Women and oppressed genders

March 8: Women strike!March 8: Women strike!

March 8: Women strike!

An International Women’s Strike has been called for March 8, International Women’s Day, by women in more than 50 countries.…

March 8, 2017
Women workers opened first Russian revolution of 1917Women workers opened first Russian revolution of 1917

Women workers opened first Russian revolution of 1917

One hundred years ago the women workers of St. Petersburg, Russia, began a strike on International Women’s Day which opened…

March 2, 2017
Lucy Parsons: A working-class founder of May DayLucy Parsons: A working-class founder of May Day

Lucy Parsons: A working-class founder of May Day

The class struggle was at fever pitch in Chicago in 1885. Unemployment was high, wages were low, and food prices…

March 1, 2017
U.S. women plan for international women’s strikeU.S. women plan for international women’s strike

U.S. women plan for international women’s strike

Women who took to the streets Jan. 21 in the U.S. and around the world in a massive show of…

February 26, 2017
Detroit rallies for reproductive justiceDetroit rallies for reproductive justice

Detroit rallies for reproductive justice

Several protests in support of Planned Parenthood and against intensified attacks on women took place in Metro Detroit on Feb.…

February 16, 2017
Lessons of the Sessions nominationLessons of the Sessions nomination

Lessons of the Sessions nomination

Feb. 13 — The Democratic Party’s inability to stop or even slow down the dramatic shift to the right, represented…

February 13, 2017
U.S. gag rule garrotes global healthU.S. gag rule garrotes global health

U.S. gag rule garrotes global health

The first action President Trump took on his first work day in office was to sign a memorandum signaling a…

February 5, 2017
Marissa Alexander: Against the prison pipeline for womenMarissa Alexander: Against the prison pipeline for women

Marissa Alexander: Against the prison pipeline for women

Marissa Alexander is finally free after five years of detention for an act of self-defense. In 2012 Alexander, who is…

February 2, 2017
Millions join women’s marchesMillions join women’s marches

Millions join women’s marches

‘Resist Trump’ goes global Consider these astounding numbers: 750,000 in Los Angeles; 500,000 in Washington, D.C.; 500,000 in New York…

January 25, 2017
Women march against sexism, racism & TrumpWomen march against sexism, racism & Trump

Women march against sexism, racism & Trump

A massive women’s demonstration of more than 1 million people in Washington, D.C., and 673 other protests around the U.S.…

January 25, 2017