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Texas midwife Maria Rojas, arrested for providing “illegal” abortions, wins a round due to lack of evidence of wrong-doing

Texas midwife Maria Rojas, arrested for providing “illegal” abortions, wins a round due to lack of evidence of wrong-doing

A glimmer of hope in an update from the National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice.
From social worker to socialist feminist leader

From social worker to socialist feminist leader

Annaliza Torres tells why as a Pinay unionist she wants to work with an organization that has a plan to change the world.
I Love Boosters: an absurdist critique of the fashion industry

I Love Boosters: an absurdist critique of the fashion industry

Boots Riley’s latest film is an absurdist critique of the fashion industry with the leadership of women of color is at the forefront of this story.
Racist purge targets Haitians

Racist purge targets Haitians

Trump is shredding Temporary Protected Status (TPS), putting Haitian refugees in the crosshairs of a racist onslaught and fearing deportation.
Homegrown theocracy

Homegrown theocracy

Christian nationalists influence powerful political figures to advance their bigoted agenda, as exposed by a writer from one of their leaders’ hometowns.
Social service budget cuts slash disability care

Social service budget cuts slash disability care

Federal funding losses, layoffs, and mass deportations ravage health care for disabled folks and threaten their ability to live at home.
Letters to the editor, October 2026

Letters to the editor, October 2026

Readers from both sides of the U.S. northern border weigh in on articles concerning FIFA, Mandani, and Kshama Sawant’s run for Congress.
Hegseth and the imperial manosphere

Hegseth and the imperial manosphere

A navy vet calls out the testosterone scheme to deepen misogyny in the military.
Trump intensifies sinister red scare

Trump intensifies sinister red scare

Beginning by targeting anti-ICE protesters, the administration has mobilized federal forces to attack a perceived left conspiracy.
Organizing Pride in Seattle

Organizing Pride in Seattle

In OutHistory, Freedom Socialist Party and Stonewall Committee for L/G/B/T/Q Rights member Chris Smith explores the history of The Freedom Day Committee.
What road ahead for unions under Trump’s pro-business labor board?

What road ahead for unions under Trump’s pro-business labor board?

Emboldened bosses want to make the National Labor Relations Board their tool. Unionization efforts that bypass the typical legal process are increasingly popular.
Kansas: a beacon for abortion rights

Kansas: a beacon for abortion rights

Even in a post-Dobbs world, crucial liberties like reproductive freedom can be defended through vigilance and militant organizing!
The fight for fair elections ain’t over

The fight for fair elections ain’t over

While mail-in voting may be safe for the midterms, Trump will undoubtedly switch tactics to tamper with the results.
Latin America’s right-wing resurgence

Latin America’s right-wing resurgence

The ultraright achieved its recent electoral victories in the Americas by false promises of “law-and-order” and backing from the U.S.
Europe choked by heat and fire

Europe choked by heat and fire

Heat, drought and wildfires devastated Europe this summer. The world moves towards greater disasters. There are solutions, it just takes work and the working class.
Colorado River Valley — a crisis long in the making

Colorado River Valley — a crisis long in the making

The twin evils of capitalism, global warming and profit-based overuse, are creating a catastrophe affecting 40 million people, including 30 Native American tribes.
Union bid takes center court

Union bid takes center court

Women’s basketball players in Oregon are pushing for unionization as part of a national drive to organize college athletes.
AI: Automating Inequality

AI: Automating Inequality

Adoption of Artificial Intelligence will vastly deepen gender and racial inequalities. It is going to take a movement including organized labor to stop this.