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Alexandra Kollontai on “International Women’s Day”
(Source: Radical Notes)
Mezhdunarodnyi den’ rabotnitz, Moscow 1920 — Women’s Day or Working Women’s Day is a day of international solidarity, and a day for reviewing the strength and organisation of proletarian women.
But this is not a special day for women alone. The 8th of March is a historic and memorable day for the workers and [...]
Costs of Caregiver Discrimination Increasing for Employers
New Report Says Family Responsibilities Discrimination Cases on the Rise, Cost More
Treating employees less favorably because they have family caregiving obligations can land employers in court and result in significant liability, a new report by the Center for WorkLife Law concludes.
Litigation aimed at bias against U.S. workers who care for children or aging parents has [...]
Brooklyn Borough Chief Is Deposed in Bias Suit
New York Times reports on the suit filed by former Borough President Communications Director Regina Weiss.
By DAVID W. CHEN
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is not the only city official who has been forced recently to answer questions about employment discrimination.
Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn borough president, was deposed on Friday at his offices in the most significant [...]
Remembering Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010)
By Saswat Pattanayak
“To be neutral is to collaborate with whatever is going on, and I as a teacher do not want to be a collaborator with whatever is happening in the world today.” (Howard Zinn)
In the grossly unequal world that we inhabit, it is always tempting to remain apolitical, especially if one is an academician [...]
First Year Costs of Obama’s Illusions
By Saswat Pattanayak
Despite his constant denial of race dynamics necessary to dissect American political roadmap, Barack Obama is going to be the first American President to be judged, also by his color. During his first year, several cartoons, news articles, political mentions – both innocent and deliberate – have brought up the issue of race, [...]
Manhattan Courts Getting Used to Transgender Name Changes
From today’s New York Times article by William Glaberson
Changing a name might seem like a minor matter for those who are changing their gender identities and, for some, facing challenges like finding knowledgeable doctors, trying hormones and experimenting with painful hair-removal procedures. But many who have gone through the switch say a name change sends [...]
Lucy Parsons :: Revolutionary Feminist
By Saswat Pattanayak
No legal case in American history has been more cited than The Scottsboro Trial. Nine young African American men, aged 13 and up, were jailed in Scottsboro, Alabama to await trial over an accusation that they had raped two white women on a train in the Spring of 1931.
The nature of [...]