“There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other!” So spoke Madeleine Albright, as she called for women to support Hillary Clinton. Actually, Albright is right, but it’s just […]
Madeleine Albright was right!
New Hampshire Primary and Beyond
So far, there has not been a presidential election like this since 1968, when thousands of youth faced a police riot outside the Democratic convention in Chicago. Or maybe 1972, when the […]
Glen Ford on US Presidential Elections
Bernie Sanders’ campaign “has not pushed Hillary Clinton to the left. It’s made her lie more.” With this sharp line, Black Agenda Report’s Glen Ford summed up the net effect of the Bernie Sanders’ […]
Interviews with Bernie Sanders Supporters in Oakland
Supporters of Bernie Sanders rallied and marched around Oakland’s Lake Merritt today. Here are a few interviews that Oakland Socialist did with a few of them. More are coming. For those wanting […]
The Democratic Party “Debate”: One family with a few squabbles
The fourth and last “debate” of the Democratic candidates for their party’s nomination for president was held last night.The two real candidates (Clinton and Sanders) and the faux candidate (O’Malley) all agreed […]
Martin Luther King, jr.
Today, as the nation “celebrates” the birthday of Martin Luther King, we should remember him as he really was, rather just than as a kindly man who gave a few nice speeches, […]
Economics, Oppression and Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders focuses almost exclusively on the issue of income inequality and related issues – “breaking up the big banks”, student debt, etc. Even when pressure forces him to talk about the […]
Movie Review: “Concussion”
“Concussion”, starring Will Smith, presents the contradiction of professional football. It also presents more than that. The film opens with a former football star, “Iron Mike” Webster, being inducted into the hall […]
Militia Thugs, racism and privatization.
The “go easy” approach of the government regarding the Bundy’s is criticized for revealing the racism involved, how much different they treat black people. That is very true, but there’s another aspect […]
Tamir Rice: Murder of Black Children Legal
It is now even more official: It is perfectly legal to murder black people, including children, especially if it’s done by the police. That is the outcome of the grand jury decision […]