Women and oppressed genders

Twenty years ago, Nigerian women took over ChevronTexaco and won concession

The following article first appeared on workers.org in two parts, dated Aug. 1 and 8, 2002. In honor of Black…

August 11, 2022

The importance of the Kansas vote

A major victory for women and all who can become pregnant happened when Kansas voters voted NO Aug. 2 on…

August 10, 2022

Unite and fight abortion bans!

Protests continue countrywide against reactionary state abortion bans that have been implemented or will be realized any day in half…

August 3, 2022

Abortion access under attack in West Virginia

Charleston, West Virginia As a result of the recent SCOTUS overthrow of Roe v. Wade, the bigoted coal baron governor…

July 29, 2022

Choice means choice − a WW commentary

By Olujimi Alade The SCOTUS overturning of Roe v. Wade has inspired a wave of reaction. The fervor in support…

July 28, 2022

Driving 100 miles to give birth

By Ellen Cohen  Women seeking abortions are not the only ones who often have to travel long distances to obtain…

July 27, 2022

In Georgia, resistance is growing to abortion ban

Atlanta The response to the Supreme Court decision June 24 to end the legal right to access abortions, denying bodily…

July 26, 2022

‘Mothers of Gynecology’ monument exposes horrors of slavery 

A righteous tidal wave of anger followed people seeing the nine-minutes-plus videotaped police lynching of George Floyd in Minneapolis late…

July 22, 2022

The Turnaway Study — when reproductive freedom is denied

There has already been catastrophic fallout since SCOTUS handed down the Dobbs decision overturning Roe, ending federal guarantee of right…

July 21, 2022

Beyond Biden

Young people who backed Joe Biden in 2020, because they feared or hated Donald Trump, are now fed up with…

July 20, 2022