Join ISG at the following events on May 1st: May 1st, May Day, is International Workers Day. May Day rallies this year will include protests against the Trump regime, the cost-of-living crisis, attacks on immigrants, and the war against Iran. Calls for a general strike emerged in the Minneapolis anti-ICE protests in January. The IndependentContinue reading “May Day 2026: For Working-Class Revolutionary Socialism & A 24-Hour General Strike”
Tag Archives: History
Hands off Cuba!
No Invasion, End the Sanctions! By Claire Bayler & Jack D. (Worcester, MA / Maine) Trump and his administration say “Cuba’s next” following the vicious U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran. The Trump administration has moved aggressively in the interests of U.S. capitalism and imperialism with the kidnapping and replacement of Venezuela’s president in JanuaryContinue reading “Hands off Cuba!”
The Independent Socialist Group Stands With the Call for a General Strike and Day of Action in Minneapolis
Our Unions Need to Fight for the Working Class: Strike Against ICE Terror! An Injury to One is an Injury to All! Solidarity Between All Working People! Abolish ICE! ICE agents have murdered Renee Good and at least 5 other innocent civilians over the last year. ICE and the Trump administration have blood on theirContinue reading “The Independent Socialist Group Stands With the Call for a General Strike and Day of Action in Minneapolis”
From the UK to the US and Beyond: Workers need a Party of Our Own
By Lauren GamblePortland, ME This article is based on material published by members of the Socialist Party of England and Wales, part of the Committee for a Workers International (CWI). The Independent Socialist Group is in political solidarity with the CWI. This article was written for Issue 24 of “Socialism Today”, which went to printContinue reading “From the UK to the US and Beyond: Workers need a Party of Our Own”
The Trump Regime’s War on Workers
Stop the Billionaires’ Blitzkrieg: Build a Real Opposition By Jeff Booth AFSCME Local 3650 (personal capacity)Boston, MA Written for Issue 24 of “Socialism Today”, which went to print August 26th. Subscribe to get a copy directly to your mailbox! Seven months in and the Billionaire-in-Chief still leads the corporate smash-and-grab of social benefits, civil liberties,Continue reading “The Trump Regime’s War on Workers”
Fighting Capitalism’s Lose-Lose Options for Young People’s Futures
Written for Issue 24 of “Socialism Today”, which went to print August 26th. Subscribe to get a copy directly to your mailbox! It’s no surprise students and young people are at the forefront of movements today, including unionization efforts and pro-Palestine protests both on and off campus. Gen Z is confronting economic injustices, large corporations,Continue reading “Fighting Capitalism’s Lose-Lose Options for Young People’s Futures”
Freedom’s Unfinished Work: Celebration and Protest on Juneteenth
by Brother FrancisPortland, Maine In 2020, Juneteenth erupted into rallies and protests across the US, led by the Black Lives Matter movement in outrage against the murder of George Floyd and chronic, systemic police brutality and racism. Protesters in the South tore down Confederate Civil War statues. On the West Coast, the International Longshore andContinue reading “Freedom’s Unfinished Work: Celebration and Protest on Juneteenth”
International Women’s Day 2025
For International Working Class Solidarity & Socialism by Peggy WangMassachusetts Teachers Association, personal capacityBoston, MA “To emancipate woman and make her the equal of the man is and remains an impossibility so long as the woman is shut out from social productive labor and restricted to private domestic labor. “The emancipation of woman will onlyContinue reading “International Women’s Day 2025”
2023: 100 Years of Socialist Opposition to Stalinism
by Nicholas WurstWorcester, MASMART-TD Local 1473 (personal capacity) In 1917, the working class of the Russian Empire rose up and seized power, toppling the Tsarist regime and establishing the first workers’ state. The revolution was carried out by mass democratic organizations called soviets. How did the Soviet Union end up in the grips of repressiveContinue reading “2023: 100 Years of Socialist Opposition to Stalinism”
CWI: A new world order: global reconstruction after World War Two
Russian leader, Joseph Stalin, US president, Harry Truman, and British prime minister, Winston Churchill, in 1945, on the eve of the new ‘Cold War’ which rapidly emerged between US imperialism and the Soviet Union. By Robin Clapp, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) This article was originally written for The Socialist (the weekly paper ofContinue reading “CWI: A new world order: global reconstruction after World War Two”
Independent Socialist Group 