“At least five members have said they will vote with the president if he needs their votes.” It was November, 1993, and then-President Bill Clinton (and his lieutenant, VP Al Gore) were […]
Nafta, the Democrats and Chasing the End of a Rainbow
Perspectives for the United States
The Marxist method is to start by trying to figure out the main processes – the main forces at work – and get some idea of how they will interact and develop. […]
Interview on situation in US
The following is an on-line interview the Revolutionary Communist International Tendency did with John Reimann, the editor of this blog site. For the comments of that group, see the bottom of this […]
Trump’s Ticking Time Bomb
Even if he were ousted tomorrow, Trump would be leaving a ticking time bomb — his appointments to the Federal Appeals Courts. It works like this: While media attention goes to the […]
Alabama: “We are seeing a chipping away at the image”
“I think nationally, people should take heart in the fact that Alabama and the South at large isn’t as backwards as it’s always seemed to be. Yes, racism, bigotry, sexism – all […]
Trump the Bonapartist?
Here’s a fascinating article on how Trump spends his day. In a personalized form it shows the two forces that are at work in the White House: One is the right […]
One mass shooting every 24.7 days: Why?
The liberals and the conservatives have their stock “solutions”. For the liberals, stopping terrorist random shootings is a matter of more gun control, especially of assault weapons. These same liberals, however, can […]
2017 Election Results
The DSA leadership is exuberant about the results of the November, 2017 elections, as is the Democratic Party in general. DSA is boasting about the successful election campaigns of fifteen DSA members. These […]
Trump, Manafort, the Russian influence and the REAL fake news
So, the ever-greasy Paul Manafort and his water carrier, Rick Gates, have been indicted on charges of money laundering, tax evasion and failure to register as an agent of a foreign government. […]
“Inmates running the prison”
“The inmates are running the prison.” (billionaire owner of the Houston Texans football team) Oaklandsocialist agrees with McNair’s comment, with one “little” modification: The reality is that those who should be inmates […]