again) in how they are fixed. But, man, in this weird, hilarious and terrifying presidential election, nothing Trump has said […]
US Politics: Ground Shifting Beneath Our Feet
While the corporate media is focusing on the most recently revealed personal outrages of Donald Trump, something far more important is going on beneath the surface: Corporate America – the US capitalist […]