In truth, there is no path to full equality under capitalism. Capitalism is based on a fundamental inequality—a small layer of people owns the means of production, and everyone else has to sell their lives away generating profit for them in order to make a living. The oppression of women is a key pillar that supports this system.

As we celebrate International Working Women’s Day, Wellred Books is publishing a new book, ‘Women, Family and the Russian Revolution’ by John Peter Roberts and Fred Weston.

On Nov. 19, a mass shooter named Anderson Lee Aldrich entered Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, and opened fire, killing five people and wounding 17 others. This shooting cannot be understood as an isolated event, nor as a phenomenon isolated to the U.S.A. Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes are on the rise in Canada and the United States.

On Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022 tens of thousands were expected to attend the annual Montreal Pride Parade, the largest LGBTQ gathering in the French-speaking world. However, this year, the event was unceremoniously cancelled by the organizers of Fierté Montréal just hours before its scheduled start time, citing a lack of security staff. This misstep exposes […]

Hockey Canada is deep in the midst of sexual scandals. The details that have been coming out for weeks are increasingly sordid. On July 22, a new allegation of group sexual assault involving the 2003 national junior team was made public. This is in addition to a similar story involving the 2018 team that was […]

In June 2021, a study found that 25 major corporations which had undergone a rainbow transformation for Pride Month had also donated over $10 million between them to anti-LGBTQ politicians. Walmart, for example, donated $30,000 to Arkansas lawmakers who helped pass a law banning gender-affirming treatment for trans youth. At the same time, the corporation […]

Yet another unprecedented bombshell has rocked the already polarized world of American politics and class struggle. In a leaked internal memo drafted by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, the majority of that reactionary body outlines its case for the judicial overturn of Roe v. Wade, the historic 1973 decision that ruled that the US Constitution protects […]

On Sept. 17, more than 9,000 students walked out of classes at the University of Western Ontario in protest against the sexual violence that runs rampant at Western and at universities in general. The walkout came after a shocking orientation weekend that saw up to 30 students drugged and assaulted on the night of Sept. […]

Despite the fact that a majority of Americans have believed for decades that abortion should be legal in most cases, the “democratic” Texas state government has once again attacked the reproductive rights of a majority of the population. The latest in a string of anti-abortion laws in Texas bans the practice once a heartbeat is detectable, when the fetus […]

Newly-unearthed documents confirm past Pride Toronto executives discussed a $250,000 federal grant to partner with Toronto police and whitewash the history of anti-LGBT abuse by Toronto police.