On Afary’s compelling case for socialist feminism as an urgent response to twenty-first century crises.
Category: Gender & Gender Politics
Review of Communists in Closets
Review of Bettina Aptheker’s recent book Communists in Closets: Queering the History 1930s-1990s
Stopping Cop City and Reconnecting with Abundance
Interview with Abundia Alvarado of Mariposas Rebeldes
Interview with Abundia Alvarado, a co-founder of Mariposas Rebeldes and a member of the movement to protect Weelaunee Forest from the construction of Cop City.
Iran Protests Against Compulsory Hijab and State Violence
At this time, international solidarity with women in Iran is critically important in order to help the continuation of the current courageous wave of protests in defense of women and against state brutality.
“Cancel Culture” and Its Perils
There is no question that “cancel culture” is a legitimate tool of a vibrant democratic culture, especially as it allows the powerless to redress the abuses and the offensive behavior directed at them by powerful public figures.
The End of Roe v. Wade
Legal scholar Elizabeth Rapaport analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Beyond Roe
Strategic Lessons in the Fight for Abortion Rights
Davison and Pospieszyńska discuss the struggles for abortion rights in Poland and Argentina, and their lessons for the US feminist movement.
The Right to Resist: A Feminist Manifesto
We, feminists from Ukraine, call on feminists around the world to stand in solidarity with the resistance movement of the Ukrainian people against the predatory, imperialist war unleashed by the Russian Federation.
Passing the Baton
Socialism from Below, Women’s Emancipation, and New Politics
We don’t win against oppression by being nice. We win by proudly violating the patriarchal, xenophobic, racist, sexist, classist norms of capitalism.
The US Supreme Court is Now a Front for Christian Nationalist Minority Rule
Striking down Roe will just be a starting point
review
What Is Social Reproduction Theory Trying to Explain?
Ferguson lays out the issues, doesn’t hide behind political labels, and advances a sophisticated analysis that crystallizes some contemporary thinking.
review
Engaging Federici on Marx, Capitalism, and Social Reproduction
The collection of essays delivers a relatively cohesive critique of Marx’s ideas and influence—one that is, to my mind, balanced if not always fair.
Feminism Versus Fundamentalism in Afghanistan
Sultani discusses women’s struggle in Afghanistan, historically and against the Taliban regime today.
Roe Is Already Gone
We Have to Keep Moving Forward
The impending Fall of Roe is, at this point, more theoretical than actual for millions of people.
The “Big Pink Elephant in the Room”
How Major Reproductive Rights Groups Prevent Us from Winning
The shortcomings of the reproductive rights movement are related to racism within the major reproductive rights groups.
Roe v. Wade in Red and Blue
It is a safe bet that Roe v. Wade will not fare well in the Supreme Court’s 2021-22 Term.
The Abortion Crisis and the Legacy of Activism
The history of the erosion of Roe v. Wade is marked by misguided and failed movement reliance on electoral politics and legalistic strategy.
Afghanistan and Its Challenge to Feminism
The Taliban’s takeover of power after the United States’ brutal twenty-year imperialist occupation is a catastrophe for women not only in Afghanistan but throughout the world.
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