News for the East Bay's diverse, working-class majority.
Brought to you by the Democratic Socialists of America, East Bay chapter.
Social distancing is necessary to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But we should be wary of harsh enforcement measures which victimize the most vulnerable members of our communities.
Bernie Sanders won California’s Democratic primary. We should celebrate, and keep up the fight for a better world.
OUSD closed the school after TCE, an industrial solvent and carcinogen, was discovered. Community members are fighting both disinvestment in their school and gentrification in their neighborhood.
Californians should vote for Bernie Sanders on March 3. But the election is just the beginning: to realize Sanders’ agenda, working people must organize in their workplaces and communities.
Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal is the only plan that treats climate change as a real international emergency.
The Mosser Company, a billion-dollar corporate landlord, bought 20 buildings in Oakland in 2017, hoping to profit from extreme rent hikes. But tenants are fighting back.
Cal Winslow’s new book on the Seattle general strike of 1919 contains important insights for leftists and labor activists who hope to turn talk of a general strike into reality.
Alameda County Sheriff Gregory J. Ahern, who just evicted the Moms4Housing with an armored vehicle, is a far-right cop. His views are common among law enforcement, which typically serves the interests of the powerful and privileged.
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have both released expansive student debt forgiveness plans. But Bernie’s plan does more to advance racial and economic justice.
In our interview, Moms 4 Housing activist Dominique Walker tells us what motivated her to occupy a vacant home, and how she sees the struggle continuing.