Women’s History Month: Why is It Important?
Another look at some of the reasons for and history of Women's History Month. Where, who, and why?
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Stop Mocking Those Who Call Out Cruel Commentary
Cruel speech isn't progressive, it isn't constructive, and it isn't okay. Sorry Milo Yiannopoulos, sorry Rod Liddle, and sorry to all other sadists.
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Why Aren’t Feminists Battling Religious fundamentalism?
Mainstream feminists have a role to play battling religious fundamentalism, but that is going to require a process of profound soul searching.
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Racialising Rape: Not New, Not Subconscious, and Not Acceptable
It is incredibly irritating to see individuals being outraged about rape when it has a racial element, but ignoring it elsewhere. Rape is a sexual violence problem. Not a race one.
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Fear Wins Elections, Not Facts. It’s Time We Got Wise to the Tricks of Tyrants
Terrorism, nationalism and otherism have exploded into the global political discourse. And that's seriously good news for machiavellian politicians: they need that to be elected, writes Madelaine Hanson
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Modesty; the New Sexy? Hijab or Hotpants, We’re all Under Social Scrutiny
Whether I'm wearing a hijab or hotpants, I'm never inviting you to grab me, overly-sexualise me or label me as a meek little virgin
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Radicalisation all Over the Place – The Left and Right are in this Mess Together
While the Left and Right fight over pronouns, statistics, racist-or-not terminology and other life-threatening issues, civil society needs to rethink itself
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Admit it, Your Addiction to Wine isn’t Sophisticated
Alcohol is marketed to us, particularly middle class women, as elegant, delicate and a little bit rebellious. Whatever the companies tell you: It's ethanol. So what's with the addiction?
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An Interview with Shari Allwood – Executive Director of SMART Recovery
In this interview, Shari Allwood talks about SMART Recovery with its Secular and scientifically based approaches to addiction using non-confrontational motivational, behavioural and cognitive methods
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An Interview with René Hartmann – Chairman of the International League of the Non-Religious and Atheists
René Hartmann is the chairman of IBKA (International League of the Non-Religious and Atheists). In the interview with Scott, René discusses atheism, atheists, and the IBKA.
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