A spectre – a ghost – is haunting the Democratic party. That spectre has a smiling face and a name to go with it – Zohran Mamdani. In fact, he is haunting […]
Zohran Mamdani: The Spectre that haunts the Democratic Party and Trump
Siyâvash Shahabi: Greek tragedy “Antigone” today
by Siyâvash Shahabi A very generous friend invited me to the ancient theater of Epidaurus to watch a performance of Antigone. And in this heat and isolation of Athens, why should I […]
Siyâvash Shahabi: Israel’s attacks result in increased repression inside Iran
By Siyâvash Shahabi The final result of this 12-days war is not just the intensification of repression inside Iran under the name of “defending the homeland” or “fighting espionage.” According to reports, […]
Was it all performative, and will the performance resolve the crisis?
Were Trump and the IRI regime just performing for their bases? And will the performances resolve the crisis? Let’s take those questions one at a time: Both the Trump and the Iranian […]
New Stage in Israel/U.S. attack on Iran
A few facts are starting emerge as far as the US bombing Iran: The bombing was partially effective, but not fully so. Even the 30,000 lb. “bunker buster” bombs did not accomplish […]
Video: John Ferretti interview – “Zohran Mamdani – part of workers movement against fascism & fascist collaborators”
We talked with long time socialist , New York City subway worker and union fighter, John Ferretti, about why he’s supporting Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor. Here is an edited […]
podcast: John Ferretti interview about Zohran Mamdani
Oaklandsocialist podcast: interview with John Ferretti on Zohran Momdani for New York City mayor. Find it on Oaklandsocialist podcasts here.
Thank you, Sonia Mitralia
I am so honored that the wonderful Greek artist, Sonia Mitralia, sent me this book of her great drawings. I wish I could read Greek, but even without that, they are great […]
Video and Photos: Oakland “No Kings” protest
Here are some photos plus a short video of the “No Kings” protest in Oakland yesterday. I mix in photos that give an idea of crowd size (estimated at 10,000) with photos […]
Israel bombs Iran, once again confirms status as rogue, genocidal state
It was pretty clear all along that Trump’s “negotiations” with Iran were a set-up for an attack on that country. He can now say he wanted peace, but Iran’s intransigence made it […]