“We got to face some facts. That the masses are poor, that the masses belong to what you call the lower class, and when I talk about the masses, I’m talking about […]
Remember Fred Hampton
Five BLM Activists Shot: Global Perspectives and Program Needed
On Monday night, five activists in the Black Lives Matter movement were shot in Minneapolis. This shows the serious danger that is growing in the United States and, in fact, around the world. […]
Socialist Kshama Sawant’s Support for Bernie Sanders Criticized
As the only public official who’s a socialist, what Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant says and does matters. That’s why her most open support yet for liberal Democrat Bernie Sanders is […]
Oakland Yuppifies
Oaklandsocialist thanks the National Security Agency (NSA) for their extensive news reporting service, otherwise known as eavesdropping. As Edward Snowden has revealed, the NSA listens in to almost all phone conversations. We recently […]
Debate on Bernie Sanders
A debate on Bernie Sanders was organized by the Peace and Freedom Party in Oakland yesterday ((Oct. 3). The debate gave an insight into the justifications for those who support Sanders. Some […]
Sawant and Hedges Speak in Oakland
Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant, the most prominent socialist in America, spoke in Oakland last night. She spoke along with the noted left journalist Chris Hedges. Also speaking was former left […]
Jeremy Corbyn and the rising tide against Corporate World
I listened to the victory speech of Jeremy Corbyn this morning. Corbyn is, of course, the left wing candidate that came out of nowhere to win the leadership of the British Labour […]
Who is the Real Bernie Sanders?
Thousands of people – mainly young (and overwhelmingly white) have been enthusiastically turning out to hear Bernie Sanders speak forcefully on such things as income inequality, national health care insurance and free […]
Donald Trumpenstein
“Is Donald Trump a fascist?” the “Newsweek” headline asked. They answered: “Since World War II, the ideology he represents has usually lived in dark corners, and we don’t even have a name […]
The Never-Ending Race to the Bottom: Who’s Next?
Many years ago, this writer was a delegate to the Alameda County Building Trades Council for his local of the Carpenters Union. At one point the executive secretary of the council (his […]