women's rights

Defending Planned Parenthood in San José and nationwide

February 14, 2017 By Eric A. Gordon

A sign held high in the crowd struck an important, essential note that opponents really ought to think about: “Thanks to Planned Parenthood I’ve never needed an abortion.”

Who’s afraid of feminism?

February 6, 2017 By Georgina Trace

With inequality out of control and known misogynist Donald Trump as president, we need to fight for women’s rights.

Worldwide uprising against Trump agenda draws millions of marchers

January 21, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg And Larry Rubin

The streets and thoroughfares of every major American city were packed with hundreds of thousands today declaring their rejection of the dark message of hate and division that Donald J. Trump laid out yesterday after he...

Huge rallies to protest Trump’s inauguration

January 1, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

Many of the organizations have already launched long terms plans of resistance to the Trump administration, to fight Trump’s every attempt to rollback progress that has been made toward social equality and economic justice.

Remembering Claudia Jones, Communist leader who spoke for black women

December 24, 2016 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Jones’ analysis of black women’s oppression and her vision of black women as political activists remain meaningful even a half-century after her death.