Subterms
In the US, it still seems that a smart, well-qualified hopeful must always lose to an ageing white man In the wake of the 2018 “blue wave”, when the party secured impressive midterms, the Democrats were poised to field one of the most diverse pool of presidential candidates in US history: people of colour, women, […] More
This is happening against the will of the American people. The vast majority – 77% – support Roe v Wade Abortion access in America is hanging by a thread. On Wednesday, I sat in the US supreme court and listened to the case – June Medical Services v Russo – that could be the beginning […] More
Elizabeth Warren’s departure shines light on a system that is rife with sexism but rejects candidates who address it “Gender in this race?” Senator Elizabeth Warren said outside her home on Thursday. “You know that is the trap question for every woman. If you say, ‘Yeah! There was sexism in this race,’ everyone says, ‘Whiner!’ […] More
A century after the 19th amendment, Ellen Carol DuBois makes the familiar new and sheds light on a fight against injustice It was a decidedly anticlimactic end to a life-changing campaign. The document was sent by train to Washington in the middle of the night. A government employee met the train and rushed it to […] More
Washington Post publishes ‘Wit and Wisdom’ booklet from 1990 Royals among targets of remarks attributed to billionaire Exclusive: Prominent Obama donors will hold Bloomberg event The presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has insisted he is a “champion for women in the workplace”, after the republication of a 30-year-old booklet purporting to contain his “Wit and Wisdom” […] More
I support Sanders because I believe his campaign is currently the best hope for helping marginalized Americans In 1977 I co-authored the Combahee River Collective Statement – a document that emphasized the overlapping forms of economic and social oppression faced by black women. The Combahee Statement coined the term “identity politics”, and it was instrumental […] More
