by Carol Hanisch The Women’s Liberation Movement has a long history of having to criticize the Left for the hypocrisy of its sexism. Jacobin Magazine, which describes itself as “a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on…
Let Them Eat Text: The Real Politics of Postmodernism
Although this article by Karla Mantilla appeared more than two decades ago in the radical feminist newspaper OFF OUR BACKS (August/September 1999, Vol. 29, #8), it remains relevant as we try to hang on to — and base our political…
A “Poverty Draft” for Women Only?
New York Legalizes Commercial Surrogacy by Kathy Scarbrough and Carol Hanisch As Kathy Sloan predicted in an article we published in 2017, NY State just joined most other states in the U.S. by passing provisions enabling the well-off to use…
How Radical Feminism Has Changed!
An interview with Carol Hanisch by FRESA in Chile . The Interview FRESA: In 2011, you wrote an article for On The Issues Magazine, called “Women’s Liberation: Looking Back, Looking Forward”. In one of the paragraphs about “the feminist bandwagon”,…
History, Identity Politics, Organizing, Principles of Struggle, Taking Action, Theory, Women's Liberation / Feminism
“The Whole Feminist Theory Upside Down”
An Interview with Carol Hanisch by Ksenija Kordic and other members of Femrevolt in Croatia In the past two years, interview requests and articles have come from radical feminist writers and actitivist groups in Brazil, Portugal, Croatia and Chile. From the exchanges…
Theory and Practice Within the WLM in Portugal
by Aline Rossi Aline Rossi is a Brazilian radical feminist living and organizing in Portugal. We have faced similar challenges in our own organizing in the WLM. We invite you to share yours in the comments section. — The Editors…