Many sociologists have conducted studies which show that factual accuracy doesn’t matter to most people, that facts themselves don’t really matter in determining people’s social/political views. What matters is images. That is […]
I was asked to be on WEFT’s “World Labor Hour” last Saturday morning to talk about what I saw in Philadelphia at the DNC and about the Sanders campaign. In part the […]
Have you ever noticed how Trump repeats himself? “I like Paul, but these are horrible times for our country. We need very strong leadership. We need very, very strong leadership. And I’m […]
Once again, the US corporate propaganda machine – also known as the “media” – is trying to shape the mood in the US… by what it doesn’t report on. This time, it’s […]
Who are the Bernie Sanders supporters? Where are they coming from and where are they headed? And what should the role of socialists be in this phenomenon? I went to the DNC […]
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Ferment and turmoil is rocking both the parties of big business in the United States. First we had the Republican Party convention, with the mainstay of the religious right wing – Ted […]
To those we talked with at the DNC: Please check out our Facebook page (Oaklandsocialist), where we have some video and photos and commentaries posted. We’ll have some of the same material […]
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Donald Trump’s convention speech may have thrown plenty of red meat to the lions, it may have succeeded in adding to his super-hero image, and it may even be a road to […]
