By Claire Bayler The broken for-profit healthcare system under capitalism is a daily reminder of why I fight for socialism. Growing up, I never understood how so many other countries could have universal healthcare, either a “single-payer” government insurance system or fully socialized medicine such as the National Health Service (NHS) in the U.K., yetContinue reading “Meet A Socialist – July/Aug 2022”
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Why ISG Supports the Massachusetts Fair Share Amendment
By Josh B. The Massachusetts Fair Share Amendment is a ballot question up for vote in the November 2022 elections. It would introduce a tax on residents of Massachusetts making more than $1 million in annual income, raising the state tax rate from 5% to 9% for every dollar earned after the first million. ThisContinue reading “Why ISG Supports the Massachusetts Fair Share Amendment”
Gas Companies Price-gouging Workers
by Ryan Vuz Workers around the country are now paying an average of $5 for a gallon of gasoline: a situation which only seems to be getting worse. Some economists are predicting that the price of a barrel of oil may surge to upwards of $175 from its current price of around $105 as ofContinue reading “Gas Companies Price-gouging Workers”
Interview: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Graduate Workers Unionizing
Photo: Unionizing WPI graduate workers with WPI- Graduate Workers Union (WPI-GWU) out in solidarity with unionizing baristas at the Worcester Starbucks. Photo by Claire Bayler ISG interviewed Jake Scarponi, a graduate student worker at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts. Jake studies Materials Science and Engineering, and is part of the effort to formContinue reading “Interview: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Graduate Workers Unionizing”
Working Class Mobilization to Beat Back Chipotle Union Busting!
In June, workers at an Augusta, Maine Chipotle restaurant successfully filed for a union election, which if they win would make them the first unionized location in the $43 billion multinational chain. Many different companies previously unchallenged by union drives have been facing campaigns from workers, including Starbucks, Amazon, Apple, and Trader Joe’s. In theContinue reading “Working Class Mobilization to Beat Back Chipotle Union Busting!”
Biden breaks student loan promises and ends payment freeze
by Char Scott Millions of Americans have benefited from the student loan freeze implemented during the start of the pandemic, and many rightfully demand forgiveness for all student loans. Higher education should be a right, but it’s prohibitively expensive for most of the working class. Moreover, the huge costs of attending college are growing worseContinue reading “Biden breaks student loan promises and ends payment freeze”
Corporations and Government Failed to Address Baby Formula Shortage
By Angus McFarland Parenting has never been easy for working people, and during the last few years the challenges have doubled and redoubled. Precarious work, absence of paid parental leave, and low wages have created conditions where both parents (in a two parent household) must work as soon and as much as possible after theirContinue reading “Corporations and Government Failed to Address Baby Formula Shortage”
Workers struggle to find housing while banks and landlords gouge profits
By Sarah Plutnicki Across the United States, many Americans are increasingly concerned about affordable housing availability within their local communities. According to a Pew Research Center survey from 2021, roughly 50 percent of Americans have said that affordable housing availability is a major issue where they live, which is a 10% increase from 2018. OnceContinue reading “Workers struggle to find housing while banks and landlords gouge profits”
How Do We Solve Gun Violence?
by Jai Chavis The Buffalo supermarket shooting on May 14th killed ten people and injured three more in an explicitly anti-Black terror attack. Then, ten days later, another shooter killed 19 children and two educators at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX, while police spent over forty minutes refusing to confront the shooter. More recently, aContinue reading “How Do We Solve Gun Violence?”
Abortion, Miranda Rights, and more under attack
Wave of Conservative rulings from Supreme Court By Sam Skinner Protests have erupted across the U.S. since the Supreme Court issued a series of rulings attacking the civil rights of working people—most notably the reversal of Roe v. Wade which guaranteed a legal right to abortion nationwide. Many states have spent the last few decadesContinue reading “Abortion, Miranda Rights, and more under attack”
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