Reports are “flooding” in of bumper-to-bumper traffic of people trying to flee Hurricane Irma. But, as the Wall St. Journal reports, “Briana Beaty of North Palm Beach won’t have to contend with […]
Harvey, Irma, Jose: Who’s Next?
Podcast: antifa, the Democrats, the union leadership and the socialists
Here is a podcast of oaklandsocialist on WRFU discussing these issues.
Labor Day 2017: “Change it must so change it will.”
A ferment is bubbling up in US society. It is a ferment partly born of the crisis of the US capitalist class, who has largely lost control over its presidency; a ferment […]
“Antifa”, the working class movement and the far right
Podcast of oaklandsocialist discussing this and related issues. The role of antifa at the anti-fascist/anti-Trump supporters demonstration in Berkeley on August 27 is getting wide attention. But that role can only be […]
Trump, the Military and the Role of the Working Class
He couldn’t have put it better: “The goal of the state department is… building bridges…” So spoke Dan Kammen in explaining why he resigned from his role as the US State Department special […]
A “People’s” Party or a Working Class Party?
Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant, left academic Dr. Cornel West and Nick Brana, founder of “Draft Bernie” will be hosting a “town hall” meeting in Washington DC on Sept. 9 to […]
Labor Can Stop the White Supremacists in Their Tracks
Even in their weakened situation, the unions have the power to stop the white supremacists in their tracks. Instead of putting out an occasional statement and occasionally endorsing a march or rally, […]
Some Thoughts on World Perspectives
A starting point for socialists is to understand the psychology – the consciousness and the mood – of the working class and to understand the forces at work that shape that psychology. How […]
Health Care Pod Cast
Here is a recording of a radio show Oakland Socialist did on WRFU where we discussed the health care crisis in the US. It explains and discusses why: The Democratic Party will not […]
“At Our Own Peril”
“At Our Own Peril: DoD Risk Assessment in a Post-Primacy World.” That is the title of a study published by the US Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute. It is an update of […]