Women and oppressed genders

An appreciation of the magnificent Cicely Tyson

Harriet Tubman in “A Woman Called Moses,” “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” as Coretta Scott King in “King,” Rebecca…

February 1, 2021

Anti-abortion extremists attack clinic on Roe v Wade anniversary

This article is in memory of Sue Davis, a decades-long reproductive justice activist who every year in this newspaper commemorated…

January 25, 2021

Women bear brunt of unemployment in COVID economic crisis

The month of December revealed some stunning news affecting the U.S. working class, as the impact of the viral pandemic…

January 19, 2021

Lisa Montgomery’s execution: ‘We cannot let this happen again’

This lightly edited statement was issued by Attorney Kelley Henry on the execution of Lisa Montgomery on Jan. 13 at…

January 18, 2021

Pensacola fights anti-abortion terror

Occupied Muscogee Creek land — Pensacola, Fla.  A group of activists, organizers and those in support of reproductive justice held…

January 13, 2021

Capitol Police plans aid fascist assault

Jan. 10 — The events of Jan. 6 highlight the need to organize anti-fascist working-class defense, independent of the government…

January 11, 2021

The fascists, the FBI — and legislators

Following the right-wing fascist coup attempt — Donald Trump’s version of a Nazi “putsch” — one Republican lawmaker was arrested…

January 11, 2021

Argentina: Women’s movement wins free, legal abortions

Thousands of women cheered, jumped and cried tears of joy when the Argentinian Senate in the country’s capital of Buenos…

January 8, 2021

California’s Prop. 22 and the essence of capitalist exploitation

In November, voters cast their ballots in the most expensive, and hence, most thoroughly corrupted, election in U.S. history.  On…

January 4, 2021

Baseball’s racist legacy today as MLB finally recognizes ‘Negro Leagues’

Major League Baseball first announced on Dec. 9 that it would finally incorporate all of the players, statistics and records…

December 21, 2020