Women and oppressed genders

McDonald’s workers set historic strike against sexual abuse

A historic strike is about to take place. On Sept. 18 at noon, McDonald’s workers in 10 cities across the…

September 17, 2018

In battle for freedom, women inmates fight blazes

Wildfires have been raging ferociously in California this year. According to meteorologist Craig Clements at San Jose University, wildfires have…

July 29, 2018

Supreme Court: Fake abortion clinics have license to lie

June 26 — The Supreme Court today handed the well-funded, well-organized, reactionary, Christian, anti-abortion network a bouquet of red roses…

June 27, 2018

Chicago youth rally for missing and murdered Black women and girls

Chicago — As school let out for the summer on June 19, a small crowd gathered on King Drive on…

June 24, 2018

Trump administration attacks low-income women and workers

Between May 18 and 21, two arms of the Trump administration delivered a one-two punch. One knocked down poor women’s…

May 29, 2018

Ireland: Women win landslide vote for reproductive justice

Joyous celebrations are taking place throughout Ireland as women cheer a historic victory in the 35-year struggle for their basic…

May 29, 2018

Union women speak: Organizing to keep TPS

By Phebe Eckfeldt and Sam Ordóñez Boston Temporary protected status (TPS) was enacted in the U.S. in 1990 when Congress…

May 14, 2018

Students rally against rape culture

New York — On a cold, rainy day here, more than 100 students, many of them women of color, walked…

April 24, 2018

Empowered women march on International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is commemorated on March 8. Established by women socialists in 1910, it is a day of solidarity…

April 1, 2018

Immigrant women protest: ‘We will not be caged!’

“We will not be caged!” was the rallying cry against deportation of immigrant women and children in upstate New York…

March 29, 2018