Background and prospects for the Iranian protests
Category: Social protests
Statement by Ukrainian Feminists in Solidarity with Iranian Women
Ukrainian feminists see themselves as part of the same struggle as that of Iranian women
Iran Protests Against Compulsory Hijab and State Violence
At this time, international solidarity with women in Iran is critically important in order to help the continuation of the current courageous wave of protests in defense of women and against state brutality.
The United States in Crisis
Colin Wilson, website editor for rs21 (revolutionary socialism in the 21st century), interviewed Natalia Tylim and Phil Gasper in July about the upheavals, dangers and opportunities facing socialists in the US today.
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Against the Law
The perils and possibilities of law as a tool for social transformation have been debated by legal scholars and advocates for social justice for many years.
The Global Revolt and Its Discontents
Robinson and Rangel offer an overarching view of the revolts across the world today, and analyze opportunities and dangers for the left.
Beyond Roe
Strategic Lessons in the Fight for Abortion Rights
Davison and Pospieszyńska discuss the struggles for abortion rights in Poland and Argentina, and their lessons for the US feminist movement.
The Right to Resist: A Feminist Manifesto
We, feminists from Ukraine, call on feminists around the world to stand in solidarity with the resistance movement of the Ukrainian people against the predatory, imperialist war unleashed by the Russian Federation.
Their Values and Ours: The Debate over Western Values and the Values of the Socialist Left
Where does the Left stand and where should it stand on this question of “Western values”?
Explaining Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis
The Sri Lankan crisis has its roots in neoliberalism and an unjust global economic order.
DSA and the Russian War on Ukraine: Political Paralysis
Why is DSA in this anomalous position: A political organization with no useful position on the central foreign policy question of the day?
The US Supreme Court is Now a Front for Christian Nationalist Minority Rule
Striking down Roe will just be a starting point
We Who Are in Prison Escape Every Day
Students and Women Organizing Against Israeli Occupation: An Interview with Layan Kayed
Layan Kayed, who was imprisoned by Israel for her activism, discusses organizing by students and women.
The “Big Pink Elephant in the Room”
How Major Reproductive Rights Groups Prevent Us from Winning
The shortcomings of the reproductive rights movement are related to racism within the major reproductive rights groups.
The Abortion Crisis and the Legacy of Activism
The history of the erosion of Roe v. Wade is marked by misguided and failed movement reliance on electoral politics and legalistic strategy.
Mike Parker: Socialist, Labor Educator, Political Activist – 1940-2022
Mike Parker spent his entire adult life engaged in movements and organizations that he believed would advance the struggle for the creation of a democratic socialist society.
The Fight to Defend Abortion Rights: A Roundtable
We at New Politics have been horrified by the passage of laws in Texas and Mississippi aimed at reversing Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that upheld women’s right to choose an abortion. The Texas law bans abortions . . .
When Push Came to Shove
New Politics editorial board member Michael Hirsch (1945-2021) was a young radical when he came into contact with the journal’s founding editors, Phyllis and Julius Jacobson. The first of his many articles for it appeared in Spring 1970.
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