by B.W. SculosVice President, Rio Grande Valley United Faculty (TFA/NEA) (personal capacity)Edinburg, TX The Real Crises There is a crisis at the border, but it’s not the kind the two corporate parties are talking about. Migrants are fleeing violence, poverty, and ecological instability all of which are largely produced by the US and global capitalism.Continue reading “The Real Border Crisis Being Ignored by the Dems and the GOP”
Category Archives: Elections
The Working Class and the 2024 Presidential Election
by B.W. SculosVice President, Rio Grande Valley United Faculty (TFA/NEA) (Personal Capacity) Edinburg, TX In the leadup to the 2024 US Presidential election, the working class is confronted with two major party candidates who will not represent our interests. Both Democratic Party nominee President Joe Biden and Republican nominee former President Donald Trump will continue toContinue reading “The Working Class and the 2024 Presidential Election”
Why Labor Unions and the Working Class Need a Workers’ Party
by Peggy WangMassachusetts Teachers Association/Association of Professional Administrators (personal capacity)Boston, MA Workers have been making headlines by unionizing, striking, and making militant demands. But winning first contract agreements is taking longer, corporations like Amazon refuse to negotiate at all, and only one in ten US workers are in unions. Corporations use their vast amounts ofContinue reading “Why Labor Unions and the Working Class Need a Workers’ Party”
Government Shutdown and Debt Ceiling: What Workers Need to Know
B.W. Sculos & Ashley RogersRio Grande Valley United Faculty, TFA, NEA member (personal capacity)Edinburg, TX / Philadelphia, PA On March 8, the Senate postponed a partial government shutdown by passing another temporary funding bill continuing the 2023 budget. The threat of a government shutdown, including furloughs of many government employees and the closure of vital services, isContinue reading “Government Shutdown and Debt Ceiling: What Workers Need to Know”
Hundreds of Thousands Vote Against Gaza War in Democratic Primaries: A First Step Toward Breaking with Pro-War, Capitalist Parties?
by Jacob BielskiSpringfield, MA In protest of the Biden Administration’s support for the Israeli state’s invasion, bombardment, and starvation of Gaza, 101,067 voters cast “uncommitted” ballots in the Michigan Democratic Primary on February 27th. The campaign sparked a grassroots movement on Super Tuesday when 16 states and the US territory of American Samoa held theirContinue reading “Hundreds of Thousands Vote Against Gaza War in Democratic Primaries: A First Step Toward Breaking with Pro-War, Capitalist Parties?”
2024 Elections: Any Way Out of Two Evils?
by Peggy WangMassachusetts Teachers Association (personal capacity)Boston, MA American workers face a rotten “choice” this November in the presidential elections. The majority of voters don’t want either a Trump or Biden presidency. Biden, Trump, and their corporate parties don’t represent a real choice for working-class people. Biden faithfully supports imperialist policies like sending billions ofContinue reading ” 2024 Elections: Any Way Out of Two Evils?”
Nebraskan Independent’s Senate Race Shows Working Class Politics Can Win
by Allison ABoston MA Independent challenger Dan Osborn leads by 2 points in the 2024 US Senate election in Nebraska against two-term Republican incumbent Deb Fischer. Osborn has been working in a Kellogg’s factory in Omaha for 20 years. He is currently the president of Local 50G of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and GrainContinue reading “Nebraskan Independent’s Senate Race Shows Working Class Politics Can Win”
Trump Indicted, Capitalist Political Crisis Continues
Claire BaylerWorcester, MA On March 30, 2023, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) formally charged Donald Trump in one of four major court cases connected to his presidency. The results of the four major cases could impact Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, announced November 15, 2022. As the Independent Socialist Group (ISG) reported during the 2020Continue reading “Trump Indicted, Capitalist Political Crisis Continues”
Seattle City Councillor Kshama Sawant Not Seeking Reelection
by the Executive CommitteeIndependent Socialist Group On January 19th, 2023, Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant announced she will not seek reelection in 2024. She was one of the few socialists elected as an independent in the United States. Sawant’s initial inspiring electoral victory, inconsistent approach to political independence in office, and now resignation withoutContinue reading “Seattle City Councillor Kshama Sawant Not Seeking Reelection”
U.S. Chambers of Commerce Supports Capitalists in Elections
Working Class Fight Back Needed by Angus McFarlandMaine In November of 2020, with the Omicron variant in full swing, 62% of Portland, Maine residents voted yes on a ballot question to increase the minimum wage in Portland from $13 to $15 by 2024, with a stipulation that during a state of emergency, there would beContinue reading “U.S. Chambers of Commerce Supports Capitalists in Elections”
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