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Opinion: Elon Musk Is the Perfect Mascot for Trump 2.0

Kojo Koram

If Trump’s first campaign wooed nostalgists for a once-great America, his second resonated with a younger demographic hunting for treasure in the ruined temples of the future, writes Kojo Koram.

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Long Read: US Politics Has Reached a Dead End

Luke Savage

After a brief flirtation with change, writes Luke Savage, America’s presidential race has reverted to type: sclerotic, exhausted and grossly unpopular.

Opinion: I Would Have Voted for George Galloway, But Then He Said Gay People Aren’t ‘Normal’

Aaron Bastani

Aaron Bastani once admired George Galloway’s principled stance on Palestine - but in a recent Novara Media interview, the Rochdale MP expressed “shocking” views on homosexuality.

Novara FM: The Unfinished Fight

With reproductive rights under threat around the world, activists have a lot to learn from Ireland's "Repeal" campaign.

Pro-choice demonstrators take part in a march in Belfast

Analysis: Abortions Are Legal in Northern Ireland, but That Doesn’t Make Them Easy to Access

Ellen McVeigh

Three years after abortion was decriminalised in Northern Ireland, it still falls on activists and campaign groups to ensure access to services in the face of overwhelming political apathy. Ellen McVeigh reports from Belfast.

Report: The US Abortion Ruling Is Already Blocking Life Saving Drugs

Amy Booth

Following the overturning of Roe v Wade, patients with autoimmune illnesses are being denied vital medicine.

An abortion rights activist gestures during a demonstration in support of legal and safe abortion in Mexico City

Analysis: How Latin American Feminists Took on Anti-Abortion Laws and Won

Amy Booth

Legalisation and decriminalisation in Argentina, Mexico and Colombia shows robust feminist organising can reverse restrictive reproductive rights.

A new Pro-Choice mural is seen by a graffiti artist collective called 'Subset' ahead of a 25th May referendum on abortion law, in Dublin, Britain May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Report: Abortion is a Crime in the UK

Sophie K Rosa

With America’s Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v Wade, Sophie K Rosa reports on the women facing trial for abortion – in the UK.

Opinion: Cis or Trans, Our Bodily Autonomy is Under Attack

Tiffany Berruti

From the overturning of Roe v Wade to attacks on gender affirming care, both cis and trans people face barriers to basic healthcare. It’s time we recognised our shared struggle, writes Tiffany Berruti.

Analysis: Half of US States Could Be About to Ban Abortion

Jenny Brown

For the first time since 1973, abortion could soon be outlawed in around half of US states. Jenny Brown explains how we’ve arrived at this extraordinary juncture - and how feminists are fighting back.

Opinion: So What’s the Problem With Peter Singer?

Lucy Burke

The work of utilitarian philosopher Peter Singer contributes to a culture in which the value of disabled peoples’ lives is viewed as a matter for debate rather than a given. A failure to recognise this reflects a broader failure to engage meaningfully with disability activism, writes Lucy Burke.

A protester in London opposing Poland's abortion ban

Opinion: Poland’s Pro-Choice Protests Are Radicalising a Generation

Ana Oppenheim

Attempts to outlaw abortion in Poland appear to have strengthened the country's growing pro-choice movement, writes Ana Oppenheim. Women across the country, many of whom never before saw themselves as activists, are learning what it means to defy authority and stand up for their rights.

As US Policymakers Close in on Reproductive Rights, Can Social Media Help Women Access Abortions?

Viola Stefanello

The 'Aunties Network' is connecting American women seeking abortions with people offering support and a spare room. But established abortion funds working within the UK and the US are concerned well intentioned volunteers may be doing more harm than good.

3 Reasons Ireland Must Repeal the Eighth Amendment

Beth Redmond

On 25 May, Irish citizens will be given the chance to remove and replace the eighth amendment - the wording in their constitution which makes abortions illegal in the majority of circumstances. Here are three reasons the amendment must be repealed.

Argentinian Women Might Finally Be Winning the Fight to Decriminalise Abortion

Adriano Mérola Marotta

Abortion is illegal in Argentina, but in recent years the country's strong feminist movement has made enormous strides in changing public opinion on the issue. As a decriminalisation bill travels through congress, International Women’s Day saw tens of thousands of women protest in Buenos Aires, with demands for free, safe and legal, abortion taking centre-stage.

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