French Perspective: In the U.S., Supreme Court Fundamentalists vs. Women’s Rights
June 27, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA), Translated from French. Last Friday, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the 1973 ruling that guaranteed abortion rights across the country. Calling into question women’s right to control their bodies, a right acquired after […]
Labor Notes 2022 — A Reason to be Hopeful
This year’s Labor Notes Conference in Chicago brought a record number of activists and rank and file workers from across the country. According to the organizers, they had to cap registration at 4,000 people in order not to overload the hotel staff. Labor Notes started in 1979 as a magazine initiated by some members of […]
Bay Area: Join us at the San Francisco Mime Troupe Sat. and Sun. July 2 and July 3
Speak Out Now will be at the opening weekend of the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s 2022 play. Join us: Saturday, July 2 and Sunday, July 3 Cedar Rose Park in Berkeley (Near North Berkeley Bart) Music starts at 1:30pm, Show starts at 2pm Arrive early to find a good seat (and bring plenty of sun […]
Clarence Thomas Promises More Right-Wing Attacks Are Coming
In voting to overturn Roe vs. Wade, the case that for nearly fifty years guaranteed federal protection for the right to abortion, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas provided a glimpse into future right-wing attacks that are on his agenda. Thomas wrote that the basis upon which Roe was overturned is the same as that which […]
Sunday, July 3 at 5pm (PT): Join us for an online discussion about the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and what we need to do next…
Sunday, July 3 at 5pm (PT)zoom link: https://bit.ly/39Mn8zV