On June 20, the Wall St. Journal republished a column from the publisher of the NY Times, A.G. Sulzberger. The column was sharply critical of Trump. Normally, these two publishers are at […]
New Crisis in Gulf of Oman: What really happened? Where is it headed?
On Thursday, June 13 two oil tankers, one operated by a Japanese company and the other by a Norwegian shipping company, were attacked in the Gulf of Oman, off the coast of […]
Escalating Threat of War: Is there a way out?
This is the second of two articles on the developing crisis in the Persian Gulf. In the first article, Oaklandsocialist discussed the internal dynamics within the Trump administration. Here, we republish a […]
US war on Iran coming?
Late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, some sort of bombing attack was carried out on several ships in the Straits of Hormuz, near Iran. Several ships, including the Andrea Victory, were […]
Trump and the reluctance to reckon with something fundamentally new
Socialists, and Marxists in particular, are often slow to fully see it when a sharp turn in the situation develops. Is that what’s happening now? Does Trump’s election represent a wide-scale loss […]
Putin, Trump and Pompeo
On Wednesday, May 1, Trump’s Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, warned that “military action is possible” in Venezuela. “If that’s what’s required, that’s what the United States will do,” he said. He also […]
The Mueller Report and Global Climate Disaster
It’s happened again! In October of 2018, after a fraudulent one-week FBI investigation, the US Senate confirmed sexual predator Matt Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court. The Democrats had placed all their […]
Boeing 737Max crash: Deregulation and the airline and nuclear power industries
What happened with the Boeing 737Max crashes, and are we seeing the same process under way in the nuclear power industry? In 2018, Boeing delivered its 10,000th 737. Originated in 1967, the […]
A US invasion of Venezuela?
The announcement by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that all remaining US personnel will be withdrawn from the US embassy in Venezuela is ominous. The NY Times reported that he said their […]
Cohen Testimony: Skating on Thin Ice
The Wall St. Journal editors nailed it: Following Michael Cohen’s testimony before congress, they concluded “the impeachment machinery is now up and running. Democrats may find it’s not easy to stop, though […]