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How the far right is using thinness to radicalise women and teen girls

How the far right is using thinness to radicalise women and teen girls

The far right has normalised much of its ideology within mainstream politics – and ‘body fascism’ is part of that
Lois Shearing 08 Apr 2025
Women will suffer most from UK government’s cuts to disability benefits

Women will suffer most from UK government’s cuts to disability benefits

Cuts will push hundreds of thousands of women into poverty or force them out of workforce
Mary-Ann Stephenson 03 Apr 2025
Keir Starmer doesn’t understand the benefits system

Keir Starmer doesn’t understand the benefits system

Another PM is trying to make cuts equate to growth. Disabled people will again pay the price of this cruelty
Mikey Erhardt 12 Mar 2025
Deaths and cover-ups: Child care scandal in Uruguay reveals a deeper crisis

Deaths and cover-ups: Child care scandal in Uruguay reveals a deeper crisis

Revealed: Residents of only state-run home designed to support teen mothers fell victim to authorities’ incompetence
Angelina de los Santos 17 Jan 2025
Hidden in plain sight: The lobby group restricting rights in Latin America

Hidden in plain sight: The lobby group restricting rights in Latin America

Founded by members of shadowy Catholic organisation Opus Dei, the AFI has become one of Guatemala’s most influential groups
openDemocracy 50.50, Guatemala Leaks 26 Nov 2024
Should assisted dying be legalised? Readers share their thoughts

Should assisted dying be legalised? Readers share their thoughts

After we published op-eds from opposing sides of assisted dying debate, many readers wrote in to give their opinion
Indra Warnes 22 Nov 2024
I’m disabled. Here’s why I am scared of the assisted dying bill

I’m disabled. Here’s why I am scared of the assisted dying bill

The bill puts us at risk of coercion by family members, and doctors wrongly predicting that we are going to die
Merry Cross 20 Nov 2024

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