This week on Women Fight Back! the people of Chile made a landmark decision to rewrite their Constitution and Chile will be the first country to have a constitution written by a constitutional convention with gender parity. Guest Sebastian Chapparo from the PSL in Baltimore joins to talk about how women on the front lines of struggle have made this historical moment possible. In 2020, Democrats and Republicans are both running candidates this year who have credible sexual assault allegations against them. Both parties and the mainstream media have ruthlessly silenced and smeared survivors; Hannah and Rachel ask, why isn’t the #metoo movement in the streets protesting this despicable treatment? What struggles can we look to where women are fighting back against sexual harassment, and why doesn’t the mainstream media elevate these victories? Finally, Tela Trogue from the Shinocock Nation joins to discuss an upcoming occupation in response to the violation of Shinocock sovereignty on Long Island. Listen in to hear about women fighting back!

This week on Women Fight Back! we have a roundtable discussion of the debauchery of Thursday's debate. Then, guest Myla Flores explains why birthing centers and birthing activists are critical to health justice in America, and Party for Socialism and Liberation activist Kaleigh Cook shares a socialist women's perspective on domestic violence.

We weigh in on the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings with Party for Socialism and Liberation activist Kaleigh Cook and talk about what ACB’s appointment means for labor issues, reproductive justice and LGBTQ+ rights. We discuss the corporate and evangelical interests that have made recent judicial appointments possible and ask: Is the Supreme Court really the “neutral” and “democratic” institution that we’ve been taught to believe? Does it actually represent and protect the interests of the American people? Who has really been the driving force behind victories such as Roe v. Wade: masses of people in the streets, or 9 unelected individuals?Next, the WFB team is joined by journalist Zoe Pepper Cunningham, who provides on-the-ground coverage of the Bolivian election this Sunday. While the previous government, led by the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party, had implemented policies to uplift and protect women and indigenous communities, the present right-wing of the Bolivian government seeks to roll these progressive policies back. Zoe walks us through why Sunday’s election is so crucial, the voter suppression the Bolivian people are facing, and how the US-backed right-wing coup threatens indigenous populations and women in Bolivia.

In this week’s episode of Women Fight Back! hosts Rachel Hu and Hannah Dickinson analyze the VP debates with Party for Socialism and Liberation member Naomi Li and Women Fight Back! team member Nathalie Feliz, asking: With Kamala Harris presented as a new champion for “lean-in” feminism, who does this feminism actually support? The panel discusses how the VP debate demonstrates ways in which mainstream media and politicians shut working and poor people out of the conversation. In the second half, Rachel, Hannah, Naomi and Nathalie dive into the history of sterilization in the United States and discuss how this history continues to affect BIPOC women and working women across the country. They then bring the conversation to the present, and discuss the reports and investigations kicked off by whistleblower Dawn Wooten’s account of forced hysterectomies in an ICE detention center in Georgia.

Today we’ll be talking about the recent police murders in Indiana. 3 people were killed by police within a 24 hour time frame, and protesters have emerged to demand justice. In response police fired pepper balls at protesters and have had significant retribution. Joining the show will be an organizer that was part of the demonstrations.Our second half of the show joining the show will be the representative of the New Orleans sanitation workers that are currently on strike to demand a livable wage of $15 an hour, up from $10.25 an hour, and PPE. The company contracted with the city fired all workers.

Today we’ll be talking about the racial impact of COVID-19 on black and brown communities and connecting that to the wave of hate crimes against Asian American communities across the country. Then we will delve deeper into the recent announcement made by California governor Gavin Newsom to give $500 dollars to undocumented workers, we will be discussing - are these measure really enough? We will close out with a report on a mutual aid effort happening in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia where families and activists have come together to provide food for the community because the Philadelphia government currently is not doing enough.

What is essential medicine? Across the country, abortion access has been labeled “non-essential” While several states have discouraged nonessential medical procedures like cosmetic surgery and elective dental work during the national health crisis, six states — Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas — determined that cosmetic surgery and Abortion fall under the same exact category of medical procedure. Federal judges have blocked the bans from going into effect in nearly all the states. But the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals allowed the Texas ban to take effect on a temporary basis. Abortion providers vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court if necessary.Joining the show is Elizabeth Estrada, from the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice in New York. While some organizations report less calls and here in NYC, there has been a downturn in the reporting of domestic violence incidents, but looks can be deceiving. It is no surprise, as a 2016 study “Intimate Partner Violence in the Great Recession” reported that times of social and economic turmoil see large and widespread increases in rates of intimate partner violence and that economic instability and stress is one of the single most dangerous risk factors for women experiencing abuse.Joining todays show is Robina Niaz, the founder and executive Director of Turning Point for Women and Families, the first NYC non-profit to address domestic violence in the Muslim community. Joining her is Stephanie Nilva, the executive director of Day One, a non profit organization based in NYC focused on preventing dating violence among youth and supporting survivors of domestic violence.

Women organizers respond with their thoughts and reactions to the ending of the Sanders campaign and discuss further where they think the movement should go now. Is the direction local electoral campaigns or is it in the streets? Listen and decide for yourself. Joining the show is Moumita Ahmad, Co-founder of the Millenials for Bernie Sanders page, and founder of the Bangladeshi Americans for Political Progress. Joining her will be professor Jodi Dean, author of the book Comrade and member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation in Geneva New York. Is the United States government doing enough to combat domestic violence? We discuss the roots of domestic violence and its current impact of Coronavirus on domestic violence shelters. Joining the show is Kaleigh, an activist and organizer who is employed at a Utah based domestic violence service agency. On a hopeful note, the show closes out with a case study on what is possible when a local government is organized to meet people’s needs. While the US government’s response to the COVID-19 public health crisis has largely been inefficient and ineffective, the same can’t be said of the southern state of Kerala in India. Kerala is a small state-government in India led by the Communist Party of India Marxist and a coalition of left parties. Joining the show is Sathya Vatti, a writer for Liberationnews.org, and an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

In tonight’s episode, we discuss the racist comments made by Michael Bloomberg last week about the Shinnecock Nation. During a campaign rally last week, Bloomberg described the nation as a “disaster” and as a group full of “domestic violence, drugs and alcoholism.” Shane Weeks, a member of the Shinnecock nation located in Southhampton, NY and co-chairman of the Graves Protection Warrior society joins the discussion.Additionally, we look at a recent event in the #MeToo movement: the highly publicized and anticipated trial of Harvey Weinstein, who was recently convicted of two felony sex crimes. Despite the testimony of six survivors stating that he sexually assaulted them, Weinstein was found not guilty on the most serious charge of “predatory sexual assault,” and he was sentenced to 23 years in prison. We discuss the implications of this case and the broader movement against sexual violence.Finally, we analyze the events of Super Tuesday and continue the conversation about the upcoming elections. Each of the establishment-backed candidates, including Bloomberg, has suddenly stepped back from the race in a coordinated effort to give Joe Biden the full political and financial support of the Democratic party machine against Bernie Sanders. Biden has emerged overnight as the anointed candidate chosen by the ruling class--but what does this mean for the working class?

We start off today’s show with a look at Trump’s escalating war on immigrants and a recent incident of brutality in a working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn. Early this month, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents tasered and shot 26 year old Eric Diaz-Cruz during a deportation raid on the home of his mother and his mother’s boyfriend. Joining this discussion are Monica Cruz, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and Sophia Weissmann, a local teacher and housing organizer with the Justice Center en El Barrio.Later, we analyze the teachers’ strike in Ontario, Canada, in the context of the larger teacher’s movement that has led to the some of the largest teachers’ strikes across the United States in the past year. We discuss the public response to this movement, as popular media narratives blame teachers and unions for striking rather than finding fault with the lack of resources and funding allocated for public education.Finally, we discuss the Democratic presidential campaign of the billionaire, media mogul, longtime Republican and former NYC mayor, Michael Bloomberg, who has spent a record $676 million of his fortune on his campaign. Bloomberg has garnered criticism over this spending, being branded an “oligarch” by many who also point out the racist, sexist, and anti-worker policies that he enacted during his time in office.