NovaraFM: Havens in a Heartless World
What is "emotional reproduction"? Without it, says Alva Gotby, capitalism would collapse.
Tag: feminism
NovaraFM: The Unfinished Fight
With reproductive rights under threat around the world, activists have a lot to learn from Ireland's "Repeal" campaign.
Analysis: Jîna ‘Mahsa’ Amini Was Kurdish And That Matters
by Meral Çiçek
Jîna ‘Mahsa’ Amini’ was Kurdish, as are the chants of liberation echoing around the world in her name. This context can't be removed from her life, death and legacy.
Opinion: ‘Dump Him’ Feminism Isn’t Revolutionary. It’s Callous
by Ash Sarkar
Some contemporary feminists are experiencing mission-creep, writes Ash Sarkar, from 'women don’t owe you sex, domestic labour, or prettiness', to the idea that women don’t owe anybody anything.
ACFM: Trip 26: Care
Nadia, Jeremy and Keir think about birth, death and all the social reproduction in between.
Opinion: Local Politicians Are Scapegoating Sex Workers to Score Points With Voters
by Layla Caradonna
Anti-strip club campaigns like Bristol mayor Marvin Rees’ are cynical vote-winning ploys.
ACFM: Microdose: Women and Technology With Katrine Marçal
Why did it take 5,000 years to put wheels on a suitcase? Nadia Idle meets feminist historian Katrine Marçal.
Report: Abortion is a Crime in the UK
by Sophie K Rosa
With America’s Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v Wade, Sophie K Rosa reports on the women facing trial for abortion – in the UK.
Long Read: The Wages for Housework Campaign Is As Relevant As Ever
by Sophie K Rosa
It may have started in the 1970s, but the 'wages for housework' campaign is just as relevant today. Sophie K Rosa speaks with some of its organisers about its lasting impact and why today's feminist movement should be taking notes.
NovaraFM: Who Has the Right to Sex?
Amia Srinivasan and James Butler explore the philosophical grey zones between power, intimacy and violence.
ACFM: Microdose: Unity on the Frontline With Norah Lopez Holden
Why did so many women fight in the Spanish Civil War? Nadia Idle talks to actor and activist Norah Lopez Holden about the milicianas.
Opinion: If Even Emma Watson Says Free Palestine, We’re Winning
by Rivkah Brown
The Harry Potter star and HeForShe founder is exactly the kind of person you wouldn’t expect to support Palestine. That’s a great sign, writes Rivkah Brown.
Downstream: Were Trans People “Born This Way”?
In debates around the rights of transgender people, a charge often levelled at those fighting for trans inclusion is that their arguments rest on a denial of biological facts. Michael Walker speaks to biologist Julia Serano about what so-called ‘gender critical’ thinkers get wrong about sex and gender, and whether trans activists should embrace the argument that they were “born this way”.
Obituary: bell hooks Was More Than a Quote for Your Twitter
by Diane Enobabor
Long before her passing, hooks was feminist canon. Her celebrity has never done her justice, writes Diane Enobabor.
Opinion: Sex Worker Rights Are Disability Rights
by Sophie K Rosa
Tired debates about disability and sex work too often focus on the morality of a disabled man buying sex. Why aren’t we talking about disabled sex workers? Sophie K Rosa reports.
Feature: Why Do Leftwing Women Disappear From Politics in Their 30s?
by Joana Ramiro
As a 20-something Marxist, Joana Ramiro began to notice the ranks of her women comrades shrinking. Now in her 30s, she gets why.
Downstream: How Violence Shapes Our Sex Lives
Is ‘consent’ the only dividing line between good sex and bad sex? Ash Sarkar is joined by Rachel Thompson to discuss her new book Rough, and the politics of pornography, kink, and sex ambivalent feminism.
Report: How We Won: The Ugandan Feminists Who Overturned an Anti-Porn Law
by Sophie K Rosa
Ending a six-year battle, feminist campaigners in Uganda have overturned a law designed to criminalise pornography, but which ended up criminalising women’s sexuality. While this victory is undoubtedly important, there is a bigger war to be fought, they say.