A reported 5,000 came out to Vallejo, CA, to hear Bernie Sanders yesterday (Wednesday, 5/18). I was there too. Who Was There There were a lot of interesting things about the event, […]
5,000 at Sanders Rally in Vallejo, CA
Oaklandsocialist’s “fashion statement”
Just for kicks… Oaklandsocialist t-shirt. The picture is of Occupy Oakland’s “general strike”, and I took it from the sound truck on that day. It’s the only picture of its kind. The […]
When Hillary Clinton Came to Oakland
Hillary Clinton made a campaign stop in Oakland on May 6 and a crowd of hundreds came out to see her. Oaklandsocialist went to talk with those who came out there. Clinton’s […]
A Patriotic International Workers Day
May Day – International Workers Day – last year saw a march from the Port of Oakland through the (still) predominantly black and working class West Oakland to downtown Oakland. Although […]
May Day Greetings
Greetings on May Day. Here is Oaklandsocialist’s leaflet which will be handed out on May Day, 2016:
For a REAL International Workers’ May Day
May Day is International Workers’ Day, and ILWU Local 10 will be leading a march in recognition of this day in San Francisco. This is the second year that Local 10 led […]
“Every day” Corruption is not Corruption
In 2011, the CEO of Star Scientific, Jonnie Williams Jr., bought W. Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell a $6,000 Rolex watch, took McDonnell’s wife on a $20,000 shopping spree, and paid $15,000 to cater […]
“Every Arab must get a bullet in the head”
What is so significant about this video is not the last line spoken by one of the Israeli racists: “Every Arab must get a bullet in the head.” No, what is so […]
Nazis in Israel
David Sheen on the rise of fascism in Israel. A group of Israeli youth cheer on a play in which some actors portray Nazis beating up Jews. Pro War Israeli demonstrators take […]
Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
On this day, April 19, 1943, there was one of the most heroic uprisings in human history – the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. It deserves to be remembered every year, not only to […]