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The Latest Articles by Arwa Mahdawi

My year of wellness is not going well – from accidental laxatives to heatstroke in a sauna

The attempt to boost my immune system hasn’t had the desired effects. I have been half-naked in public, and misunderstood Taylor Swift’s advice with catastrophic results. But one change has worked, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Are progressive politics the real reason why US lawmakers are spooked by Tiktok?

Lawmakers say they’re on the warpath because TikTok’s owner is a national security threat. Some users think the app has become a hub for progressive activism

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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‘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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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