Congressional leaders conceded Sunday that talks on a sweeping deficit agreement were near failure. Unfortunately, the stalemate between members of both parties won’t likely be...
By Catherine Morrisey-Ribeiro As Egyptian civilians gathered around Tahrir Square to urge the military government to transfer power to a civilian government (an agreement made...
By Catherine Morrisey-Ribeiro In less than nine months, Mexico will have the chance to vote for their first female president. Josefina Vazquez-Mota is competing for...
By Charles E. Bowie As a former athlete and football player I struggled in coming to terms with what happened at Penn State. The cult...
(Brooklyn, NY) November 17, 2011 — “There are so many cases of sexual harassment,” says Nadia, a former student at Brooklyn International High School. “It’s...
By Catherine Morrisey-Ribeiro King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia originally told Saudi women he intended to give them more rights in 2015 (to which Saudi feminists...
Back in February 2010, 11 Muslim students from UC Irvine and UC Riverside interrupted a speech given on the Irvine campus by Israeli ambassador Michael...
Black feminism lives as an abundant and hopeful critique of our everyday circumstances. Black feminism lives as a perpetual readiness to engage and instigate transformation...
By Catherine Morrisey-Ribeiro The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear over five hours of arguments regarding the Health Care Reform Law. The lawsuit, brought by...
Tamura Lomax has rightly called for an interrogation of (and action in response to) the sexist, misogynist, and violent resonances lurking within some iterations of...
TFW welcomes Darnell L. Moore to our Editorial Collective. Darnell L. Moore is a writer/poet and activist who lives in Bedstuy, Broooklyn, NY and hails from Camden,...
From Denver, Oakland, to New York City, local police have stormed Occupy encampments carrying out eviction orders and arresting peaceful protesters. Given the number of...
By Catherine Morrisey-Ribeiro A Census Bureau analysis shows that women given time off for pregnancy, birth and child care has leveled off. Currently, about half...
The U.S. Supreme Court consented on Monday to hear oral argument on the 2010 health care overhaul law. A decision is expected to be handed...
After seventeen years in office, the colorful Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, resigned in humiliation Saturday, as the Italian Parliament adopted austerity measures for a...
The last few months have been received by most as a foreign policy boon for our fledgling sitting President. In a global climate dominated by...
Republican presidential hopeful, Herman Cain, keeled over in laughter Friday when a supporter related to him that Professor Anita Hill was trying to reach him....
By Linda Martín Alcoff The Oakland occupation was shut the last week of October, albeit temporarily, on the grounds of concerns about safety and...