Elections – Independent Socialist Group

Hundreds of Thousands Vote Against Gaza War in Democratic Primaries: A First Step Toward Breaking with Pro-War, Capitalist Parties?

by Jacob BielskiSpringfield, MA In protest of the Biden Administration’s support for the Israeli state’s invasion, bombardment, and starvation of Gaza, 101,067 voters cast “uncommitted” ballots in the Michigan Democratic Primary on February 27th. The campaign sparked a grassroots movement on Super Tuesday when 16 states and the US territory of American Samoa held theirContinue reading “Hundreds of Thousands Vote Against Gaza War in Democratic Primaries: A First Step Toward Breaking with Pro-War, Capitalist Parties?”

2024 Elections: Any Way Out of Two Evils?

by Peggy WangMassachusetts Teachers Association (personal capacity)Boston, MA American workers face a rotten “choice” this November in the presidential elections. The majority of voters don’t want either a Trump or Biden presidency. Biden, Trump, and their corporate parties don’t represent a real choice for working-class people. Biden faithfully supports imperialist policies like sending billions ofContinue reading ” 2024 Elections: Any Way Out of Two Evils?”

Nebraskan Independent’s Senate Race Shows Working Class Politics Can Win

by Allison ABoston MA Independent challenger Dan Osborn leads by 2 points in the 2024 US Senate election in Nebraska against two-term Republican incumbent Deb Fischer. Osborn has been working in a Kellogg’s factory in Omaha for 20 years. He is currently the president of Local 50G of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and GrainContinue reading “Nebraskan Independent’s Senate Race Shows Working Class Politics Can Win”