Last night (Nov. 27) Oakland City Council had an “emergency” meeting to consider a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. About 3-400 people turned out, and many of them spoke. The […]
My speech at Oakland City Council
The present situation: Is it real or are we tripping on acid?
I had a conversation with a young friend yesterday. He had been active in Occupy Oakland and was agreeing with me that things today were totally unpredictable back then. “If somebody in […]
Oaklandsocialist on Hard Knock Radio
Oaklandsocialist John Reimann was interviewed by well known DJ Davey D on KPFA’s Hard Knock Radio. Listen to it here.
The new antiwar movement: Learning from the mistakes of the past
Biden & Democrats Trump and Republicans Alternative to both & learning from Vietnam War protests Building a working class alternative to both capitalist parties It is not enough for this new movement […]
Bay Area protests Israeli war crimes & Biden’s support for them
It’s difficult to know where to even start. There is so much to say about yesterday’s San Francisco protest against Israel and Biden’s support for their war crimes. The photos below hopefully […]
New protest movement poses important questions
Introduction: A new movement is developing. This movement is different from previous ones like the protests against the US invasion of Iraq in that it takes place as youth are facing a […]
Congressional House Speaker crisis, chaos, the Democrats and a new order
QAnon Republicans take over the House of Representatives. US capitalist class losing control. Democratic Party, including its “progressive” wing, trying to board a train that’s long left the station, both regarding Republicans […]
Israel/Gaza and possible crisis in Biden administration
Joe Biden came into office based on appeals to return to a day gone by. He pledged to restore the “soul of America”. He pledged a return to “bipartisanship”, meaning collaborating with […]
A bizarre “peace” award
Interview with Cheryl Zuur, co-chair of the Ukraine Socialist Solidarity Campaign, about a “peace” award being given to neoliberal, privatizing and Putin apologizing economist Jeffrey Sachs.
House Speaker removed: Another step towards (political) civil war?
It took nearly a week and a mere 15 tries for Kevin McCarthy to secure his lifelong dream of becoming House Speaker. But this didn’t come close to the record, which […]