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 […]
Economics, Oppression and Bernie Sanders
Movie Review: “Concussion”
“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 […]
Economic Interests Behind Malheur Occupation
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 […]
Militia Thugs, racism and privatization.
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 […]
“Organized Labor and the Black Worker in America, 1619-1981” by Philip Foner: Book Review
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 […]
Conversation in Oakland: For a Revolutionary New year
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 […]
Tamir Rice: Murder of Black Children Legal
It is now even more official: It is perfectly legal to murder black people, including children, especially if it’s done by the police. That is the outcome of the grand jury decision […]
Book Review: “Islamic State – the Digital Caliphate”
From the widespread support for Donald Trump to the growth of far right parties in Western Europe to the recent victory of the Svoboda party in the municipal election in the city […]
Sophie Scholl
Amidst all the horrors, all the crimes against humanity committed by people, there are always the Sophie Scholl’s too. Those are the ones we should remember and struggle to emulate.
Appeal to Socialist Alternative
Comrades: At the Democratic Party “debate” on Saturday (12/19), the word “Israel” did not come up once. This is at a time when literally fascist settler thugs are roaming the streets and […]