“It’s so bad families can no longer afford to even bury their dead. Bodies lie unclaimed at public hospitals so that the local municipality can bury them.” That was how a director […]
Greece Again: Serious Dangers Present
Within Israel: Black washing and sex washing
Here is a video by David Sheen on racism and sexism within Israel. Among other things, he clearly shows the link between racism and sexism, including the huge number of top Israeli […]
Dylann Roof and Domestic Terrorism: A warning
Every single prominent politician, conservative and liberal, Republican and Democrat, has denounced the mass murder committed by Dylann Roof. Almost all of them have called it a “hate crime,” but not a […]
The Democrats and “Faith in the System”
“Faith in the system is the bedrock of the system. Without it, the system is drained of its inviolable authority. This is the danger America now faces.” So wrote the N.Y. Times […]
May Day in Oakland
This May Day, the longshore workers (ILWU Local 10) voted to shut down the Port of Oakland to protest the police crime wave that is sweeping the country. This was a positive […]
Oaklandsocialist speaks at May Day at Port of Oakland
The major event in Oakland this May Day was the rally and march from the Port of Oakland to City Hall. The ILWU Local 10 had voted to shut down the port […]
Port Shut Down: A Good First Step
The longshoremen’s union – ILWU – Local 10 has voted to shut down the Port of Oakland on May Day (May 1) to protest police racism and murders and brutality. This is […]
Ferguson: Interview with grassroots activist
“People want change. They don’t want the illusion of change. They don’t want the appearance of change. They understand that the system is broken, it’s corrupt, it’s racist. And change cannot come […]
Israel’s Election Results
Like every other struggle, the fight against racism is international. That’s doubly true for the State of Israel, which has accurately been compared with apartheid South Africa. And that’s why we should […]
Has the Tide Turned Against Pegida?
(Note: We have carried a series of reports by Dan Armstrong on Pegida – the right wing anti-immigrant and racist group in Germany. Here is his latest report.) The expected rift in […]