oppression and identity
Our demands are practical conclusions which we have drawn from the burning needs, the shameful humiliation of women, in bourgeois society, defenceless and without rights.
– Vladimir Lenin
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Coronavirus crisis will undo 50 years of progress for women
The pandemic and the economic catastrophe it has triggered are threatening to roll back decades of gains in terms of women’s liberation. Capitalism in crisis can offer only counter-reforms. To end oppression, we need socialism.
Domestic violence and the pandemic: Oppression escalates under lockdown
Quarantine is a living nightmare for those facing domestic abuse. Yet again, it is the most vulnerable in society who are suffering the hardest during this crisis. Capitalism cannot provide safety for ordinary people.
London Pride 2019: Pride needs to be a protest, not an advert
This year’s Pride march in London was more of a big business parade than a demonstration. We need to take Pride back to its roots and kick out the corporations.