By Carol Hanisch The blatant sexism of Donald Trump is reinvigorating a moribund feminist movement. When National Women’s Liberation advertised that its November monthly chapter meeting would be a consciousness-raising and action-planning meeting about the election results, about 500…
Principles of Struggle, Uncategorized
The Limits of “Clicktivism”
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by Bruce Hartford Many of our readers are probably aware of the pros and cons of online organizing but we think this author raises some very important questions about accountability by those groups sending out petitions to millions of citizens…
Housework, Labor, Taking Action, Women's Liberation / Feminism, work
A Call for Women to Pledge to Strike
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Below is a news release from National Women’s Liberation calling for a women’s strike against “all work, both paid and unpaid,” during the presidential inauguration weekend in January. They are setting a target of 20,000 strike pledges before making the…
Elections, Taking Action, Women's Liberation / Feminism
Organizing ALL Women!
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Whatever else Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election may do, it has certainly stirred many out of the stupor that has gripped the country for decades. When National Women’s Liberation (NWL) posted an invitation on their Facebook page to…
Capitalism, Elections, Identity Politics, Labor, Male Backlash, Women's Liberation / Feminism
Responses to the Election
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Thoughts the Morning After by Sinead • Random, angry thoughts. Yesterday and today were write-offs as far as work is concerned. • Trump was the FUCK THOSE GUYS candidate. The Democrats were stupid and irresponsible to run an Establishment candidate whose…
Elections, Taking Action, Uncategorized, Women's Liberation / Feminism
Clinton, Trump and Feminism
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by Carol Hanisch It’s not easy or simple being a feminist during this election. Not that it ever is. But this has been a mind-boggler. First there was the Bernie Sanders phenomenon. Although he held forth the possibility of someone…