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 […]
“Markets will teach Italians how to vote…”
Putin, Assad and the Syrian Disaster
Introduction We have to combine the drive to “do something”, the drive to change the world, with an equal drive to understand the world. Otherwise, we just end up running up one […]
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 […]
The Russian Revolution turns 100!
by Roger Silverman in London November 7th, 2017 marks the centenary of an event whose impact still today reverberates throughout the world. The Russian revolution remains a constant spectre at the feast […]
“Trump-Proof the Bay Area”: A Meeting in Oakland, CA
On Sept. 16, socialist Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant, Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) member and candidate for California Lt. Governor Gayle McLaughlin, and East Bay DSA member Jeremy Gong spoke at […]
DSA: Eugene Debs Caucus formed
Some comrades in East Bay DSA (EBDSA) have formed the Eugene Debs Caucus. What is happening in EBDSA can best be understood by understanding the strategy of the Democratic Party. That strategy […]
Podcast: antifa, the Democrats, the union leadership and the socialists
Here is a podcast of oaklandsocialist on WRFU discussing these issues.
“Antifa”, the working class movement and the far right
Podcast of oaklandsocialist discussing this and related issues. The role of antifa at the anti-fascist/anti-Trump supporters demonstration in Berkeley on August 27 is getting wide attention. But that role can only be […]