Resting on the support of Rouhani and Putin, Bashar Assad is planning a bloodbath in the last remaining province not under his control – Idlib in northwest Syria. With the help of […]
Coming Bloodbath in Idlib, Syria
What Happened to Revolutionary Socialism?
Support for Assad and Putin. Giving political cover for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while ignoring the fact that Putin is the #1 head of state that centralizes and helps organize fascist forces. […]
Left Coast Forum: Anti-imperialism, Socialist Solidarity vs racism
Over the last weekend, the “Left Coast forum” was held in Los Angeles. Oaklandsocialist spoke at a panel on imperialism and anti-imperialism: What is international socialist solidarity?” Here is the description of […]
“We don’t care”
‘“There was polite applause, but a lot of people didn’t clap,” said a club insider privy to the exchange. “There was a lot of talk that [Supreme Court Justice Anthony] Kennedy sold […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez elected: What does it mean?
The Wall St. Journal editors didn’t mince their words: “Republicans are chortling after Tuesday’s primary defeat of New York Democratic Congressional baron Joseph Crowley by Sandernista Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but they might want […]
“Markets will teach Italians how to vote…”
Yes, he actually said that – Gunther Oettinger, senior member of the European Commission. The “markets will teach Italians how to vote.” In other words, the blind, impersonal forces of global capitalist […]
Putin, Assad and the Syrian Disaster
Introduction to 2024 edition Originally published in 2018, this pamphlet has increased relevance in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. To understand that invasion, we must understand the development of Russian […]
Debating the pro-Assad “Left”
I had an online debate with a long time former friend and comrade about Assad and Syria. Important enough as the issue of the disaster in Syria is, there’s a deeper issue […]
“Intersectionality, class reductionism” and revolutionary socialism
The terms “intersectionality” and “class reductionism” are being debated among socialists nowadays. As with any ideas, to really understand their meaning we have to understand how they developed. MLK and Revolt of […]
Support a working class party while supporting individual Democrats?
Can we progress towards building a socialist movement while still supporting some candidates of the Democratic Party? That is the question of the hour for the many thousands of socialists who have […]