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Workers' struggles and Marxism. August 8, 2016. On Aug. 6, the Peace and Freedom Party held a debate about the EU and Brexit. Oaklandsocialist was one of the panelists. A key moment in the debate was in the discussion period when one of the socialist supporters of … Continue reading →. August 2, 2016. Malik: Afghanistan Life in Really Bad Situation. July 21, 2016. Britain: “The Battle is Joined”. July 19, 2016. We reprint below a report from Roger Silverman in Britain about events there. After decade...
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Workers' struggles and Marxism. The Never-Ending Race to the Bottom: Who’s Next? July 18, 2015. 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 name was Billy Ward) was preaching about how … Continue reading →. Spain, Greece and the Race to the Bottom. June 3, 2015. Macron’s Law: “It’s called global capitalism for a reason.”. March 9, 2015. February 5, 2015. It has been...
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Spain, Greece and the Race to the Bottom | oaklandsocialist
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Workers' struggles and Marxism. Islamic State: The Rise of a Fascist Movement. Prison Revolt: Letter from Tecumseh Prison →. Spain, Greece and the Race to the Bottom. June 3, 2015. Wall St. Journal. Now, the Spanish economy is recovering , with workers starting to go back to work, but at vastly reduced wages. (Sound familiar? A slide in consumer spending has put a drag on Portugal’s recovery. The same holds true for Spain as well as several other countries. That is, cutting wages) and selling for less.
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Greece: Some Thoughts for a Program | oaklandsocialist
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Workers' struggles and Marxism. Oakland Socialist on the Radio. Greece: More on Race to The Bottom →. Greece: Some Thoughts for a Program. July 12, 2015. Greeks rally for the “no” vote. Greek Exit from Euro or “Grexit”. With that in mind, we would like to know what socialists inside Greece think of the following points:. Repudiate the foreign debt. Prepare for the “Grexit” by starting now to develop a national currency. Put the entire banking system into public ownership, under the control and management...
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The Never-Ending Race to the Bottom: Who’s Next? | oaklandsocialist
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Workers' struggles and Marxism. Greece: More on Race to The Bottom. 8220;Socialists”, liberals and racism and the Bernie Sanders phenomenon →. The Never-Ending Race to the Bottom: Who’s Next? July 18, 2015. 8221; I asked. The executive secretary tried to avoid my question but I wouldn’t let him. Every time he tried to move on I raised a “point of order” and asked again. Finally, in frustration, he threw his hands up in the air. 8220;I don’t know where it will all end! But wait, there’s more. In other wor...
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Workers' struggles and Marxism. August 18, 2016. Today, anger is sweeping the country. I watched a video of a group of black youth in Milwaukee confronting the police. “Don’t touch one woman,” they said. “None. Not a one.” Eventually the police backed down and retreated down the … Continue reading →. Facts don’t matter… Or do they? August 6, 2016. Oaklandsocialist on the radio. August 5, 2016. Bernie Sanders Lowers the Curtain. July 13, 2016. Bernie Sanders has lowered the curtain on the last act of the ...
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Workers' struggles and Marxism. 1999 Carpenters Wildcat Strike and Follow-up Conference. August 11, 2016. In 1999, some 2,000 union carpenters went on a wildcat strike against their own union leadership, who had signed a poor contract that the members didn’t even have the right to vote on. (See this article for a longer history … Continue reading →. Pakistan: They Came in the Dead of the Night. July 20, 2016. Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. April 19, 2016. Protests Continue in Syria. March 28, 2016.
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Lessons from the Youth Movement of the 1960s | oaklandsocialist
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Workers' struggles and Marxism. 8220;Socialists”, liberals and racism and the Bernie Sanders phenomenon. 8220;A Disaster for the Pro-Capitalist Cause” →. Lessons from the Youth Movement of the 1960s. July 28, 2015. Protests outside Democratic Party Convention, Chicago 1968. Today, as a new youth movement is developing across the United States, it’s important to draw some lessons from what was probably the largest youth movement of US history – the movement of the 1960s. 8220;New Left”. The New Left offer...
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“A Disaster for the Pro-Capitalist Cause” | oaklandsocialist
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Workers' struggles and Marxism. Lessons from the Youth Movement of the 1960s. The Corbyn Phenomenon →. 8220;A Disaster for the Pro-Capitalist Cause”. August 1, 2015. Jeremy Corbyn: A “Disaster” for British capitalism. 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 and young people. View all posts by oaklandsocialist →. This entry was posted in Europe. The 19...
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Bernie Sanders Event Disrupted in Seattle | oaklandsocialist
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Workers' struggles and Marxism. Congratulations to Mara and Marissa →. Bernie Sanders Event Disrupted in Seattle. August 9, 2015. The disruption of the campaign event for left liberal Bernie Sanders by Black Lives Matter activists in Seattle is sending ripples throughout the media and across the internet. Did they do the right thing? Are they really plants for Hillary Clinton? Was it wrong to antagonize potential allies? Symone Sanders, a volunteer organizer with the D.C.-based Coalition for Juve...With ...