Supreme Court

Reproductive justice in the age of austerity

A new report shows that the state of abortion rights in the U.S. on the 42nd anniversary of the Supreme…

January 18, 2015

Up against the racist state

The national movement touched off Nov. 24 by the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., reached over 170 cities.…

December 5, 2014

Same-sex marriage fight not over

After being buoyed by a string of victories, the movement for the right to marry was set back Nov. 6…

November 13, 2014

Supreme Court upholds racist Texas ID law

Once again the right-wing majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has made an outrageous attack on the hard-won democratic rights…

October 22, 2014

The Cuban Five: 16 years of unjust imprisonment

People of conscience gathered Sept. 12 in cities across the country and the world to commemorate the 16th year since…

September 17, 2014

Pro-choice march

Women’s Fightback Network activists joined a pro-choice march to Planned Parenthood in Boston July 26 to support reproductive rights. Billed…

August 3, 2014

Behind the Supreme Court’s reactionary rulings

The Supreme Court finished its spring term with a reactionary siege on women’s and workers’ rights. The court assailed women’s…

July 11, 2014

Six unelected men deliver blow to Civil Rights

The unelected U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a sharp blow to rights won through mass struggles against racism. In a…

April 29, 2014

Rights for women or corporations? Part 2

Part 1: Rights for women or corporations? The case of Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby, which was presented to the Supreme…

April 17, 2014

Buying elections gets more expensive

On March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the McCutcheon v. FEC case that the wealthy could donate funds…

April 12, 2014