Biden’s campaign was on track to crash and burn after his debate with Trump. Despite leading Democrats – including so-called progressive or “left” Democrats like Sanders and AOC – backing Biden to the bitter end. Press conferences and a high profile television interview a week after the debate couldn’t save him. Biden’s interview performance reinforced the popular perception that he was losing it – both his mind and the election. These events triggered a sharp pause in big money donations from corporate execs and other capitalists into the Biden/Harris campaign and Political Action Committees (PACs) supporting it.
Category Archives: Issues & Struggles
Why the Working Class Should Vote for Jill Stein and Cornel West
Working-class people in the US need an alternative to the two pro-corporate political parties. We have to build opposition to the Biden/Harris and Trump administrations’ support for the war in Gaza, the cost-of-living-crisis, and attacks on workers and immigrants’ rights. Despite claiming to be against the attacks on LGBTQ+ people and women by the Supreme Court and Trump administration, the Democratic Party (DP) has failed to deliver national protections for either group.
Stop the Genocide in Gaza, Fight for a Workers’ Party
As the Israeli state’s genocidal invasion of the Gaza Strip nears its one-year mark, growing unpopularity forced incumbent Joe Biden to step down from the 2024 Democratic ticket, partly fueled by his administration’s support for the onslaught against Gaza. Despite replacing Biden with current Vice President Kamala Harris as their presidential candidate, the Democratic Party refuses to change its position supporting the Israeli state as US imperialism’s foothold in the Middle East.
SOLIDARITY NEEDED: Argentina’s Right Populist Melei Government Intensifies Repression
The right wing populist regime of Javier Milei in Argentina is carrying out brutal neo-liberal attacks on the Argentinean working class and all oppressed peoples. It also unleashing brutal repression and in particular is targeting the Workers’ Party (PO), an affiliate of the electoral alliance, FIT, and the social movement, Polo Obrero. Judge Casanello hasContinue reading “SOLIDARITY NEEDED: Argentina’s Right Populist Melei Government Intensifies Repression”
Attempted Assassination at Trump Rally in PA: Individual Terrorism Will Not Defeat the Right
Photo by Gage Skidmore. Former President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with attendees at a “Chase the Vote” rally at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona on June 6, 2024. Via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) Statement by the Executive Committee of the Independent Socialist Group On Saturday, July 13th, a lone gunman firedContinue reading “Attempted Assassination at Trump Rally in PA: Individual Terrorism Will Not Defeat the Right”
The Real Border Crisis Being Ignored by the Dems and the GOP
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”
UAW Leading the Fight to Organize the South
ISG members on the picket line during the Big 3 contract battle and strike in 2023. Mansfield, MA. by Jeff BoothAFSCME Local 3650 (personal capacity)Boston, MA The United Auto Workers (UAW) is on the move with high-profile strikes and new union organizing, showing new determination to fight the big corporations. In April, the UAW reversedContinue reading “UAW Leading the Fight to Organize the South”
ISG in Action: Railroad Workers United Convention
RWU Convention hosted a session on Logistics Chokepoints at Labor Notes 2024. by Nicholas WurstSMART-TD Local 1473 (personal capacity) & Railroad Workers United (personal capacities)Worcester, MA On April 18 & 19, ISG members participated in Railroad Workers United’s (RWU) ninth convention in Chicago. RWU is an activist organization of rank-and-file railroad workers, families, and supportersContinue reading “ISG in Action: Railroad Workers United Convention”
ISG in Action: Labor Notes 2024
Members of the Independent Socialist Group (ISG) joined with almost 5,000 other attendees at this year’s Labor Notes conference in Chicago, April 19-21. The conference, which is organized every two years, brings labor activists together to discuss rebuilding a fighting labor movement, including how to organize reform caucuses in our unions and how to overturnContinue reading “ISG in Action: Labor Notes 2024”
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”
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