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The Latest Articles by Arwa Mahdawi

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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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

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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?

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‘Rizz-first’ Tinder painfully desperate to woo young people back to dating apps

The leading dating app’s response to news that online dating is declining is a redesign wrapped in cringeworthy corporate slang

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US women now live six years longer than men. American life expectancy is still dire

What Biden calls the ‘the most powerful nation in the history of the world’ is surprisingly bad at keeping its citizens alive

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Is it too much to ask people to view Palestinians as humans? Apparently so

As the last few weeks have made abundantly clear, Palestinian lives don’t count

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How healthy is America’s renewed love affair with weight loss medications?

While some may be taking them for medically valid reasons, the trend is worrying eating disorder experts and signaling a cultural shift away from body positivity

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Linda Yaccarino has a coveted gig – but Elon Musk would never give her control

The glass cliff – the phenomenon in which women are more likely to be promoted when an organization is in crisis – is claiming its latest victim

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