The Nutmeg Socialist Volume 1 : Issue 1 Introduction
Welcome: Welcome to The Nutmeg Socialist. This is a forum for Connecticut socialists to share thoughts, document our organizing work, and build a collective understanding…
Abolish DHS: An Urgent, Winnable and Strategic Demand
The surge of ICE harassment, raids and deportations in the second Trump administration has focused unprecedented attention on the problem of anti-migration enforcement. In the…
From Intention to Impact
This milestone, evidence of a growing collective aspiration for an abolitionist, socialist future, should have translated into decisive planning at the state level. As a…
So You Chose to Have Kids At the End of the World
Civilization rises and falls—sometimes in meer moments. Pompeii, Nagasaki, the Sack of Rome, Atlantis… Sometimes I think about how short life could have been and…
Alex Pretti
I would like to begin this section by briefly channeling the collective spirit of our Fascist friends. Don’t be alarmed if your vision starts to…
Widening the Circle
Polling from mid-2025 showed 62% of Democratic voters felt a change in party leadership was needed. These voters are shown to feel that current leaders…
What do we mean when we say “abolish” ICE?
This past Saturday, the Connecticut Democratic Socialists of America (CT DSA) held an emergency meeting to organize around abolishing United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Resisting the Seduction of Racial Liberalism: Abolitionist Lessons in Naomi Murakawa’s The First Civil Right
Robert Choflet’s “Resisting the Seduction of Racial Liberalism” argues than Naomi Murakawa’s The First Civil Right is a crucial resource for understanding contemporary immigration enforcement…
Photos from the Hartford January 23rd 2026 Abolish ICE Demonstration
Photo Credits: Kenta Osada
CT DSA Socialists in Office Call To Abolish ICE
The murder of Renee Good by ICE is tragically yet another instance of the brutal violence that ICE is inflicting on people–citizens or not–all over…
Biometrics: A Backdoor for Cops. Here’s How to Lock It
As the government becomes more authoritarian, our right to privacy becomes ever more vital. Learn how to protect your phone from surveillance and exploitation of…
Telling Local People’s History: An Interview With Hartford Activist Steve Thornton
Andy PiascikAuthorBuy Books by Andy Piascik and Steve Thornton from here Shoeleather History Bookshop Bookshop Steve Thornton has been an activist in Hartford since moving…

