Police provocateurs, real and imaginary Radicals need to know the difference between actual efforts at police infiltration and made up stories about police disrupting "peaceful"…
Who gives the orders? Oakland police, City Hall and Occupy The recent declaration of "war" by the NYPD police union shows how the police are a political…
Solidarity, as weapon and practice, versus killer cops and white supremacy Cindy Milstein blogs about the wave of protests against police killings in the Bay Area, in the wake…
On the ground at the Oakland general strike An account by K.R. about the November 2nd Occupy Oakland 'general strike'.
Thousands march & shut down port, Oakland An article by Bruce Valde about the November 2, 2011 Occupy Oakland 'general strike'.
Whole Foods shut down in Oakland An article about the shut down of a Whole Foods during Occupy Oakland's 'general strike'.
Under the riot gear - Rust Bunny Collective An account and analysis of the Oakland Commune and wildcat general strike attempt of 2011 by the Rust Money Collective in Sic.
Images from 1946 Oakland general strike Images from the 1946 Oakland general strike. Mostly taken from the University of California-Berkeley's online archive.
Insurrection, Oakland style: a history An article by Matthew Edwards on the roots of Occupy Oakland, which includes the movement and riots that happened in response to the police…
Against Academic Alibis: The Best Education is the Struggle – George Ciccariello-Maher Drawing on his experiences in the “cauldron of resistance” of Oakland, CA, George Ciccariello-Maher…
Stan Weir's oral history of the 1946 Oakland general strike This is the transcription of a 1990 interview with Stan Weir for the Virtual Aural/Oral History…
The Oakland general strike - Richard Boyden This article by Richard Boyden is the most comprehensive account of the 1946 Oakland General Strike. It relies extensively on first-hand sources,…
