Women and oppressed genders

Buffalo International Working Women’s Day demands end to systems of oppression

Buffalo, N.Y. Powerful speakers kicked off an International Working Women’s Day rally March 8 in Buffalo. They called for an…

March 9, 2020

Rally honors women warriors in New York City

The International Working Women’s Day Coalition held a speak-out on March 8 at the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory…

March 9, 2020

Domestic violence, racism and state repression — a WW commentary

This slightly edited article first appeared in the 1995 pamphlet,“Capitalism’s War on Women: Why the system is responsible for violence…

March 6, 2020

Oakland teachers endorse days of action against U.S. sanctions

The Oakland Education Association, part of the California Teachers Association/National Education Association, has taken heroic action on many issues affecting…

March 6, 2020

Workers World hails International Working Women’s Day!

This is partially based on articles previously published in Workers World newspaper to commemorate International Working Women's Day. New information…

March 6, 2020

Weinstein verdict: Fame, fortune and rape

On Feb. 24, a New York state jury found former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein guilty of criminal sexual assault in…

March 2, 2020

Legal, affordable, safe abortion struggle heads to Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear statements upholding or opposing two linked Louisiana abortion rights cases with revised…

February 26, 2020

#AllEyesonWetsuweten: Solidaridad indígena cierra ferrocarril canadiense

La Primera Nación de Wet’suwet’en enfrenta la violencia y la invasión colonial, ya que continúa defendiendo su territorio contra un…

February 24, 2020

#AllEyesonWetsuweten: Indigenous solidarity shuts down Canadian Rail

The Wet’suwet’en First Nation faces colonial violence and invasion, as it continues to defend its territory against a multibillion-dollar pipeline…

February 18, 2020

Rebel Diaz rocks Boston for Chile

Boston Police forces killed four anti-government protesters in Chile during the first week of February. In the U.S., revolutionary hip-hop…

February 17, 2020