Interview with ISG Member Longyan on strike at Encore Boston Harbor (10/1/2026) - Independent Socialist Group member Longyan shares why she and other Encore Boston Harbor workers in Teamsters Local 25 and UNITE HERE Local 26 are on strike. Support the strike by not going to Encore and by standing in solidarity with union workers fighting for a strong contract. Join the 24/7 picketline at 1 Horizon Way,Continue reading "Interview with ISG Member Longyan on strike at Encore Boston Harbor"
ISG In Action: Mass General Brigham Nurses’ Strike (9/25/2026) - by James CarlsonBoston, MA [We publish this online a day after nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital voted by 93% to authorize an indefinite strike] On July 8th, 15 members of ISG joined a rally and picket line with 4,500 nurses on strike at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Brigham nurses face unsafe workContinue reading "ISG In Action: Mass General Brigham Nurses’ Strike"
Meet a Socialist: Bryce A. (9/18/2026) - by Bryce A.National Association of Letter Carriers (personal capacity)South Shore, MA Growing up, my family was never interested in politics, though I remember Fox News was always on our TV before school and at dinner time. My third grade class held a mock presidential election in 2004, and when I told my dad that IContinue reading "Meet a Socialist: Bryce A."
DSA: Reforming or Defending the Democratic Party? (9/11/2026) - by Peggy WangMassachusetts Teachers Association, personal capacityBoston, MA Several members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and DSA-backed candidates had high-profile wins in Democratic Party primaries ahead of this year’s midterms. These campaigns are running on progressive demands like Medicare-for-all and as anti-ICE, anti-genocide candidates. NYC DSA members Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila ChevalierContinue reading "DSA: Reforming or Defending the Democratic Party?"
Building a Movement to End ICE Terror (9/9/2026) - by the Maine ISG Branch On Monday, July 13, ICE agent David Brouillette murdered 25 year old Johan Sebastian Guerrero in the former mill town of Biddeford, Maine. His three-year-old daughter watched as her father was shot and killed through the window of their car. ICE agents dragged Guerrero out of his vehicle, handcuffed him,Continue reading "Building a Movement to End ICE Terror"
The Working Class, Not Billionaires, Should Control AI & Automation (9/8/2026) - by Ashley RogersPhiladelphia, PA For the last four years, the term “AI” has been inescapable. Capitalists and their corporate media write on and on about the “future of work,” cheerleading the promise of impending mass unemployment as an inevitable cost of “progress.” AI-generated slop fills every corner of social media with fake facts and hallucinatoryContinue reading "The Working Class, Not Billionaires, Should Control AI & Automation"
Labor Day 2026: All Out to Win the Fight at Encore and Mass General Brigham! (9/7/2026) - Workers have taken action at important workplaces in Boston, with Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) striking Mass General Brigham and Teamsters and UNITE HERE striking Encore. These strikes need support from the rest of the working class, especially with active solidarity from other unions to reinforce picket lines. If these unions win strong contracts with realContinue reading "Labor Day 2026: All Out to Win the Fight at Encore and Mass General Brigham!"
