Women and oppressed genders

Overturn the Hyde Amendment!

The Hyde Amendment turns 40 on Sept. 30. This reactionary legislation mandates that if you are poor and receive your…

September 28, 2016

Maternal mortality doubles in Texas

Deaths of women during pregnancy, childbirth and in the year after birth doubled in Texas from 2010 to 2013, going…

September 18, 2016

Bay Area cops to face sexual exploitation charges

Oakland, Calif. Seven Bay Area current and former cops will be charged for their roles in an outrageous sexual exploitation…

September 15, 2016

Racism, sexism tarnish Olympic Games

Moorehead is the 2016 presidential candidate of Workers World Party. With a father who was a basketball coach and a…

September 1, 2016

Philadelphia tribute to Black women killed by racism and sexism

Philadelphia Over 100 demonstrators gathered at North Broad and Cecil B. Moore Avenue near Temple University on Aug. 3 to…

August 26, 2016

Partial victory for reproductive justice in Indiana

Purvi Patel’s 20-year sentence for "feticide” was overturned by the Indiana Court of Appeals on July 22. Ruling there was…

August 1, 2016

Attack on Women’s, African-American studies

At the conclusion of the spring semester, the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees announced that degree programs in African…

July 15, 2016

Supreme Court ruling: Victory for women’s right to choose

With a 5-3 vote, the Supreme Court affirmed June 27 in the case of Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt that…

June 28, 2016

Outrage as student rapist gets slap on wrist

Powerful protests, both vocal and silent, punctuated the Stanford University commencement on June 12. Dozens of graduating students expressed their…

June 14, 2016

While states pass anti-abortion laws, Supreme Court sidesteps birth control challenge

The Supreme Court on May 16 separated the consolidated case of Zubik v. Burwell and referred nine similar cases back…

May 23, 2016