On the same day as the women’s march in Oakland, workers at the Boot and Shoe Restaurant just a mile or so away walked off the job. They were linking up their […]
Boot and Shoe restaurant workers walk off job
Women’s March, Oakland, 2018
Tens of thousands of people marched in Oakland to protest Trump’s first year in office and to support women’s rights and the rights of all people. In addition to signs for women’s […]
Battle of A’s Stadium, Round II
Under pressure, the Peralta Community College Board of Trustees voted against negotiating with the A’s over privatizing Peralta land for the A’s new stadium. Yet few at Laney Community College trusts the […]
Three different kinds of journalism
A video from Oaklandsocialist on three different kinds of reporting: capitalist journalists, left radical journalists and journalists who are also participants in the movement itself.
Video: Oakland’s Women’s March
Includes a few interviews… See here for a more in-depth article.
Hands Around Lake Merritt
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 […]