The potential power of working-class women in the US is huge. In the last 10 years we have seen mass demonstrations against Donald Trump, in defense of women’s and abortion rights, and opposing violence against women. Working-class women are playing major roles in recent strikes and unionization battles in the education, healthcare, service, entertainment, andContinue reading “INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2024: Solidarity with Gaza and all victims of war! “
Category Archives: Anti-Racism & Anti-Sexism
IWD 2023: Working Class Women and Developing a Program and Strategy to Overcome Oppression
Republished from the Committee for a Workers International (socialistworld.net) Women around the world will be marking International Women’s Day in a variety of ways. Protest demonstrations can be expected in many countries against the oppression that women face, not least in Iran, where anti-government movements have continued for months. For socialists, International Women’s Day (IWD) hasContinue reading “IWD 2023: Working Class Women and Developing a Program and Strategy to Overcome Oppression”
Justice for Tyre Nichols
Rebuild a Mass Anti-Racist Movement! by Ashley RogersWorcester, MA Police have killed over three thousand people in the U.S. since May 25th, 2020 when Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. Floyd’s death sparked one of the largest protest movements in U.S. history with over fifteen million people taking to the streets. Yet almostContinue reading “Justice for Tyre Nichols”
International Women’s Day 2023: Post-Roe Struggles Deepen
Working class women need abortion rights, paid family leave, & child care by Claire BaylerWorcester, MA March 8th, 2023 marks the first International Women’s Day (IWD) since the overturn of Roe vs. Wade. Capitalism is on the offensive against working women, denying us the right to choose if, when, and how to have families andContinue reading “International Women’s Day 2023: Post-Roe Struggles Deepen”
Justice for Tyre Nichols: Build the Fightback Against Police Brutality
Memphis police stopped Tyre Nichols on the night of January 7th due to alleged reckless driving. Five officers surrounded and beat him with such force that he was hospitalized for three days until he tragically passed from his injuries. Initially, the officers involved in murdering Nichols were only fired. However, ahead of the public releaseContinue reading “Justice for Tyre Nichols: Build the Fightback Against Police Brutality”
Kansas Abortion Ban Referendum Defeated
by Elizabeth Rogers In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v Wade to federally protect abortion rights in the United States. Less than 50 years later, the Supreme Court overturned it in June 2022. This landmark decision means states now have the individual power to determine if abortion is legal. As a result, 136Continue reading “Kansas Abortion Ban Referendum Defeated”
Organize Mass Protests to Fight the Far Right
By Angus McFarland and T.R. Whitworth This article was originally published in the September issue of Socialism Today! Subscribe here. Across the United States, and in many parts of the world, the far right is on the attack. Stirred up during the 2007-08 recession, encouraged and emboldened by the Trump administration, and driven to aContinue reading “Organize Mass Protests to Fight the Far Right“
Kansas Abortion Ban Referendum Defeated
by Elizabeth Rogers In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v Wade to federally protect abortion rights in the United States. Less than 50 years later, the Supreme Court overturned it in June 2022. This landmark decision means states now have the individual power to determine if abortion is legal. As a result, 136Continue reading “Kansas Abortion Ban Referendum Defeated”
Abortion, Miranda Rights, and more under attack
Wave of Conservative rulings from Supreme Court By Sam Skinner Protests have erupted across the U.S. since the Supreme Court issued a series of rulings attacking the civil rights of working people—most notably the reversal of Roe v. Wade which guaranteed a legal right to abortion nationwide. Many states have spent the last few decadesContinue reading “Abortion, Miranda Rights, and more under attack”
We Need Mass Counter-Protests Against Boston Fascist March!
On July 2nd, the fascist group Patriot Front (PF) marched through sections of Boston, Massachusetts and along the Freedom Trail. Around 100 uniformed fascists wore masks to hide their faces and carried shields and American flags on large poles to use as weapons. During the march they attacked and hospitalized a black man. This wasContinue reading “We Need Mass Counter-Protests Against Boston Fascist March!”
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