Issues & Struggles

Stop the ICE raids, Abolish ICE! Convict the ICE agent who murdered Renee Good (1/9/2026) - Independent Socialist Group at a Boston MA protest against ICE’s murder of Renee Good (1/7/2026) On Wednesday January 7, ICE agents in Minneapolis shot and killed anti-ICE activist Renee Good. This is the latest in at least 5 murders over the last year of civilians at the hands of ICE agents. The Trump regime’s massContinue reading "Stop the ICE raids, Abolish ICE! Convict the ICE agent who murdered Renee Good"
Mamdani’s “Governance” or Class Struggle? (1/6/2026) - Winning the Demands of the Mamdani Campaign Jeff Booth, AFSCME Local 3650 (personal capacity)  “A great New Yorker once said that while you campaign in poetry, you govern in prose.”– From Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech, quoting Mario Cuomo, a former Democratic Party Governor of New York State. “Socialist reform must not be confounded with so-calledContinue reading "Mamdani’s “Governance” or Class Struggle?"
Socialist World Podcast Episode 2: Mamdani & the 2025 Elections (11/19/2025) - Welcome to the second episode of the Socialist World podcast! On this episode, some ISG members discuss the 2025 elections with a focus on Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral election. What do past Democratic politicians tell us about how Mamdani’s term in office might go? How can the working class inContinue reading "Socialist World Podcast Episode 2: Mamdani & the 2025 Elections"
Los Angeles "A Day Without Immigrants" demonstration on May Day, 5/1/2006 (Jonathan McIntosh / Wikimedia Commons) Stop the ICE raids, Abolish ICE! No Deportations, No Disappearances! (11/9/2025) - Los Angeles “A Day Without Immigrants” demonstration on May Day, 5/1/2006 (Jonathan McIntosh / Wikimedia Commons) The Trump regime’s mass deployment of ICE agents into working-class neighborhoods across the country is terrorizing communities, schools, hospitals, stores, and workplaces. Backed by National Guard troops and militarized federal and local police, ICE is emboldened to abduct, detain,Continue reading "Stop the ICE raids, Abolish ICE! No Deportations, No Disappearances!"
Escalate the Fight Against Trump and the Right (10/20/2025) - A mass movement is growing against the Trump regime. Trump, the Republican Party, and his billionaire cabinet are leading attacks against working people here and around the world, using many policies from Biden and previous Democratic and Republican administrations.  The Trump administration is sending the military into cities, using National Guard and federal police agenciesContinue reading "Escalate the Fight Against Trump and the Right"
Bring Rent Control Back to Massachusetts! (10/10/2025) - Sign the petition for a rent control ballot initiative Support a statewide ballot measure that would limit rent increases to the inflation rate determined by the Consumer Price Index or 5%, whichever is lower. If passed, this would affect residential buildings in Massachusetts, with some exceptions. This ballot measure would help protect many working classContinue reading "Bring Rent Control Back to Massachusetts!"
Trump’s Brutal Campaign Against Immigrants (10/1/2025) - California National Guard mobilized during anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles / June 12, 2025. Photo from Public Domain via Wikimedia. By M.J.Maine Trump has been in office for less than one year, and we have already reached new levels of cruelty and abuse embodied in the Florida “detention center” that is being called “Alligator Alcatraz.”Continue reading "Trump’s Brutal Campaign Against Immigrants"

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