Women and oppressed genders

Stand with Planned ParenthoodStand with Planned Parenthood

Stand with Planned Parenthood

After vicious attacks by right-wing, anti-abortion politicians seeking to shut the federal government down on Sept. 30 if Planned Parenthood…

October 1, 2015
Stop the war on poor women!Stop the war on poor women!

Stop the war on poor women!

A wholesale racist, sexist, anti-worker, anti-poor assault on Planned Parenthood is going on. This is outright warfare against millions of…

September 17, 2015
Lynne Stewart’s message for Women’s Equality DayLynne Stewart’s message for Women’s Equality Day

Lynne Stewart’s message for Women’s Equality Day

The following statement from the people’s lawyer and former political prisoner, Lynne Stewart, was read by Betty Davis, a longtime…

September 3, 2015
Women’s Equality Day speak-out on today’s strugglesWomen’s Equality Day speak-out on today’s struggles

Women’s Equality Day speak-out on today’s struggles

August 26 was the 95th anniversary of U.S. women’s hard-won right to vote, fought for by a fierce national suffragist…

September 3, 2015
Jailhouse death still unexplainedJailhouse death still unexplained

Jailhouse death still unexplained

Ralkina Jones was found dead in a Cleveland Heights jail cell on July 26. Only 37 years old, this African-American…

August 26, 2015
Black transwomen killed in DetroitBlack transwomen killed in Detroit

Black transwomen killed in Detroit

Aug. 16 -- The hate-fueled killing of transgender people of color is yet another crime against the oppressed that happens…

August 17, 2015
Defend Planned Parenthood!Defend Planned Parenthood!

Defend Planned Parenthood!

Amidst the ratcheted-up misogyny on display by the ranks of the Republican Party, the right wing has unleashed a full-out…

August 11, 2015
Oakland, Calif., vigil for Sandra BlandOakland, Calif., vigil for Sandra Bland

Oakland, Calif., vigil for Sandra Bland

Over a hundred people gathered at Oscar Grant Plaza in Oakland, Calif., on July 24 for a “Say Her Name”…

July 29, 2015
Sexual equality is in our genesSexual equality is in our genes

Sexual equality is in our genes

Marxist thinkers from Frederick Engels to Dorothy Ballan have long maintained that, for most of human existence, the social structure…

July 23, 2015
Justice for Sandra Bland!Justice for Sandra Bland!

Justice for Sandra Bland!

LYNCHED IN TEXAS JAIL Houston -- How can someone, whose only mistake is to forget to use her car’s turn…

July 23, 2015