Women

Women in combat: Behind the Pentagon’s decision

On Jan. 24, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced that the Pentagon had lifted its ban on women serving in…

February 2, 2013

Stop Wall Street’s war on women

When U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, a Republican Senate candidate, stated that women don’t become pregnant from “legitimate rape,” he insulted…

September 2, 2012

On the picket line

Demanding workers’ rights at African American Museum Members of labor, human rights and faith communities protested at the main offices…

August 27, 2012

Pro-choice advocates defend clinics

During the week of July 21-28, pro-choice advocates successfully defended three reproductive health clinics in Charlotte, N.C., against an extremist…

August 3, 2012

China and the Olympics

China’s Olympic triumphs prove once again the transforming nature of revolutions. The People’s Republic of China sent its first delegation…

August 1, 2012

Victories amidst attacks on reproductive rights

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit July 17 filed by seven state attorneys general that sought to block the birth…

July 29, 2012