What reasons for optimism and confidence can fighters for change find as the new year begins?
women & feminism
Build a democratic united front to stop the far-right “freedom” movement
FSP and RW argue for an organised mutual defence of unions, the Left and other groups in the community against increasing far-right assaults.
Sparking a national defense of reproductive rights
With the Supreme Court about to reconsider legal protection for abortion, feminists are organizing ferociously to defend and expand all reproductive rights.
Respect: The Aretha Franklin story
As a Black woman who faced trauma from childhood on, Franklin fought back through her activism and her music.
Afghanistan: Women under the second Taliban government
A statement by the organization Left Radical of Afghanistan provides insight into Taliban rule and the resistance against it.
Letters to the editor December, 2021
The latest feedback from readers near and far.
Let’s mess with Texas
“States’ rights” are just a cover for bigots everywhere.
Women and the second government of the Taliban
From Afghanistan, a picture of what the reestablished Taliban and its enforcement of Islamic law means for women and girls.
Women take up arms for survival, liberation
In war-ravaged patriarchies like Kurdistan to Tigray and Afghanistan, women are defending themselves.
Tales of Lebanese feminism and rebellion
When women move, so does the struggle – that’s clear from this fascinating graphic novel about Lebanese feminists’ historical battles, and the commonality of their struggles worldwide.
