Top 4 radical conclusions from Piketty’s “Capital In The 21st Century”
Nearly every economist of any reputation must now deal with the stunning evidence behind the inequality trends Piketty illuminates.
Meet the Trans 100
The first ever Top 100 Trans Americans list recently was announced by inaugural sponsor GLAAD, with the support of Chicago House.
Today in women's history: Abigail Adams attacked sexism, "fomented rebellion"
On March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams urged the Continental Congress and her husband, John Adams, to consider women's rights.
Racial discrimination leads to increased deaths of black women from breast cancer
Although breast cancer survival rates increased overall between 1990 and 2010, white women benefited far more than did black women.
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.
Youth march and celebration inspires struggle for equality
When Mayor Toni N. Harp declared Feb. 23, 2014 as "Craig Gauthier day in the City of New Haven," the overflow crowd at the Peoples Center burst into cheers.
"Step closer to equality": Texas judge overthrows gay marriage ban
In his ruling, the San Antonio judge wrote that the same-sex marriage ban "violates plaintiffs' equal protection and due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution."
Communists and the long struggle for African American equality
Throughout its 95-year history the Communist Party USA has always been in the vanguard of the struggle for African American equality.
Texas sportscaster blasts homophobia in NFL
In a searing rebuff to pervasive anti-gay attitudes in professional football, Dallas sportscaster Dale Hansen delivers a moving and insightful commentary.
Asian Pacific rights group elects first openly gay chair
Each community has a stake in immigration reform, he said, from family reunification to visa programs. "We as a coalition have been finding ways to raise our voices."
