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With women at the forefront, the unions are relevant againForget the idea of blokes and beer. With a majority of its members female, the movement is primed to tackle the gender pay gap and discrimination
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The president’s condemnation of hate crimes against Jewish targets would be more convincing if his record on prejudice in general wasn’t so lamentableDonald Trump's antisemitism comments: too little, too limp, too late
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Of course plagiarism is wrong. But treating students as consumers sends them a very clear message: your money is just as important as your mindNow a degree is a commodity, no wonder more students are cheating
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I put Milo Yiannopoulos through the Christopher Hitchens test. He failedBill Maher likened the far-right agitator to one of the finest writers of recent times. He isn’t even close – Yiannopoulos is a boring narcissist
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Spaniards’ lack of sleep isn’t a cultural thing – they’re in the wrong time zoneA Franco-era decision to adhere to Central European Time is to blame for everything from poor productivity to a low birthrate. But that could change
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Can Nokia persuade you to dumb down your tech? – catch up on the Guardian SocialReaders joined us to discuss the week’s news and views with Guardian journalists both above the line and in the commentsClick the GuardianWitness button to see our new photography project
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'He left me with a £125 bill to pay': stories of your dating disastersWhen dates go wrong, they can go really wrong. We asked for your stories of courtship gone awry, and here are a selection of responses
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How I feel about my decision to get cosmetic surgery – 10 years onOur readers talk about the procedures they have had done and whether now, looking back, they have any regrets
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The migrant slave trade is booming in Libya. Why is the world ignoring it?I’ve seen the dangerous route to Europe through Libya, with thousands of people at the mercy of cruelty for profit. But our leaders prefer to keep them there
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Moonlight is a powerful affirmation for gay black men: we’re supposed to existThe whitewashed heterosexual culture I grew up in didn’t speak to me. But this film lays all the answers I needed in my childhood at my feet
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The British media are failing Brexit’s testAmerican reporters are asking the kind of tough questions our children will be astonished we didn’t
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We will keep fighting for civil partnerships for mixed-sex couplesAlthough we lost our challenge today and despite the government’s efforts, the court of appeal ruling shows that ending this discrimination is closer than ever
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Sweden is often misunderstood. But Trump’s views subvert the truthProgressives used to think everything in Sweden was perfect; now rightwingers believe it’s a crucible of Muslim violence – despite all evidence to the contrary
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Adele’s tribute to Beyoncé was a frank admission of privilege. I salute itSpeaking at the Grammys, the white, working-class Londoner shattered the taboo of race and class with a display of solidarity
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Accusations that the film is inaccurate are part of the ongoing attempt to dismiss what is being done to vulnerable people in Britain’s toxic social security systemI, Daniel Blake is a realistic depiction of life on benefits. Isn’t it?
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Guardian opinion cartoonGuardian opinion cartoonMartin Rowson on Paul Dacre and the Daily Mail – cartoonTony Blair has denied that a Labour government paid compensation to the former Guantánamo Bay detainee who went on to blow himself up in Iraq, and accused the Daily Mail of hypocritical coverage
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Suzanne MooreSuzanne MooreAn Amnesty report about toxic language in politics warns of its dehumanising effect. It is rightwing leaders who have fomented thisPopulists blame migrants – but hateful discourse starts at the top
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Natalie NougayrèdeNatalie NougayrèdeFor all Europe’s misgivings about the new president’s isolationism, we will need him to ensure our securityAmerica must lead the free world – the alternative is chaos
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Polly ToynbeePolly ToynbeeThe housing crisis, the Brexit bill and the French election – Politics Weekly podcastHeather Stewart is joined by Polly Toynbee, Ryan Shorthouse and John Healey to discuss the passage of the Brexit bill through the Commons and the government’s new housing strategy. Plus we hear from Labour’s leader in the Lords, Baroness Smith, and Angelique Chrisafis on the French election
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Hugh MuirHugh MuirThe right is acting like a crime syndicate intent on protecting territory and silencing witnessesLord Neuberger is right. We have to take on the mob
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Why do white men still control so much culture? – videoHanna Yusuf argues that women of colour miss out on critical acclaim because of the white men who set industry standards
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Poor people are allowed to be fat – videoKathleen Kerridge says we should not judge a person’s need based on the size of their jeans
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If eastern Europeans leave Britain after Brexit, what happens? – videoJohn Harris visits the flatlands of East Anglia, where support for Brexit runs high, and where a huge number of people from central and Eastern Europe keep a vital part of the UK economy ticking over
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First thoughtsFirst thoughtsLiving to 90 and beyond? No thanksI am frightened of death – but perhaps more frightened of living to a very old age in a country where the health and social care systems are already failing
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The autocomplete questionsThe autocomplete questionsWhat is yoga? You asked Google – here’s the answerEvery day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries
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Trading off costs and benefits of Brexit and the EULetters: The WTO tariffs of $7.6bn payable on UK exports to Europe are more than covered by the fall in sterling since the referendum
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A clearer picture of the Green party surge in SolihullLetters: I gave a huge amount of time in serving the residents of an area with historical social problems as Labour councillor, while holding a full-time job at the same time
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Why it was right to release Jamal al-Harith in 2004