In 1999, some 2,000 union carpenters went on a wildcat strike against their own union leadership, who had signed a poor contract that the members didn’t even have the right to vote […]
Philadelphia DNC: A Report
Who are the Bernie Sanders supporters? Where are they coming from and where are they headed? And what should the role of socialists be in this phenomenon? I went to the DNC […]
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Democratic Party Convention: “Giving them their space riiiiiight now”
Ferment and turmoil is rocking both the parties of big business in the United States. First we had the Republican Party convention, with the mainstay of the religious right wing – Ted […]
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To those we talked with at the DNC: Please check out our Facebook page (Oaklandsocialist), where we have some video and photos and commentaries posted. We’ll have some of the same material […]
Oaklandsocialist speaking Aug. 6 on EU/Brexit Forum
John Reimann, representing Oaklandsocialist, will be speaking on this panel. Please pass the word.
Trump: Red Meat to the Lions. What is the Alternative?
Donald Trump’s convention speech may have thrown plenty of red meat to the lions, it may have succeeded in adding to his super-hero image, and it may even be a road to […]
Bernie Sanders Lowers the Curtain
Bernie Sanders has lowered the curtain on the last act of the Bernie Sanders Show. He has done what was clearly in the works for weeks – issued a formal endorsement of Hillary Clinton. […]
Police Rampage: A Suggestion For the Movement
Oaklandsocialist has a suggestion for a step in stopping the police rampage of murder, brutality, rape and destruction: That the movement to oppose it organize and go directly to the union membership […]
Clinton’s E-mails: The Real Issue
So James Comey, the head of the FBI, is recommending no indictment against Hillary Clinton for her having used her private e mail server for government business. Both he and the entire […]