Somebody I know responded to the killings in Paris with the two word comment: “F___ ISIS”. Here’s this writer’s response: I’m not sure what people mean when they say “f__k ISIS”. Do […]
November, 2015, Election Results: Some local elections mattered most!
While the corporate-controlled media focused on the higher level election results (such as the victory of the Tea Partier Mat Bevin for governor of Kentucky), some important local votes were also held. […]
Netanyahu: Who Really Collaborated With the Nazis?
According to official figures (Wall St. Journal, 10/22/2015), Israeli forces have killed 50 Palestinians in recent days, only 19 of whom are even accused of having attacked Israelis. In order to justify […]
15 Now Tacoma Can Win; Sawant Refuses Support
Tacoma 15 Now is the only branch of “15 Now” nationally that is really trying to win a $15/hr. minimum wage now, as opposed to in 5 or 7 years from now. […]
Cliff Willmeng for Lafayette, CO, City Council
Cliff Willmeng – working class fighter, environmental and anti-fracking activist, and socialist – is running for city council in Lafayette, Colorado. Here he explains why he’s running and what he hopes to […]
Qilombo: The Struggle Lives On
Struggles rise and fall back, but they always leave something behind – a heritage, lessons for people to learn from and carry on. Occupy Oakland was one example. It couldn’t last forever, […]
Democratic Presidential “Debate”: No Solution Here
The Democratic and Republican primaries offer two different visions of how Corporate America – the US capitalist class – sees a way forward; how they see resolving their problems. Their main problems are […]
Oakland Yuppifies
Oaklandsocialist thanks the National Security Agency (NSA) for their extensive news reporting service, otherwise known as eavesdropping. As Edward Snowden has revealed, the NSA listens in to almost all phone conversations. We recently […]
Report from Refugee Camp in Germany
Karen R. volunteers teaching Asian and African refugees German at a refugee camp in Dresden, Germany. She recounts her experiences there. Sept. 12, 2015 Yesterday I went by to visit Ceebla again. […]
Debate on Bernie Sanders
A debate on Bernie Sanders was organized by the Peace and Freedom Party in Oakland yesterday ((Oct. 3). The debate gave an insight into the justifications for those who support Sanders. Some […]