About a week or so ago, somebody put up a Facebook event calling for a “peaceful protest” in Oakland by calling on people to join hands around Lake Merritt on Sunday, Nov. […]
Hillary Clinton’s E-mail scandal and Haiti
Like a zombie rising from the grave, Hillary Clinton’s e mail scandal just won’t go away. But while the media (and Clinton herself) pretend the issue is possible security violation, for working […]
The Real Hillary Clinton: Interview with Haitian Immigrant
The real Hillary Clinton is revealed in this interview with a representative of a Haitian refugee group here in the US.
Wildcat! The 1999 SF Bay Area Carpenters Wildcat Strike: A Video Documentary
In the late ’90s, construction was booming in northern California. That’s why carpenters were pissed off when their union leadership settled a cut-rate contract that the members didn’t even have the right […]
Harassment & Racism at Jack London Square
We were walking along Jack London Square when we saw a cop interviewing two guys who obviously were not the yuppies that the authorities want here. We stopped and asked what was […]
1999 Carpenters Wildcat Strike & Follow-up Conference
In 1999, some 2,000 union carpenters went on a wildcat strike against their own union leadership, who had signed a poor contract that the members didn’t even have the right to vote […]
Interviews and video at Sanders Rally in Vallejo
Here are two videos of interviews with people who came to the Sanders rally in Vallejo on May 18, plus some footage of the event itself. In the first video, we interviewed […]
When Hillary Clinton Came to Oakland
Hillary Clinton made a campaign stop in Oakland on May 6 and a crowd of hundreds came out to see her. Oaklandsocialist went to talk with those who came out there. Clinton’s […]
Glen Ford explains lead-in-water crisis, privatization of water, and gentrification
We don’t usually just repost videos of others, but this one is worth watching.
Oakland Speaks at Lake Merritt
Here is Cetima talking about her experiences living in Oakland.