Sexism

Sexism

• International Women's Day and revolution

  

  102 years on from the Russian Revolution, we publish Alexandra Kollontai writing on the history of International Women's Day

• Question Time's attacks on Diane Abbott are part of a pattern

  

  The vile treatment of Diane Abbott on the BBC's Question Time fits a theme of undermining left wing voices and pandering to the right, argues Des Freedman

• Marxism and Feminism - Counterfire Media Podcast

  

  Feyzi Ismail talks to Hester Eisenstein on current trends in Feminism and Marxism, #MeToo, intersectionality and reformulating issues of class as central to feminist theory and practice in this episode of Counterfire Media's Podcast

• Brazil election: Bolsonaro's victory and the struggle ahead

  

  The victory for far-right Bolsonaro is a dangerous development and it is now a critical moment for the left to unite and win the streets, argues Orlando Hill

• Philip Green: an embodiment of the system not an anomaly

  

  Philip Green is a particularly odious example of the exploitation endemic to capitalism, and our response needs to confront the system that enables him, argues Mona Kamal

• The far right, grooming gangs and racist lies

  

  New far right movements claim that Muslim men are a threat to white girls but this old racist trick should not fool us, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh

• The dialectics of Doctor Who

  

  Although a part of the establishment media, Doctor Who has always had a subversive thread running through it and today is no different, argues Sean Ledwith

• The UN has condemned Britain 16 times in the last decade and here’s why

  

  As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70, T.J. Coles documents recent examples of the UK falling short

• A win for women in Ireland, a reminder of what's holding back the North

  

  After the victory for Yes today, the reactionary politics holding Northern Ireland back is a construct of British imperialism, argues Reuben Bard-Rosenberg 

• As a trans woman, this is the unity I want to see

  

  In the trans debate we need less heat and more light, argues Kristina Jayne Harrison

• Toby Young: How deeply has the rot set in?

  

  The allegations of sexism and homophobia are piling up, and his time is running out

• Toby Young: may contain offensive material

  

  The views of Toby Young have no place in society, let alone education. Sack him now, argues Judy Cox

• Catalonia: a test case for Europe - and the left - weekly briefing

  

  Democracy and the national question are pivotal issues in today’s Europe, argues Lindsey German

• The seeds of their own destruction? - weekly briefing

  

  The Tories are just about holding on out of fear for a Corbyn government, but as the crisis they're in grows they're falling apart argues Lindsey German

• First Diane Abbott, now Danièle Obono: the media lynching of black women on the radical Left

  

  Like Diane Abbott, French left-wing politician Danièle Obono feels the sexism and racism of the right-wing establishment, writes Susan Ram

• Everyday sexism and the Daily Mail

  

  The Daily Mail's 'Legs-it' headline is anything but a bit of fun, writes Kara Bryan

• Testosterone Rex: Unmaking the Myths of Our Gendered Minds

  

  In her latest popular neuroscience book, Professor Cordelia Fine takes us through the science that led to gender stereotypes

• The Women's Marches are just the beginning

  

  This can be the start of a new wave of dissent, argues Lindsey German

• London marches with the world for women

  

  Protests took place across the world, celebrating and defending women, as well as opposing misogynist Trump. Sophie De Val reports from London

• No to Trump: standing up against hate

  

  Trump’s inauguration will be marked by worldwide protest, Shabbir Lakha explains why we should be organised and united against the new US President

• Marxism and Women's Liberation

  

  Buy online: A cutting edge guide to the way class and women's oppression intersect, and how emancipation must be linked to system change

• Ched Evans rape case: back to women on trial?

  

  The issue of rape cannot be separated from a society that commodifies women and sexuality, and demeans both men and women, argues Judy Cox

• Burkini ban: we must oppose this blatant Islamophobia

  

  As France imposes this draconian ban, Lindsey German states why we must say no - clearly and unequivocally

• In a stink about a pink St George Cross

  

  Professional controversialist Toby Young has got himself all in a froth about a pink St George Cross at England’s international this week

• Marxism and Oppression, by Tony Cliff - key texts

  

  This week the 'key text' in our series is an article written by Tony Cliff on Marxism and oppression, introduced by Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

• Sexual assault allegations exacerbate German racism

  

  Sexism and racism have to be challenged without bowing to the far right, who are using sexual assaults to attack refugees, argues Kaveh Yazdani

• The tampon tax is misogynist: what we can do to stop it

  

  The tampon tax is alienating and unnecessary, but we are doing something about it, writes Laura Coryton

• Everyday sexism and capitalism

  

  With the feminist movement on the rise, Elaine Graham-Leigh appraises contrasting approaches to challenging sexism and the place of women in today’s system

• This is not about offence!

  

  Offensive jokes are a significant part of the infrastructure of prejudice argues Jeremy Messenger