Here is a discussion that Oakland Socialist had about the forces at work in the American Revolution.
Working class solidarity and the struggle in Syria
I was honored to have been asked by the Alliance of Mid East Socialists to make a presentation on a panel they organized at the Left Forum in Los Angeles on Nov. […]
One mass shooting every 24.7 days: Why?
The liberals and the conservatives have their stock “solutions”. For the liberals, stopping terrorist random shootings is a matter of more gun control, especially of assault weapons. These same liberals, however, can […]
2017 Election Results
The DSA leadership is exuberant about the results of the November, 2017 elections, as is the Democratic Party in general. DSA is boasting about the successful election campaigns of fifteen DSA members. These […]
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.
Support a working class party while supporting individual Democrats?
Can we progress towards building a socialist movement while still supporting some candidates of the Democratic Party? That is the question of the hour for the many thousands of socialists who have […]
Trump, Manafort, the Russian influence and the REAL fake news
So, the ever-greasy Paul Manafort and his water carrier, Rick Gates, have been indicted on charges of money laundering, tax evasion and failure to register as an agent of a foreign government. […]
“Inmates running the prison”
“The inmates are running the prison.” (billionaire owner of the Houston Texans football team) Oaklandsocialist agrees with McNair’s comment, with one “little” modification: The reality is that those who should be inmates […]
The Russian Revolution turns 100!
by Roger Silverman in London November 7th, 2017 marks the centenary of an event whose impact still today reverberates throughout the world. The Russian revolution remains a constant spectre at the feast […]
Oakland A’s stadium proposal: Save Laney College; stop gentrification
A specter is stalking America’s urban working class. It is the specter of gentrification. Urban workers, mainly people of color, are victimized in good times and bad. When times are bad, many […]