There is something very, very wrong with a system that would rather recruit more kids instead of paying better wages and providing more benefits to adultsBack in the good old days American children didn’t sit around playing video games, making TikToks,…
Stop calling Joe Manchin ‘moderate’ – he’s just a greedy reactionary | Arwa Mahdawi
Contrary to what the senator says, there’s absolutely nothing ‘entitled’ about expecting a government to care about the people it representsJoe Manchin is on a mission to save the United States from becoming an “entitlement society”. The West Virginia …
The US criminal justice system is failing sexual assault survivors. It needs a feminist overhaul | Arwa Mahdawi
A woman in Kansas has had to recount her rape story to strangers and collect hundreds of signatures to get the legal system to take her seriouslyHere’s a fun fact about consent: once you say “yes”, you can change your mind! Saying “yes” at the beginnin…
Why would anyone hate Ted Lasso? | Arwa Mahdawi
The fish-out-of-water sports sitcom is about little more than a nice man being nice. Yet it has become a cultural lightning rodI have a degree in English literature, which is to say I left university with no life skills apart from the ability to be pre…
Who says it’s no big deal if the Covid vaccine temporarily disrupts menstrual cycles | Arwa Mahdawi
It’s probably a minor effect of the immune response but it’s not a good look when the medical establishment can’t be bothered to notice Continue reading…
From climate crisis to Brexit, alarmists have been proved right. It’s time to start listening | Arwa Mahdawi
There have been plenty of warnings about environmental catastrophe, food shortages and the erosion of reproductive rights in the US. After the horrors of the last week, it is more urgent than ever to heed themAfter a week of apocalyptic weather and dys…
Does the Elizabeth Holmes trial spell the end of the #girlboss era? | Arwa Mahdawi
The Theranos saga is depressing, but there is one silver lining: the preoccupation with the #girlboss is dead, and Holmes helped kill itA brown man made her do it! Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of blood-testing startup Theranos, was once seen…
OnlyFans is making a shady attempt to build Gilead under the guise of women’s lib | Arwa Mahdawi
A digital platform that is only famous because it hosts sexually explicit content is banning ‘sexually explicit’ content Continue reading…
Has the latest status symbol become a vegan dog? | Arwa Mahdawi
Lewis Hamilton posted a picture of his dog, Roscoe enjoying a plate of fruit, while apparently travelling by private jet. But he is not the only star feeding their pup a plant-based dietThe first rule of flight club is you don’t talk about flight club….
Elon Musk’s tiny home won’t help save the world. Paying more taxes would | Arwa Mahdawi
It’s more than a little nauseating to watch a billionaire whose wealth rocketed during a pandemic being venerated for living modestly Continue reading…