In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave revolt that shook up the entire slave owning South. His revolt was just one of many. It was followed 28 years later by John Brown’s […]
Elections and the workers’ movement
“Run, Warren, Run”: To Where?
I went to a meeting of “Run, Warren, Run” a couple of days ago. This is a group organized by Moveon.org, which is the “left wing” of the Democrats. They are trying […]
More on the Liberal Democrats
We previously posted an article with Wall St. Journal comments that helped expose the role of the liberal Democrats. Now, the Wall St. Journal is at it again, and as many people […]
The Liberal Democrats
As the movement against police brutality and police-involved murder moves forward, it will have to clarify how it sees the Democratic Party, especially its liberal wing. This has always been a stumbling […]
US Mid-term Elections: How far will crisis go?
Hundreds – maybe thousands – of black youth (and not-so-youth) lining the streets and parading up and down W. Florissant street in Ferguson shouting “hands up! Don’t shoot!” Dozens of middle aged white […]
Wishing him the worst of luck
I got a call last night from the campaign headquarters of one of the candidates for city council in Oakland. The conversation went something like this: Campaigner: “Hello, John. I’m calling to […]
Which Way for British Labour Party?
One of the major differences between the workers movement in the US and in the European countries is that we have never had a mass workers’ party in the US (which, incidentally, […]
The Democrats, from Ferguson to Gaza
On Wednesday, Sept. 3, Congresswoman Barbara Lee held a fund raiser here in Oakland. Lee, a member of the Black Congressional Caucus, is one of the most liberal members of the US […]
$ Talks: US Congresswoman Barbara Lee & US Aid to Israel
Barbara Lee presents herself as a “renegade for peace and justice”, and claims to support the rights of the Palestinian people. Despite this, she writes on her own web site, “The […]
Oakland Socialist Disrupts The Process
This evening, “my” state assemblymember, Rob Bonta – a good liberal Democrat – held a fraudulent town hall meeting in Oakland. After giving a nice speech about what wonderful things he is […]