The American Dream is not dreamlike for those who are struggling within it.  Opportunities are unequal and punishing

The International Women’s Strike/US on March 8, 2017 hopes to be a catalyst for the liberation of all women, cis and trans—of…

A discussion on race, gender, feminism, and socialism

This is an offering for after “Super-Tuesday’s” outcome…when many of us are beginning to think that we will have to vote for…

A global movement is needed to end violence against women

We just got back from St Petersburg, Russia where we met with gay activists and feminists of all sorts and ages. My…

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Marissa Alexander was imprisoned in 2010 for 20 years after trying to defend herself from a…

Although the US and Russia have agreed to a deal in which Syria's Bashar al-Assad would hand over his regime's chemical weapons,…

I started writing this before Bradley Manning came out as Chelsea. At the time, I was trying to piece together the niblets…

We are approaching the 2014 date for withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Now, finally, a clear majority of people in the…