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How to win a feminist battle – six activists share their secretsFrom helping to end a civil war to fighting the tampon tax, six women explain how their campaigns achieved the unimaginable
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France is a country beset by scandals and security fears – and with the mainstream parties crumbling, anything is possibleDon’t be complacent about the risk of President Le Pen
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Why is communication important? 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 -
I went to jail for handing out feminist stickers in ChinaThe backlash is painful, but it coexists with progress as women activists manage – slowly – to bring about a change in attitudes
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The Catholic church is ‘shocked’ at the hundreds of children buried at Tuam. Really?The discovery of remains at a former home for unmarried mothers shows that Ireland is still in denial over a horrific legacy
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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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Utopian thinking: the easy way to eradicate povertyKeeping people poor is a political choice we can no longer afford, with so much human potential wasted. We need a universal basic income
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Should MPs follow Jeremy Corbyn's example and release their tax returns?Is the Labour leader’s transparency something to emulate? Or should parliamentarians insist on privacy, like Philip Hammond? Our writers respond
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Behind a smokescreen of bogus patriotism, ideologically driven cuts to the NHS and all our public services are unpicking the bonds of nationhoodBrexit is Theresa May’s Falklands war: a weapon of mass distraction
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#thisgirlcan? I much prefer #thiswomandoesThere’s no doubt #thisgirlcan has made a difference. But the branding infantilises all of us who, in Maya Angelou’s words, see ourselves as phenomenal women
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No patriot can take pride in these stupid and cruel actsThe government’s refusal to confirm that 3m EU migrants can stay in post-Brexit Britain shows that the tolerant nation we thought we knew no longer exists
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Where is Britain’s version of Roots?The series that shook America in the 1970s has just been remade. The tale of the British empire’s slave history should be told too
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If the prime minister knows what she’s doing, she is doing it awesomely well. But what is it all for?Theresa May’s pointless supremacy
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Guardian opinion cartoonGuardian opinion cartoonNicola Jennings on grammar schools – cartoonTheresa May will pave the way for a new generation of grammar schools, as her chancellor uses the budget to push ahead with a controversial policy that is seen as a key priority for the prime minister
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Jonathan FreedlandJonathan FreedlandThe US president’s links to Russia reflect the depth of the political crisis. This is a scandal of the entire American rightDonald Trump isn’t the only villain – the Republican party shares the blame
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Suzanne MooreSuzanne MooreA theatre has asked its audiences not to eat during performances – but many now consider ‘leisure’ to be eating and drinking at every momentPublic eating is fraught. If hotdogs at the cinema are OK, why not a bacon bap at a play?
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Natalie NougayrèdeNatalie NougayrèdeFrance is a country beset by scandals and security fears – and with the mainstream parties crumbling, anything is possibleDon’t be complacent about the risk of President Le Pen
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Polly ToynbeePolly ToynbeeAs the chancellor prepares to slash the state he claims there’s no cash. Yet he’s preparing to give billions away to the richDon’t fall for Philip Hammond’s budget trickery. There is an alternative
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Mixed-sex civil partnerships make sense. Here's why – videoAlex Hern says civil partnerships should be extended to mixed-sex couples
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'They don't care about us': the anger and apathy behind the Stoke byelection – videoAs the media get in a lather about the byelection contest between Labour and Ukip, John Harris visits Stoke-on-Trent, the supposed ‘Brexit capital of Britain’
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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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First thoughtsFirst thoughtsSurely our aim should be to reduce crime, not just to exact vengeance. These new sentencing guidelines should help achieve thatIt’s not soft on crime to look at young offenders’ histories. It’s common sense
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The autocomplete questionsThe autocomplete questionsWhy is communication important? 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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A day to strike a blow for women’s rightsLetters: In the wake of the intensifying war against women internationally and the growing resistance to it, there is a call for an international women’s strike
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Universities’ drive to tackle sex harassmentLetters: The taskforce report Changing the Culture was clear that universities should adopt a zero-tolerance approach
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Silence and powerlessness go hand in hand – women’s voices must be heard