About a year ago, it was revealed that an under age sex worker in Oakland had been traded around by the Oakland Cops like an old baseball player. When Oakland Mayor Libby […]
Oakland Cops Scandal: Can You Say “Coverup”?
From Seattle: walk in to pee; walk out a felon
We received the following letter from a Seattle resident: As an older (72), extremely low income, partly disabled, single trans-woman in Seattle, USA, I accept global end-stage capitalism has many faces, including […]
Trump Moves to Broaden Base
Trump spent his first month in office consolidating his base among the bigots and the deluded. He also spent it building a team that will lead a massive assault on the environment, […]
Remember Sophie Scholl!
“How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause? Such a fine sunny day, and I have to go, […]
The Developing Mood in the US
An unprecedented ferment is developing around the country. That’s what we’ve been hearing from people we’ve talked with around the country. New Orleans The mood there is symbolized by the 7-10,000 that […]
Barbara Lee Town Hall Meeting in Oakland
Liberal icon Congresswoman Barbara Lee held a town hall meeting in Oakland on Saturday morning (Feb. 18). The focus of the meeting was to “defend and improve” the Affordable Care Act, or […]
The Trump-Putin Connection
The media is beside itself. Even Fox News is ripping Trump. That’s because their backers – mainstream US big business – has partially lost control over their president. This is unprecedented in US, […]
Question to our readers
Question for those who read oaklandsocialist articles: We had an offer to write for “blasting news US” web site. They claim millions of hits per month. It would mean that we could […]
Bannon/Trump: How Far Can They Go?
It is ironically appropriate that the man pulling the strings of President Trump, Stephen Bannon, come from Hollywood – that land of flashy special effects, shallow propaganda and cheap thrills. It is […]
Donald Trump and the World Capitalist Crisis
Throughout the world, the Trump forces are gathering steam. In Britain, in a fit of national chauvinism and anti-immigrant sentiment, the majority if Brits voted to leave the European Union (“Brexit”) in […]