Supporters of Bernie Sanders rallied and marched around Oakland’s Lake Merritt today. Here are a few interviews that Oakland Socialist did with a few of them. More are coming. For those wanting […]
The fourth and last “debate” of the Democratic candidates for their party’s nomination for president was held last night.The two real candidates (Clinton and Sanders) and the faux candidate (O’Malley) all agreed […]
Today, as the nation “celebrates” the birthday of Martin Luther King, we should remember him as he really was, rather just than as a kindly man who gave a few nice speeches, […]
Can the Bernie Sanders campaign lead to a split away from the Democratic Party? That’s the subject of a debate I’ve been having with some socialists who support Sanders. How could such a […]
Bernie Sanders focuses almost exclusively on the issue of income inequality and related issues – “breaking up the big banks”, student debt, etc. Even when pressure forces him to talk about the […]
“Concussion”, starring Will Smith, presents the contradiction of professional football. It also presents more than that. The film opens with a former football star, “Iron Mike” Webster, being inducted into the hall […]
There are powerful economic interests behind militia occupation of the center at the Malheur National Wildlife Reserve in eastern Oregon. It all starts with federal (that is, public) ownership of land. Look at the […]
The “go easy” approach of the government regarding the Bundy’s is criticized for revealing the racism involved, how much different they treat black people. That is very true, but there’s another aspect […]
The rise of Donald Trump, the internet videos of white racists – some of them workers – insulting and threatening Black Lives Matter activists, the swing of white male blue collar workers […]
So I was walking down Broadway in downtown Oakland last night, coming back from a protest. A young black woman happened to be walking alongside me with her two kids, about ten […]
