“I recently had the opportunity to meet with Secretary Clinton and discuss some of the very important issues facing our country and the Democratic Party. It is no secret that Secretary Clinton […]
Britain to Vote on Leaving or Staying in European Union
(Introduction: On June 23, Britons will vote on whether to stay in or leave the European Union. There are a couple of points for US workers to think about: In the first place, the […]
Orlando: Homophobia and Bloodlust
Was Omar Mateen simply “psychotic”, or was he a homophobic reactionary thug? Is there really a difference? What, after all, happened in Germany when millions supported the Nazis? Was that a fascist […]
Oakland Police Chief Suddenly Resigns: The Coverup Unravels
Out of nowhere, Oakland’s police chief Sean Whent resigned last week. Now the truth behind his resignation is starting to be revealed in this article in the East Bay Express. According to the article, […]
Hillary Clinton: An Already Wounded Duck President
If she gets elected, Hillary Clinton will be a wounded duck president from day one. Wait. Scratch that. It will be from even before she takes office. Already she’s unpopular, and just […]
Vote Fraud in California
“What matters isn’t who votes; what matters is who counts the votes.” So spoke Joseph Stalin, and what was true in his bureaucratic dictatorship is apparently also true in capitalist America. In […]
Oakland Voters Speak
If you want to know what people are thinking, you have to ask them. With that in mind, Oaklandsocialist did its own mini “exit poll” outside a polling place during yesterday’s California […]
Doing the same thing over and over…
Here is a conversation between a young Sanders supporters and an older one: Youth excitedly: “What Bernie is doing is totally different! It’s never been done before.” Older Sanders supporter: “Well, actually… Back […]
Bernie Sanders in Oakland: What Wasn’t Said
Bernie Sanders spoke to some 30,000 people in Oakland, CA, on Memorial Day. Just a few days before he spoke, the noted journalist John Pilger wrote about the failure of all the […]
Israel Moves Even Further Right; Affecting US Politics Too
A new phase is opening up in Israeli politics, and it affects relations between the US and Israeli governments and US politics itself. In Israel, on Holocaust Remembrance Day (May 4), the […]