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News for the East Bay's diverse, working-class majority.

Brought to you by the Democratic Socialists of America, East Bay chapter.

East Bay DSA
March 19, 2020

Beware a police solution to the coronavirus

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.

March 08, 2020

Bernie won California

Bernie Sanders won California’s Democratic primary. We should celebrate, and keep up the fight for a better world.

March 07, 2020

McClymonds High closed as toxins and gentrification intersect

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.

March 02, 2020

Vote March 3. Organize March 4.

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.

February 21, 2020

Bernie is the climate candidate

Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal is the only plan that treats climate change as a real international emergency.

February 20, 2020

After the Moms4Housing win, is Mosser the next landlord target?

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.

February 13, 2020

Lessons from “Radical Seattle”

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.

February 05, 2020

The Alameda County sheriff’s ties to the racist far right

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.

January 02, 2020

Why Bernie’s debt forgiveness plan is better than Warren’s

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.

December 16, 2019

Facing eviction in West Oakland, Moms 4 Housing are fighting back

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.