Here’s a short video of the third day of the Oakland teachers strike. A couple of ideas for what could be done next: Build a state-wide student walk out to support the […]
Oakland teachers strike, day 3
Oakland teachers strike: Day One
Here is a video of Day One of the 2019 Oakland teachers strike. We need to help Oakland teachers win a salary that enabled them to live in Oakland! We need to […]
CodePink replies
Oaklakdsocialist had published an open letter to Code Pink taking issue with their delegation to Iran, one which would have been used as a cover for the regime there. This approach by […]
Venezuela, the theory of permanent revolution and the role of the working class
If Mexico is “so close to the United States; so far from god”, then Venezuela is “so endowed with oil; so robbed of wealth”. In 1935, Venezuela had the highest per capita […]
A Visit to Venezuela 14 Years Ago
I made a political visit to Venezuela in 2005 (at the time that Hurricane Katrina was devastating New Orleans). Things were very different then, but even so you could see hints of […]
Oakland students walk out
In 1968, a teacher strike in New York City shook up the entire school system, leading to a huge high school student movement. This was at a time when young people were […]
Will Trump Invade Venezuela?
The media frenzy about Venezuela is starting to feel like the build-up to the US invasion of Iraq. But will a new invasion of Venezuela happen? Here are some considerations: It was […]
Interview: “Who governs Venezuela should be decided by the Venezuelan people, not the Chavez military, let alone the Yankees.”
We reproduce here a translation of an interview with Simón Rodríguez Porras, of the Venezuelan Party for Socialism and Freedom. It originally appeared here in Spanish 1- What is the situation of the […]
Can the “Green New Deal” save the planet?
It is never comfortable to give up long-held beliefs and connections, but the impending climate crisis makes that a burning necessity. And the fact that, scientifically, it’s possible to avoid the worst […]
“Brexit” and Jeremy Corbyn
Finbar Geaney comments from Ireland on the “Brexit” crisis that is gripping British politics. While his call for a second Brexit vote may be controversial within the serious socialist left, his analysis […]