I was sitting here watching the news with my heart pounding. It was partly out of pure anger, partly frustration – anger at what is being prepared for us and frustration that […]
The Coming Republican Election Fraud: Where Are the Protests?
Attack on “Critical Race Theory”: Racism and McCarthyism
John Reimann: The Republican attack on so called critical race theory has to be seen in its context. Just in the last few days, the republican controlled US Supreme Court made two […]
Podcast: The Republican Attacks on So-Called “Critical Race Theory”
Pod cast. Video and transcript coming.
Israel-Hamas Cease Fire and Black Lives Matter Movement
The Black Lives Matter movement can take credit for having forced Israel to back off, even if only partially and temporarily. It is an example of international solidarity in action which goes […]
The US Civil War and Reconstruction: A Zoom Meeting
The US Civil War and Reconstruction Presented by Irene Kellogg Irene writes: The Civil War and the Reconstruction Period were the most powerful periods of American history. Four million slaves liberated themselves […]
America: In Remission Before Cancer Returns?
Are we in an interregnum, a pause before we plunge into the abyss? Is the Joe Biden presidency just a temporary respite, the lull before the storm? In the pre-Trump era such […]
Video: Interview with CWA Local 7250 President Kieran Knutson
This is the first part of a two part interview with recently elected president of CWA Local 7250, Kieran Frazier Knutson. In this first part, Kieran mainly discusses how he sees his […]
Video: Oaklandsocialist speaks at free Burma rally in San Francisco
Oaklandsocialist spoke at this Free Burma rally in San Francisco. We drew the links between the struggle in Burma/Myanmar, the global struggles for democratic rights, and the struggle here in the United […]
News of the Week
Note: Oaklandsocialist will try to have a regular weekly article with comments on events of the previous week. Last week, all the stars aligned to focus attention on the trial of Derek […]
Zoom Meeting: The Derek Chauvin Trial; Remember George Floyd!
Zoom Meeting The Derek Chauvin Trial: Remember George Floyd! Hear a first hand report from Linda Mann in Minneapolis on the Derek Chauvin trial. Linda will discuss last year’s uprising and the […]