Melinda Butterfield – Page 6 – Struggle

New York clinic defenders block anti-abortion bigots

September 6, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

On Sept. 3, abortion rights activists mobilized to counter a monthly protest of the Planned Parenthood Manhattan Health Center by anti-abortion forces. In August, the New York Police Department had attacked the clinic defenders, arresting […]

Donetsk besieged by U.S. proxy war

August 22, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

Based on remarks at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Aug. 13. For eight and a half years, people living in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics have endured shelling, bombings, landmines, drone attacks, […]

Struggle for trans rights and socialism go hand in hand

August 22, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

Based on remarks at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Aug. 13. On Aug. 12, the state of Florida announced new guidelines to end all gender-affirming care for trans adults and children who receive […]

What’s behind the escalating attacks on trans people?

July 25, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

Thirty-one members of the white supremacist Patriot Front from across the U.S. were detained after preparing an assault on a Pride festival in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, June 12. On the July 4 weekend in Camden, […]

Supreme Court coup demolishes rights: Mass resistance can stop them!

July 2, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court by 6 to 3 overturned the right to abortion established almost 50 years ago in the Roe v. Wade decision. Over half the states had abortion bans ready […]

After Roe: From rage to revolution

July 2, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

As the parent of two young African American women, I’m outraged that their futures have been put in jeopardy by the attack on reproductive rights and civil rights. As a trans woman, I’m outraged that […]

As NATO warlords gather in Madrid: Defend Donetsk from Ukraine terror attacks

June 21, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

U.S. President Joe Biden and other heads of state of the NATO war alliance are preparing to meet in Madrid, Spain, from June 28-30 to plan the next phase of their proxy war against the […]

Solidarity with Cuba, trans people at Queens Pride

June 7, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

Thousands of people gathered in the multinational immigrant neighborhood of Jackson Heights in Queens, New York, for the 25th Queens Pride Parade June 5. For the past two years the event was held virtually […]

Pride Month announcement from Struggle-La Lucha co-editor

June 7, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

Following is a special announcement from the co-editor of Struggle-La Lucha, formerly known as Greg Butterfield. Happy Pride Month! I have some personal news to share with Struggle-La Lucha readers. I’m proud to say that […]

Why is a revolutionary party so important?

April 21, 2020 Melinda Butterfield

The Communist Manifesto was originally called the “Manifesto of the Communist Party.” When Karl Marx and Frederick Engels wrote their famous pamphlet, it was not just the worldview of two individuals. It was written as […]