It seems like every week there is a new scandal, a new shock coming from the White House! In January of this year, Oaklandsocialist published an article on some of the main […]
US Perspectives: From one shock to another!
Trump pulls out of Iran deal: Will there be war?
There is more to Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal than meets the eye – in terms of the long term world relations, in terms of the world economy, and (what […]
Trump’s State of the Union Speech: Can he keep up the happy face?
“Trump Tries Taking a New Role: Optimist”. So read the headline of the Wall St. Journal’s report on Trump’s State of the Union speech. It is largely accurate, and Trump’s speech is […]
Trump’s Ticking Time Bomb
Even if he were ousted tomorrow, Trump would be leaving a ticking time bomb — his appointments to the Federal Appeals Courts. It works like this: While media attention goes to the […]
Trump, the Military and the Role of the Working Class
He couldn’t have put it better: “The goal of the state department is… building bridges…” So spoke Dan Kammen in explaining why he resigned from his role as the US State Department special […]
Trump and the Political Crisis for the US Capitalist Class
Often a movement from below is foretold by a crisis at the top. Is that what is happening now? A recent article by Max Boot seems to show that. Boot, a former lifelong […]
Trump’s Latest Bombing Attack: Statement of Alliance of Syrian and Iranian Socialists
Here is a commentary from the Alliance of Syrian and Iranian Socialists regarding Trump’s latest bombing of Syria. We specifically say his “latest bombing” because this is far from the first. It’s […]
Trump’s Latest Attack: An Answer to Glenn Greenwald
Glenn Greenwald, the influential “left” journalist at “The Intercept” has written a confused and in some ways dishonest article on Trump’s latest attack on Syria. Of course, Greenwald is right to denounce […]
Donald Trump and the World Capitalist Crisis
Throughout the world, the Trump forces are gathering steam. In Britain, in a fit of national chauvinism and anti-immigrant sentiment, the majority if Brits voted to leave the European Union (“Brexit”) in […]
Trump: Red Meat to the Lions. What is the Alternative?
Donald Trump’s convention speech may have thrown plenty of red meat to the lions, it may have succeeded in adding to his super-hero image, and it may even be a road to […]