Opposing oppression is a feminist act – don’t look away from Gaza Watching what is happening in Gaza feels almost too painful to bear sometimes, but it is important that none of us look away The Guardian - US · Mar 9, 2024
Missouri: home to child marriage, corporal punishment and sick ‘child welfare’ ideas Missouri lawmakers – great defenders of children! – want to force teachers to register as sex offenders if they use a trans child’s preferred pronouns The Guardian - US · Mar 7, 2024
Oprah’s Ozempic brouhaha shows technology advances faster than attitudes The talkshow host’s embrace of the weight-loss drug threatens to disrupt our persistent association of weight with morality The Guardian - US · Mar 2, 2024
If Biden loses in November, don’t blame voters who are angry over Gaza We all know how devastating a second Trump term would be. It’s also important to understand the damage that Biden is doing by funding a plausible genocide The Guardian - US · Feb 28, 2024
The latest billionaire trend? Doomsday bunkers with a flammable moat Is all this bunker-building a sign that the 1% know something we don’t and are preparing for end times? The Guardian - US · Feb 25, 2024
Anti-abortion extremists in the US are waging a holy war against women Republicans aren’t content with just forcing women to give birth, they are intent on controlling all facets of reproductive healthcare, as we’re seeing in Alabama The Guardian - US · Feb 24, 2024
‘Self-empowerment and lots of spending’: our frustrating slide into Stanley cup feminism Not long ago, nuanced, intersectional activism was in the ascendant. Why does it feel like we’ve suddenly regressed? The Guardian - US · Feb 20, 2024
Despite Republican rumours, Michelle Obama probably won’t be the next president The murky depths of the rightwing mind have turned up conspiracies lately on Taylor Swift and the former first lady The Guardian - US · Feb 17, 2024
I tried out an Apple Vision Pro. It frightened me The new ‘mixed-reality’ headset gave me a glimpse of the future – and I’m not sure it’s a future we should want The Guardian - US · Feb 15, 2024
Why are we still considering Nancy Pelosi a feminist icon? The former House speaker has broken numerous barriers, but she increasingly seems like an out-of-touch reactionary The Guardian - US · Feb 10, 2024
For all his obsession with innovation, Peter Thiel has some stone-age views The billionaire is bankrolling a pro-drugs version of the Olympics, but does he care about the whole women-having-rights thing? Nah The Guardian - US · Feb 3, 2024
John Fetterman wants us to respect his pain – even as he mocks Palestinians’ The senator is writing a book about his mental health. That’s hard to celebrate while he shrugs off the suffering of millions The Guardian - US · Feb 2, 2024
If anyone can get the US government to take deepfake porn seriously, it’s Swifties Their collective anger over AI-generated sexually explicit images of Taylor Swift may help spur changes to federal law when it comes to deepfake porn The Guardian - US · Jan 27, 2024
Worried about airline safety? Blame diversity, say deranged rightwingers The ‘DEI is making airplane travel unsafe’ theory has gone from a fringe view to a staple of the US rightwing news The Guardian - US · Jan 20, 2024
The Guardian - US · Jan 16, 2024 Trump’s Iowa win marks a comeback for him and a step backwards for the country In the end, Iowa, as was much predicted, went for the original packaging – by a landslide
The Guardian - US · Jan 13, 2024 AI girlfriends are here – but there’s a dark side to virtual companions Creators of these chatbots often tout them as a way to combat loneliness, but they can create unhealthy attachments and affect gender roles
The Guardian - US · Jan 12, 2024 What is going on with ChatGPT? Over the last month or so, there’s been an uptick in people complaining that the chatbot has become lazy. What’s behind this trend?
The Guardian - US · Jan 10, 2024 Is it OK to speculate about Taylor Swift’s sexuality? I take more offence at the idea that it’s upsetting to discuss a public person’s sexuality in 2024 – especially when no one seems perturbed at gossip about celebrities’ straight sex lives
The Guardian - US · Dec 30, 2023 The year in patriarchy: abortion bans, circumboob and deepfake porn To help you look back, here are 10 memorable moments from the year in patriarchy, from Spain’s reckoning with sexism to Taylor Swift’s takeover
The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2023 Brawny billionaires, pumped-up politicians: why powerful men are challenging each other to fights Musk and Zuck challenged each other to a fight; the former House speaker allegedly shoved a colleague. It was a bumper year for male insecurity
The Guardian - US · Dec 23, 2023 Nikki Haley as first female US president? Unlikely but not impossible Republican candidate is catching up to Trump in the polls as business heavyweights have flocked to her
The Guardian - US · Dec 22, 2023 Are we laughing at George Santos or is he laughing at us? The disgraced ex-congressman seems to be trying to remake himself as a campy gay icon. Too many people are falling for it
The Guardian - US · Dec 16, 2023 Saudi Arabia wants to host the Women’s World Cup – but should it? Going from being unable to sponsor the Women’s World Cup to hosting it in just a couple of years would be a huge boon to the kingdom’s image
The Guardian - US · Dec 9, 2023 Republicans will do anything to ban books, even saying they cause porn addiction One woman’s bizarre claim about a Scholastic book featuring a single kiss is part of a coordinated assault on US free speech
The Guardian - US · Dec 2, 2023 Why would Elon Musk want to deliberately destroy X? After an outburst this week, theories resurfaced about why he bought the platform. Is Musk just a narcissist who let his ego get in the way of sensible decisions?