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Tim Wise, Melissa Gira Grant and Pricele$$
September 24, 2010"In every sense the Tea Party is able to get away with things that no group of color could ever possibly do," says Tim Wise, author of the new book Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity. While the Tea Party wails about socialism, Wise notes, they want to cut social services that they perceive as benefits for people of color--and the Obama administration's "race-neutral" politics aren't helping anyone.Melissa Gira Grant: Crusade Against Craigslist Won't Help Sex Workers
September 24, 2010During last week’s House hearing on Craigslist and the sex industry, advocates and policymakers debated the lives of young people engaged in sex work and the sex trade, with little involvement of those young people themselves. They made a case for censoring online ads for sex work and increasing law enforcement power and resources to police sex work. They stated that they were doing this to end violence against young people in the sex trade.Tactical Technology Collective: Provoke a Smile
March 9, 2010Humor can be a powerful tool for justice and can help spread your message. So say our friends at the Tactical Technology Collective, who have seen tools from karaoke to comedy aid in organizing.International Women's Day, Vanishing Bees, and From Grass to Cheese
March 8, 2010Monday, March 8 is International Women's Day, a holiday (in some countries--but not the U.S.) honoring the contributions of women around the world. While we pause to celebrate achievements, we also have to talk about how far we have yet to go to achieve true equality.Organizing for Sex Workers' Rights
January 26, 2010Audacia Ray spent time in Sangli, in India, with the International Women’s Health Coalition. While there, she made this short documentary about the sex workers in Sangli and their fight to organize for their own human rights. Thanks to RH Reality Check for the video.Tea Parties and Workers, Public Housing, and the Prop 8 Trial
January 26, 2010Tea party protests and labor unions might not seem at first to have much in common, but both groups are angry about bailouts of massive banks and the struggles of working people to make ends meet while jobs disappear overseas. Is the dispute between the tea parties and the progressive left just one of the means to an end?Tea Parties and Workers, Public Housing, and the Prop 8 Trial
January 12, 2010Tea party protests and labor unions might not seem at first to have much in common, but both groups are angry about bailouts of massive banks and the struggles of working people to make ends meet while jobs disappear overseas. Is the dispute between the tea parties and the progressive left just one of the means to an end?Organizing for Sex Workers' Rights
January 12, 2010Audacia Ray spent time in Sangli, in India, with the International Women’s Health Coalition. While there, she made this short documentary about the sex workers in Sangli and their fight to organize for their own human rights. Thanks to RH Reality Check for the video.Tea Parties and Workers, Public Housing, and the Prop 8 Trial
January 12, 2010Tea party protests and labor unions might not seem at first to have much in common, but both groups are angry about bailouts of massive banks and the struggles of working people to make ends meet while jobs disappear overseas. Is the dispute between the tea parties and the progressive left just one of the means to an end?Fixing Capitalism, Public Housing, and Kambale Musavuli
December 16, 2009Breaking News: Citigroup is getting more tax breaks, and Ben Bernanke is Time’s Person of the Year. The recession's over! Not so fast.
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