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 […]
The Never-Ending Race to the Bottom: Who’s Next?
Greece: More on Race to The Bottom
Slightly over a month ago, we printed an article which explained that what’s really under way in Greece is to use the economic crisis there to drive down the living standards of […]
Oakland Socialist on the Radio
For those who are interested, Oaklandsocialist will be on the radio tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time (USA) talking about the events in Greece from the perspective here in the US. […]
Report From Greece
This report is about the economical, political and social situation in Greece. I ‘m 26 years old unemployed Greek and I am member of Xekinima – CWI (Committee of a Workers International) […]
Greece update
A coup is threatening in Greece. Not with bullets and tanks. Not with soldiers and bloodshed in the streets. This time, it is through the impersonal forces of international finance capital, but the […]
Greece Again: Serious Dangers Present
“It’s so bad families can no longer afford to even bury their dead. Bodies lie unclaimed at public hospitals so that the local municipality can bury them.” That was how a director […]
Dylann Roof and Domestic Terrorism: A warning
Every single prominent politician, conservative and liberal, Republican and Democrat, has denounced the mass murder committed by Dylann Roof. Almost all of them have called it a “hate crime,” but not a […]
Debating the liberals
I had an online debate with a liberal union “reformer” about supporting Bernie Sanders. Here’s how it went: He started off by attacking me for my revolutionary politics. (Since most workers aren’t […]
Islamic State: The Rise of a Fascist Movement
Beheadings, mass slaughter, terrorist bombings — all of this is accompanying the advance of the Islamic State with its recent victories in Palmyra, Syria, and Mosul, Iraq. These are having repercussions around […]
Elections and the workers’ movement
In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave revolt that shook up the entire slave owning South. His revolt was just one of many. It was followed 28 years later by John Brown’s […]