women’s rights
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Still no justice-Police tortured Natasha McKenna to death
An investigation has released the outrageous details of her death: McKenna was literally shackled and chained when she was shocked…
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Communist Party, Turkey runs 550-woman ticket in elections
All 550 candidates of the Communist Party (CP), Turkey that will be running in the upcoming elections in June are…
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Militant Journalism
‘Women rise up in Harlem—It is our duty to fight for our freedom’
Inspired by Assata Shakur’s words, "A woman’s place is in the struggle,” the New York City branches of the ANSWER…
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WORD speaks out on International Women’s Day
“When women’s rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up! Fight back!” This was one of the chants…
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Trans Lives Matter: Fighting capitalism’s hate crime epidemic
Since the start of 2015, four trans women of color have been murdered in the U.S.
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U.S. maternal death rate grows as attacks on women’s rights continue
How does the country that has amassed the most wealth ever in history explain a rising maternal death rate similar…
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Cops, families and domestic violence: a media double standard
While domestic violence perpetrated by professional athletes -- particularly men of color -- has been in the media spotlight, such…
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Grand Theft Auto: sexist violence symptom of a bankrupt system
Grand Theft Auto, the video game that has become synonymous with glorified and anti-woman violence, has somehow managed to do…
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Pregnant women are people first and foremost!
Recently an opinion piece in the New York Times laid out the attacks on the civil rights of pregnant women.…
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Venezuela does breast cancer awareness right
Venezuela recently held a “Breast Cancer Prevention Day” that puts the U.S. pinkwashed “awareness month” to shame. On Oct. 19,…
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