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Alex from Target was a fake corporate meme? That's not viral – it's offensiveJess Zimmerman: If you want to get popular on the internet, don’t fake being cool – and definitely don’t slap your brand name on natural brilliance -
What do you tell your father when he's ready to die? Dignity shouldn't be illegalBrian Smith: Brittany Maynard’s heroic choice is exactly the kind my family should have had. And that’s exactly why we need assisted dying laws across the world – so our loved ones can truly rest in peace -
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Midterms fallout 2014 was an election of firsts for Republican women. But it wasn't a 'win' for women at all
Record numbers don’t matter if the party is still targeting women’s rights – and if elected women are still throwing their own gender under the bus2014 was an election of firsts for Republican women. But it wasn't a 'win' for women at all -
America just took a wrong turn. It's time to take a hard leftMidterms fallout America just took a wrong turn. It's time to take a hard left
Double down on oil and trouble? Not so fast: fracking bans in oil country and common sense on infrastructure might turn the US a deeper shade of green between now and 2016 -
Yes, there is misogyny among gay men – but our sexist world is the problemRose McGowan is right that the gay rights movement has tended to ignore women. But sexism is everywhere – the bulk of the hate comes from heterosexuals
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I came out in a country town, and everything changed in an instantI never could find out what might have been with my first love, Alexandra. But when someone like Tim Cook comes out, fewer and fewer people like her are filled with self-hatred
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What Beyoncé and Lil Jon know about ballot selfies
Midterms hangover What Beyoncé and Lil Jon know about ballot selfies
Why are we banning young voters from sharing their votes on social media? Shouldn’t we embrace the publicity of private democracy as a good thing?
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Welcome to the Liberal Suck
Midterms hangover / Jeb Lund Welcome to the Liberal Suck
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It's time for real US immigration reform. Your move, Obama
Midterms hangover It's time for real US immigration reform. Your move, Obama
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I couldn't vote – because I moved
#TurnedAway I couldn't vote – because I moved
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What ever happened to 'of the people, by the people, for the people'?
Beyond the election What ever happened to 'of the people, by the people, for the people'?
The super-rich have just bought another election. They own American democracy. Here’s how to take the power back
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We CAN all get along – and for less than the cost of a Taylor Swift album!Israel v Palestine. Republican v Democrat. Even pro-choice v pro-life. The key to keeping your enemies close, a new study says, is to feel the love. (Hint: money helps)
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Jessica Valenti: At the going rate, we won’t see workplace gender justice for another 81 years. Perhaps it’s time to tip the scalesA radical fix to the world's wage gap: why not just pay women more – and pay men less?
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Why I can’t wait to be a fat brideI grew up assuming I would never get married, because marriage was for thin women. What I needed to hear was that that you can be fat and happy and in love
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I dated Jian Ghomeshi, Canada's fallen radio starOne of Canada’s most famous broadcasters is accused of choking, bruising and biting several women. Now I see our five-month relationship in a new light
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War. Torture. The NSA. And Jerusalem? The American president's addiction to king-like power must end
War. Torture. The NSA. And Jerusalem? The American president's addiction to king-like power must end
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Is wasting time on the internet actually good for you? Read this and find outEmma Brockes: Maybe the sheer banality of the web could induce the kind of fugue state that allows ideas to flourish
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Why is Obama still locking up so many innocent women and kids on US soil?Dree K Collopy and Stephen J Manning: An exodus from rape and murder in Latin America has been met with inhumane conditions and a hopeless message that must change: we will send you back
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Nik Wallenda's overhyped high-wire act crosses the line from spectacular to selloutKyle Chayka: The made-for-TV daredevil walks between skyscrapers less for the magic than the money. You call this man a superhero?
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The secret to success? 'Bitchiness'Jessica Valenti: Take it from Amy Poehler: modesty and niceness are overrated – and they are not the traits of wildly successful women
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International adoption made me a commodity, not a daughterTarikuwa Lemma: I was taken from my home in Ethiopia by a corrupt adoption agency. When I returned, I felt Ethiopian, but they saw me as an American
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From Michael Brown to Assata Shakur, the racist state of America persistsAngela Davis: Those who resist are treated like terrorists – as in Ferguson this year, and as I and other black activists were in the 60s and 70s
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David Cameron must focus on Britain’s interests, not on those of EuroscepticsDouglas Alexander and Ed Balls: This Brussels meeting is real test for Tory ministers: they must secure a coalition of countries and a fairer deal for Britain
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The RSPCA should not be allowed to kill catsPhilip Hoare: There’s a worrying blur between lobbying and enforcement that’s at its most extreme with animals: police should enforce law, not charities
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Listen to sex workers – we can explain what decriminalisation would meanNiki Adams: If progress is to be made now an amendment to the modern slavery bill has been defeated, MPs must invite us into the discussion
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Europe’s new left parties can make the dreams of 1968 come trueSrecko Horvat: For Syriza in Greece, Podemos in Spain or Slovenia’s United Left, power is a real possibility: if they survive the long march through the institutions
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Do you prefer the arts to football?
Melvyn Bragg has said that more people are involved with the arts than that watch the Premier League, and urged the BBC to put on more arts programming. Do you agree?
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Steve Bell on the return of UK troops to Iraq – cartoon
Defence secretary Michael Fallon says officers will be involved in strategic and advisory role
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Joanna Moorhead: Women with a drink or drug problem need support not condemnation. But are we prepared to help them?Don’t turn mothers who drink into criminals
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With each month that goes by where those who have committed violence against children aren’t held accountable, we’re silencing their victims and further demeaning their worth, writes Suzanne MooreTackling child abuse should be a priority – for everyone
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The Guardian view on Barack Obama’s midterms defeat: he must try harderEditorial: The president faces a hostile legislature, and working with it will not be easy. But the world cannot afford for him to drift into lethargy. He must pick up the pieces and lead
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The Guardian view on criminalising drinking in pregnancy: no cheersEditorial: Who will benefit from the bid to criminalise a woman who damaged her baby by drinking in pregnancy?
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Martin Kettle: Don’t assume Hillary Clinton will put things right in 2016. The voters who backed Obama could be gone for goodThe Democrats may not recover from this massacre
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John Harris: This week the north-west felt the first tremors of change to our woefully centralised system of governmentA massive devolutionary moment for Manchester – and perhaps the whole of Britain
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Simon Jenkins: Using brownfield sites for new homes and offices shouldn’t be a question of left or right: our rural environment must be preservedIs Ukip the only party that cares about the British countryside?
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