Today in women's history: Suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage dies
She was raised in a household dedicated to ending slavery. Her father was a nationally known abolitionist, and the Joslyn home was a station on the Underground Railway. Her life's work became the struggle for the liberation of women.
Right wingers besiege Dallas
Imagine living in a city striving to win the 2016 Republican Convention, already accepted a convention for the worst anti-worker political organizers in America, and trying to privatize their entire school district.
Coalition takes UPK fight to Albany
Elected officials of all races came from across the city to show their support for the mayor's proposal that UPK be enacted and paid for by taxing those who make $500,000 and up.
Texas MoveOn takes aim at ALEC
ALEC brings together right-wing politicians and big-money corporations to write and promote anti-worker legislation throughout the country.
Join us Tuesday for a discussion on the assault on women's rights
Join us Mar. 18 for a conversation with Carolyn Trowbridge, long-time activist in the women's rights movement in Arizona. In her state and others, the right wing is undermining the right of women to determine what happens with their own bodies.
Feinstein blows the whistle on CIA torture
Feinstein believes the CIA destroyed or removed previously provided records of interrogations where numerous torture methods were used.
Deportees, families “come out of the shadows” with heart-rending stories
Since 2008, the Obama administration has deported almost 2 million people, more than during any other presidency.
Students and community rally in support of Temple U. professor Anthony Monteiro
Recent years have seen sporadic controversies related to the question of whether Temple has lost its way and strayed from Conwell's original hopes and intentions.
Black Panther Eddie Conway, free after 44 years, calls for release of all political prisoners
Marshall Eddie Conway charged that many, like himself, were victims of frame-ups orchestrated under the infamous FBI Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO).
International Women's Day: Born in the USA
nternational Women's Day, grew from the struggle of working women to form trade unions and the fight for women's right to vote.
