The Epstein Files: Abuse, Power, and No Consequences
What we are seeing with the latest release from the Epstein files is not a breakthrough, but a burial. As of January 30, 3.5 million pages are now public, but no prosecutions, reforms, or consequences have come with them. This is not an accident. The release has been carefully separated from real justice, trying to […]
International Women’s Day: Oppression & Resistance
The Epstein files have exposed the rot of sexual violence in this system. Right-wing attacks on healthcare, education, and social spending are an attack on working women everywhere. Historically, women have sparked large movements and fought back. What can we do today? What lessons can we learn from the struggles of women in the past and […]
Epstein Survivors: Let’s Follow Their Lead!
The lack of justice for survivors of abuse by Epstein and his associates shows that the government is not truly interested in helping them.
Trump and Epstein Are Only Two of the Many Predators We Need to Get Rid Of
Donald Trump and his administration have been engulfed in yet another scandal. But unlike previous scandals, this one is creating real divisions among many of his supporters. The issue today centers on Trump’s refusal to release information regarding Jeffrey Epstein, and his recent mocking of many supporters who were hoping to get transparency on this […]
Desde Argentina al Mundo: Diez Años del Movimiento Ni Una Menos
Hace diez años, el 3 de junio de 2015, miles de mujeres salieron a las calles de Argentina coreando «Ni Una Menos». El detonante fue el brutal feminicidio de una joven, pero el fuego se extendió rápidamente más allá de sus fronteras. Se convirtió en un grito de lucha no solo contra la violencia de […]
From Argentina to the World: Ten Years of Ni Una Menos Movement
Ten years ago, on June 3, 2015, thousands of women took to the streets of Argentina chanting “Ni Una Menos”—not one (woman) less. The spark was the brutal femicide of a young woman, but the fire quickly spread beyond borders. It became a rallying cry not only against gender-based violence but against the social system […]
France: Gisèle Pelicot Gives a Voice to All Women Fighting Against This Society
Gisèle Pelicot gives a voice to all women as she publicly testifies against 51 men who raped her.
New Delhi Women and Doctors Demand No More Violence
Women and doctors held demonstrations in New Delhi, after the rape and murder of a junior doctor.
Transphobia Hurts Us All – Inside and Outside of the Olympics
The 2024 Olympics played the same old tune of gender discrimination and transphobia. Despite it’s claim of being the “largest, gender equal sporting event in the world,” transphobia still managed to make its way to the games. Due to subjective ideas of who is and is not a woman, oppressive surveillance has for years been […]
Revolutionary University Series: Origins of Women’s Oppression and How We Get Free
Wednesday, June 5 @ 5pm PST / 8pm EST Join us for a talk on how the oppression of women came to be, how it relates to our capitalist society today, and how we can free ourselves from gender oppression today and tomorrow. There will be a presentation, followed by an open discussion. Join on […]
Nothing Sweet About Working in the Sugar Industry
For centuries, the sugar industry and the slave labor system that produced the world’s sugar, shaped the global economy and condemned millions – from Brazil, the Caribbean islands, Louisiana and more – to short, brutal lives of labor. Now, a recent New York Times and Fuller Project investigation entitled “The Brutality of Sugar: Debt, Child […]
Empeora la crisis del cuidado de niños en 2024
En 2023, padres en todo el país enfrentaron costos de guardería cada vez mayores. Muchos, sobre todo mujeres, tuvieron que dejar sus trabajos porque estos costos se volvieron demasiado caros además del alquiler y las cuentas habituales. El reto de encontrar un cuidado infantil accesible y económico no va a desaparecer este año. Los fondos […]
Abortion: Our Bodies – Our Rights – Our Choice!
Since the U.S. Supreme Court decision to remove federal protections for legal access to abortion, abortion access has declined nationwide. Currently, 14 states have complete bans, and eight have strict restrictions – almost half of all states. Some laws being enforced date back to the 1800s, and others criminalize people who travel for care or […]
Nebraska: Anti-Trans and Anti-Choice Legislation go Hand in Hand!
The Nebraska legislature passed a bill that attacks both reproductive rights and trans people’s rights.
For Sama, a Documentary that Gives a Candid Look at Civilians in War
The people of Syria and Turkey continue to endure the devastation from the earthquakes that have killed over 47,000 people and made millions homeless in the middle of a freezing winter. And this March 15 will be the 12th anniversary of the start of the horrific Syrian civil war. It’s important to learn from the […]
Bread and Roses, A Song for International Women’s Day
Bread and Roses is a song associated with the 1912 Lawrence strike, and with International Women’s Day.
Roe at 50: The Anniversary that Wasn’t
January 22 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1973 landmark US Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, in which the Court ruled that people had the right to choose an abortion. But in June 2022, the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, upending five decades of legal precedent. Since then, Republican-controlled state legislatures […]
Anniversary of the Russian Revolution: What did it Mean for Women?
It was over 100 years ago that women in Russia achieved full abortion rights, communal kitchens, free childcare, equal pay, and the right to love, marry and divorce as their hearts pleased. Looking back, it is hard to believe that those gains would be achieved in a matter of months in a country where women […]
The Iranian Struggle: A Hope For Us All
Often, when people are looking at the current state of the world, they say: “Nothing is possible, nothing can change” or, “I am ready but nobody else is.” And then suddenly what seemed impossible yesterday, seems possible today, and millions of people are out demonstrating in the streets all over the world. And the fears […]
“Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now” — A Book for This Time
Save the Date! Jenny Brown, author of Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now will be speaking at our town hall on Sunday, September 25 at 4:00pm – 5:30 pm (pdt) (7:00pm – 8:30 pm (edt)). She will be discussing her book and the overall attacks on reproductive rights and a strategy for fighting back. Please […]
Is a New Movement for Reproductive Rights Taking Shape?
Roe is overturned, any movement that builds up in the streets can pick up where Roe fell short. We have to begin to organize our own fight to have control not just over our bodies, but also over the kind of world we want to live in.
Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Choice
A recent draft opinion from the Supreme Court reviewing women’s right to abortion was leaked to the press. The document makes it clear that it is very likely the Court is preparing to reverse the right to abortion that was established by the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. This would remove any federally protected […]
The Supreme Court Has No Right to Decide on Abortion for Anyone!
Why do members of the Supreme Court have the right to make such important and intimate decisions for us.
Should the Supreme Court Be Deciding Abortion Rules?
Why should a personal healthcare decision like having an abortion – one that is deeply personal and often complex and emotional – be judged by the Supreme Court?
Thousands March for Abortion Rights Across the Country
On October 2, in over 600 protests, thousands of people gathered across all 50 states in the U.S. to defend abortion access.
We Must Fight to Defend Our Right to Choose!
Women and their allies all over the U.S. are out in the streets on October 2 to defend that right. We won this right before and to keep it we will need to fight for it again today!
Afghanistan: Women Fight Back
After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, women are not simply sitting back and watching as their rights get swept away from them. No, they are fighting back.
Afghanistan Protests Defy the Taliban
In the last few days, there have been protests involving hundreds of people, in at least four Afghan cities. Afghan people are not all quietly accepting this new imposition of Taliban rule.
Abortion Rights: A Brave Young Voice!
We are thrilled to reprint the speech of Paxton Smith, the Valedictorian speaker who went off script at her Texas high school graduation.
Texas Bans Abortion at Six Weeks
Texas’s ban on abortion must be fought – we can’t wait for the courts to decide.
Abortion Rights Under Attack
Republicans desperate to retain power continue to attack abortion rights.
France: March 8, International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day, remember that it is still necessary to organize to defeat capitalism and patriarchy.
International Women’s Day – The Fight Continues
The fight for women’s rights continues to this day.
The Lowell Mill Strikes—Working Women Organizing in the Industrial Revolution
In February of 1834, the women working at the Lowell, Massachusetts textile mills went on strike against a pay cut – an early demonstration of working women’s organizing activity.
Argentina: How Women Can Win the Legal Right to Abortion
The activists of Argentina show how to fight for abortion rights.
Only One Abortion Provider in the Whole State!
In West Virginia, there is only one abortion care clinic to serve the population of the entire state
We Can Only Depend on Ourselves, Not the Courts
At the height of the recent Black Lives Matter protests, the Supreme Court ruled that doctors performing abortions did not have to have admitting rights at a nearby hospital
An Abusive System
Childhelp, a national anonymous hotline to report child abuse, has reported a 23 percent increase in calls and a 263 percent increase in texts for March 2020 compared to March 2019.
[VIDEO] International Women’s Day and the Harvey Weinstein Conviction
International Women’s Day, March 8th, was created over a 100 years ago through the demonstrations for women’s equality, particularly by the organized struggle of working women against their exploitation and oppression.
Afghan Women – Occupation is Not Liberation
The U.S. and NATO invaded and occupied Afghanistan in October 2001. One excuse given for this invasion was that women in Afghanistan needed to be liberated. In fact, U.S. foreign policy towards Afghanistan has never had anything to do with championing the rights of women but rather manipulating the issues to further U.S. economic interests. […]
Beyoncé: A Mixed Message of Resistance
Beyoncé recently did something rare among popular musicians – she sent out a message of resistance. Beyoncé calls herself a “modern-day feminist” and released her own album, somewhat critical of the entertainment industry. Her song, Pretty Hurts, criticizes the industry for “shining a light on whatever’s worst,” and claims that “perfection is a disease of […]
The Women’s Movement of the 1970s
Women’s rights in society, from the right to vote to the right to legal abortion, were all fought for and won by women themselves. More than in any other period, the 1970s saw a mass movement of women, inspired by the example of the civil rights and black power movements of the 1960s, pushing back […]
Attacks on Women – An Attack On Us All
In recent years, women’s rights have come under greater attack by politicians, especially the right wing of the Republican Party. These politicians take aim at rights that women have won in the past. Their goal is to channel the anger and insecurity felt by workers struggling to survive in an economy that only serves the […]
Playing Like a Girl
Hey Sports Fans… Q: Which rookie pitcher struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back, at 17 years old? Q: Who swam the English Channel nearly two whole hours faster than the world record? Q: Who is the only person to ever run 300 miles without sleeping? A: They are all women. Jackie […]
The Epidemic of Violence Against Women
Despite many victories for women over the last century – the right to vote, the right to have reproductive control over their bodies, the right to public education, the right to divorce, the right to child care – this struggle is far from over and in some cases it has gone backwards. Women still live […]