as told by “S” (Note: “S” teaches German at a refugee camp in Germany.) Today I had a totally interesting German lesson day. In fact, we did close to no German at all. […]
The Man With No Home: Hassan’s Story
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 […]
“F___ ISIS”?
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 […]
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. […]
Corporate America Takes Fright
Trust the good old Wall St. Journal to make matters clear. They are truly concerned about the smashing victory of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the British Labour Party. In today’s editorial, […]
Jeremy Corbyn and the rising tide against Corporate World
I listened to the victory speech of Jeremy Corbyn this morning. Corbyn is, of course, the left wing candidate that came out of nowhere to win the leadership of the British Labour […]
Donald Trumpenstein
“Is Donald Trump a fascist?” the “Newsweek” headline asked. They answered: “Since World War II, the ideology he represents has usually lived in dark corners, and we don’t even have a name […]
“A Disaster for the Pro-Capitalist Cause”
A specter is haunting the British capitalists; it is the specter of a renewed class struggle. Or rather, the class attacks by British capitalism finally starting to receive an answer from workers […]
The Never-Ending Race to the Bottom: Who’s Next?
Many years ago, this writer was a delegate to the Alameda County Building Trades Council for his local of the Carpenters Union. At one point the executive secretary of the council (his […]
Oakland Socialist on the Radio
For those who are interested, Oaklandsocialist will be on the radio tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time (USA) talking about the events in Greece from the perspective here in the US. […]