Kshama Sawant has an interview on the widely read salon.com. It can be found here. In it she makes some excellent points. She is asked if she believes the U.S. is moving […]
Socialism Makes the Big Time
The media can no longer ignore the issue of socialism. If nothing else is accomplished by Kshama Sawant’s victory, that in and of itself is an important step forward. Like all capitalist […]
Obamacare: Caring for Private Profits at its Best
It is not easy to criticize Obama Care. And the reason for that is not that it might be considered not to be p.c. (political correct) to criticize the main “reform” of […]
We Overhear the NSA Again
NSA Overheard…. Again On Sunday, October 27, the conservative S.F. Chronicle political columnists Matier & Ross carried a report on how various Democratic politicians pressured the BART Board of Directors to accept […]
Should socialists support Kshama Sawant?
We have received a critique of the campaign of Kshama Sawant, who is running for Seattle City Council as a member of Socialist Alternative. The critique makes a number of arguments why […]
Why ILWU President ordered members to cross picket line
Inspired by the strike of BART workers, the truckers at the Port of Oakland organized and went on strike on Monday, Oct. 21. Because they are technically not employees, but rather […]
BART Strike Ends
Late last night, the leaders of SEIU 1021 and ATU 155 – the two unions on strike at BART – announced a tentative agreement and called the strike off. The strike was […]
BART Strike Continues
The first day of the BART strike was a tremendous success. Pickets at the BART facility at the Port of Oakland were honored by longshore workers. This was not expected by BART […]
Republicans and Democrats Get Further Into the Swamp
Here is an amusing little video of the struggle going on between the Republicans and the Democrats in the US House of Representatives. Basically, what the Republicans have done is to give […]
Government Shutdown – A “Tragic Opera”?
US Government Shutdown: A “Comic Opera”? By John Reimann Well, it seems they dodged a bullet. Or did they? Was there ever a realistic chance of the bullet striking home? We’re talking […]