Ronna McDaniel, the chair of the Republican National Committee, has called on GOP candidates to address the issue of abortion in the 2024 presidential election. McDaniel stated that the party’s lackluster results in the 2022 midterm elections were due to many candidates refusing to talk about the issue, and that candidates must address it head…
The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) will be hosting the 2023 UNSC Election Briefing Series for non-contested seats, as well as moderated debates for competing candidates. The Briefing with the non-contested candidates, including Algeria and Sierra Leone from the African Group, the Republic of Korea from the Asia-Pacific Group, and Guyana from the…
The book Cosmetics, Fashions, and the Exploitation of Women by Joseph Hansen, Evelyn Reed, and Mary-Alice Waters is a Marxist classic that explores the connection between big-business marketing of cosmetics and fashions and the oppression of women. Originally a 1954 debate in The Militant, the book is an excerpt from “The Woman Question and the…
The drumbeat of mass murder has fueled a new openness to gun regulation among some Texans, but it has done little to reshape the political realities in the State Capitol. Volunteers erected a memorial outside the entrance to Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas, a day after a gunman killed eight people and wounded seven…
President Joe Biden’s recent decision to deploy nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea has been met with criticism from peace activists. The move has been described as “provocative” and “dangerous” by some, as it could potentially escalate tensions in the region. The deployment of nuclear-armed submarines is part of a larger effort by the Biden administration…
On Thursday, two conservative states that have been pushing to ban abortion, South Carolina and Nebraska, both failed to pass new bills prohibiting the procedure, preserving wide access to abortion in those states and handing surprise victories to abortion rights advocates. In Nebraska, a bill to ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy —…
Advocates in Jackson, Mississippi are fighting back against a new law that creates an unconstitutional court system. The law, signed by Governor Tate Reeves, would expand state control over Jackson’s judicial system, and many are calling it a power grab. The new law would allow the governor to appoint a majority of the judges on…