women’s rights
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Government, Halliburton cover up rape crime
A young Texas woman, Jamie Leigh Jones, now 22, has alleged that U.S. war profiteer Halliburton and its former subsidiary,…
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Abortion rates unchanged regardless of the law
In countries where abortion is illegal, the abortion rate is equal to those countries that allow the procedure. On Oct.…
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Single moms and the fight for child care
Single mothers, who number more than 10 million in the United States, face many challenges. Today, 70 percent of single…
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Native American women victims of sexual violence, government complicity
The history of the United States is drenched with the blood of Native Americans. Native blood continues to be spilled…
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Ohio lawmakers seek abortion ban
The reactionary effort to undermine women’s rights continues in the Ohio state House of Representatives. In late July, a bill…
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New Hampshire repeals reactionary anti-abortion law
On June 7, the New Hampshire legislature repealed a 2003 law requiring young women to notify their parents prior to…
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Challenging the Supreme Court’s anti-choice ruling
Before the Supreme Court passed the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion in 1973, thousands of working-class women suffered injury…
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Assata Shakur: A woman warrior
In December 2006, a gain won 17 years ago by City University of New York’s City College students came under…
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Infant death rate jumps in U.S. South
Infant death rates have skyrocketed in the South in recent years. This terrible result can be traced to cuts in…
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Women still paid less than men for equal work
If you think that women’s status in U.S. society is slowly but surely improving, think again. Sexist discrimination is alive…
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