Stop the Middleborough Teacher Cuts! (3/14/2026) - Full funding and staffing for Middleborough Public Schools In Middleborough, Massachusetts, the school board claims that a $2.2 million shortfall in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2027 means they have to lay off 29 staff members in the school system, including 23 teachers. This is despite the school board proposing a $10,000 raise toContinue reading "Stop the Middleborough Teacher Cuts!"
Stop the Boston Public School Teacher Cuts! (3/11/2026) - ISG members after the 3/10/26 Boston City Council public hearing on the school budget, where ISG testified against proposed cuts Full funding and staffing for Boston Public Schools The Boston School Committee is proposing laying off over 400 education workers in its plans for next year’s school budget. 265 classroom teachers and 161 paraprofessionals willContinue reading "Stop the Boston Public School Teacher Cuts!"
International Women’s Day 2026: For a Socialist Fightback Against Trump and the Attacks on Women (3/7/2026) - (image: Wikimedia Commons, 1979 International Women’s Day protests in Tehran – Mohammad Sayyad – Tehran Mosavvar) Capitalism brings us endless wars, chronic increases in the cost of healthcare and reproductive care, unaffordable and scarce childcare, lower wages and fewer benefits, and severely weakened union rights. The ongoing crisis of capitalism disproportionately affects women with decliningContinue reading "International Women’s Day 2026: For a Socialist Fightback Against Trump and the Attacks on Women"
STOP THE WAR AGAINST IRAN! (2/28/2026) - Statement by the Executive Committee of the Independent Socialist Group The governments of Israel and the U.S. launched military attacks on Iran early this morning. The Netanyahu and Trump regimes, including Republican and Democratic Party leaderships, have blood on their hands, killing innocent civilians in another rotten, useless war. These attacks come after the resumptionContinue reading "STOP THE WAR AGAINST IRAN!"
Meet A Socialist: Sam K (2/24/2026) - I grew up in a progressive Democrat family, with parents who were always on the furthest left of the Democratic party. I knew of their support for Obama, and as I became more politically aware leading up to the 2016 election, they were strongly supportive of Bernie Sanders. While my family was still supporting theContinue reading "Meet A Socialist: Sam K"
Solidarity with New York City Nurses on Strike! (2/8/2026) - Since January 12, 15,000 New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) members have participated in the largest and longest nurses’ strike in New York history. ISG gives full support and solidarity to these striking workers who are braving brutal attacks from the hospital corporations Mt. Sinai, Montefiore, and New York-Presbyterian, three of the largest and wealthiestContinue reading "Solidarity with New York City Nurses on Strike!"
ICE Out of Minneapolis! Justice for Alex Pretti! (1/25/2026) - Statement based on reports from ISG members in Minneapolis, published January 25, 2026 Yesterday morning, January 24, ICE agents in Minneapolis shot and killed Alex Pretti, an anti-ICE activist, Veterans Affairs nurse, and union member in the American Federation of Government Employees. This comes a day after tens of thousands of protestors took to theContinue reading "ICE Out of Minneapolis! Justice for Alex Pretti!"
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