“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 […]
The Democrats and “Faith in the System”
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 […]
Germany: Broad rightwing populism as an antechamber for fascists
We carry a new report from Germany by Dan Armstrong: Yesterday the largest rightwing street demonstration in the history of postwar Germany took place in Dresden. This time the Pegida anti-immigration movement […]
Charlie Hebdo attack
The terrorist attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo are in direct conflict with the interests of all workers everywhere. These same methods are also used against the workers’ movement, for instance […]
Pegida: Neo Nazis in Germany
Dan Armstrong reports from Germany: You may have read that German cities have been witnessing public marches and demonstration around the question of immigration. Starting in November with a bizarre little […]