Introduction: Oaklandsocialist analyzes the candidacies of the two main “independent” lefts, Jill Stein and Cornel West. In Part 1 we analyzed the Jill Stein campaign. Here, we discuss the campaign of Cornel […]
Oaklandsocialist sent a series of questions to Ofer Neiman, an Israeli activist in Israelis Against Apartheid. Those questions were sent, and answered, before the bodies of the six hostages were discovered. In […]
What would it mean for Trump to return to the White House? Trump’s base among the fascist Christian nationalists or his encouraging assaults on the media is all one needs to answer […]
Here is a video of my presentation to the Ukraine Socialist Solidarity Campaign on the Republicans’ plans to overturn November’s elections if they don’t win them. All too many people are ignoring […]
The ongoing Democratic Party convention should be seen in two related contexts: One is the threat of a fascist-connected ethno-nationalist returning to power, this time far better prepared than he was in […]
On Monday night the Democratic Party celebrated leaving the 20th century and entering the 21st. Symbolic of that was the “love” expressed for Joe Biden when he spoke. “We love you, Joe,” […]
Introduction from Oaklandsocialist: A debate is under way within the left about whether or not to vote for the Democrats. Some on the left oppose voting for the Democrats’ and use the […]
Donald Trump is floundering. He’s staying off the campaign trail, with his first appearance in a week scheduled for Montana, a state he is likely to win by double digits in November. […]
Introduction: The Ukraine Socialist Solidarity Campaign recently held a debate on whether socialists should support voting for Democrats in 2024, or ever. Lifelong socialist, former president of AFSCME Local 444 and […]
Yesterday I signed up for and attended an online meeting of the Kamala Harris for president campaign. I did so for a couple of interrelated reasons: I think it’s extremely important to […]
