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 […]
Trump’s Ticking Time Bomb
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 […]
OCAW’s Tony Mazzocchi and his campaign for a Labor Party in 1989: Some lessons for today
Here are segments of a video of an important union meeting that was held in 1989. In that year, AFSCME Local 444 in Oakland, CA, sponsored a meeting for Tony Mazzocchi, national […]
Las Vegas Massacre: Some thoughts on random shootings in the US
On Monday, Aug. 25, a gunman opened fire on patrons of a library in Clovis, New Mexico, killing two and wounding four others. That marked the 244th mass shooting of 2017, […]
DSA: Eugene Debs Caucus formed
Some comrades in East Bay DSA (EBDSA) have formed the Eugene Debs Caucus. What is happening in EBDSA can best be understood by understanding the strategy of the Democratic Party. That strategy […]