by Bill Weinberg Update: This article is a transcript from Bill Weinberg’s “Countervortex“, which can be found on the internet. It was published some time ago,well before the 2024 election. After that […]
Against the “Red Baiting” Calumny
Israeli anti-apartheid activist: Israeli IDF icon crumbling while middle ground dissolving
Oaklandsocialist interviewed Ofer Neiman again. (See first interview here.) Ofer is an Israeli socialist and Palestinian rights, anti apartheid activist. In this interview we discuss: The present situation in Israel The […]
Republican debate: a ghastly monster parade
I watched a little more than half the Republican monster parade, I mean debate, last night. (I couldn’t take much more than that.) Here are a couple of impressions: First was the […]
The Trump indictments: What they are, why they matter
Introduction The method of capitalist rule in the United States is shaking. It is not shaking because of a clash between the classes. It is shaking because of a crisis at the […]
Russia weaponizes hunger, withdraws from Black Sea grain agreement
By Charles Pierson World food prices soared after Russia imposed a naval blockade on Ukraine following its February 24, 2022 invasion. The blockade has prevented grain and other foodstuffs from leaving Ukrainian […]
U.S. political perspectives: An incredible situation
Had anybody predicted just ten years ago (2013) that: Donald Trump would be elected president and then would remain largely out of the control of any sector of the US capitalist class; […]
Biden sends cluster bombs to Ukraine: A socialist analysis
What are the facts regarding Biden’s decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine and what is the reason for many countries having signed a treaty saying they won’t use cluster bombs? A […]
Military defeats push Putin to move closer to nuclear terrorism – sign petition
The Putin regime is preparing to engage in nuclear terrorism. In my view, here is the military background: Over the winter and early spring, the Putin regime put its seizure of Bakhmut […]
A US/NATO plot to break up Russia? Wall St. Journal disproves the claim.
WSWS (and probably others on the Putinized “left”) argues that Prigozhin’s revolt was part of a US plot to break up Russia. Completely aside from the fact that there is not a […]
Thoughts, questions and suspicions about Prigozhin’s revolt
Even more than thoughts, there are questions and suspicions about Prigozhin’s rebellion. Putin has maintained his stranglehold on power in Russia through keeping potential rivals off balance and fighting each other. At […]