Just for kicks… Oaklandsocialist t-shirt. The picture is of Occupy Oakland’s “general strike”, and I took it from the sound truck on that day. It’s the only picture of its kind. The […]
For a REAL International Workers’ May Day
May Day is International Workers’ Day, and ILWU Local 10 will be leading a march in recognition of this day in San Francisco. This is the second year that Local 10 led […]
Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
On this day, April 19, 1943, there was one of the most heroic uprisings in human history – the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. It deserves to be remembered every year, not only to […]
History-in-the-making: Republicrat Division of Labor Crumbling
We are witnessing a historic change in the US political order. In general, Corporate America, or the US capitalist class, has ruled “from the middle”. This has meant they prevented any proposal for any […]
President Trump/Sanders, Congress, and the US Constitution
They wrote the US Constitution for contingencies exactly like this. On the one hand, there is Bernie Sanders. Free higher public education? End “Citizens United” to “take the money out of politics”? Change […]
Book Review: “Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War”
(“Burning Country” by Robin Yasmin-Kassab and Leila al-Shami provides a vital description of the events surrounding the ongoiong Syrian revolution. Written from a ground-level point of view, it provides a glimpse of what […]
Wall St. Journal Advocates International Worker Solidarity & Socialism1
The Wall St. Journal is now advocating for international working class solidarity and for socialism. We can clearly say this, based on their lead editorial in today’s paper, in which they discuss […]
Protests Continue in Syria
Just two days ago (March 26, 2016), under the most trying conditions imaginable, thousands of Syrians all over the country came out into the streets to protest. According to Leila al-Shami, co-author […]
The Democratic Party Convention
In addition to being able to tap into the super computers of the NSA, this web site is able to transport forward into time. Now, we have done it once again and can […]
100 Years Ago This Week: Ireland’s “Easter Rebellion”
Ireland was the first colony of imperialist Britain. 100 years ago this week, several thousand Irish men and women rose up, arms in hand, to oppose British colonialism. There are many lessons […]