In my Opinion
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Eleanor Longden argues that mental illness is a response to traumas we have been through in the past
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Vegetarian Mona Chalabi is bored with having to explain herself when she’s trying to enjoy her veggieburger
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Bryan Stevenson argues that young black men are still presumed guilty and dangerous by many Americans, and only transitional justice can begin to heal America’s racial wounds
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If you’re waiting anxiously for your GCSE results, BBC Radio 1 DJ Gemma Cairney urges you to cut yourself a bit of slack
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The neoliberalist capitalist model has resulted in civil wars and economic disaster, and it’s only going to get worse
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Do you pay that little bit extra on Fairtrade produce? Well, argues William MacAskill, you may not be doing as much good as you think you are
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Deborah Coughlin argues that Britons have a big problem with drink, and that many are searching for excuses to stop
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Temi Mwale says there are widespread misconceptions about what gangs are, who joins them, and why
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Macer Gifford tells how he joined the fight against Islamic State on the ground, and argues that the British government has let down the people of Syria and Iraq
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Instead of asking to be included, argues Reni Eddo-Lodge, women should aim for liberation
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It's time to allow the constituent nations of the UK to have their own anthems, argues Giles Fraser
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Hanna Yusuf asks why a simple piece of clothing is seen as the very epitome of oppression
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Simon Copland and his two partners believe love is limitless. Why should they miss out on social and legal benefits that other couples enjoy?
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Let's face it, the Arab Spring failed women – they are no closer to liberation than before the uprisings, argues Mona Eltahawy
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It all began with Innocent smoothies ... and then along came social media. Tshepo Mokoena argues that corporate communication has taken a wrong turn
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Eliza Anyangwe argues that myths created by the western media are being dispelled slowly by Africans telling their own stories online
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Deborah Coughlin argues that it's about time attitudes towards big people – and even perhaps the law – began to change
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Does last week's election victory by David Cameron's Conservatives fill you with despair? Time to redouble our efforts, says Owen Jones
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The global anti-choice movement is looking to the United States for clues, which Jessica Valenti argues couldn't be worse news for women abroad. From 'crisis pregnancy centres' that mislead women to disruptive protestors outside clinics, is obtaining an abortion becoming so hard to get that it might as well be illegal?
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Serbian revolutionary Srdja Popovic asks whether political outsiders can ever truly replace the old guard
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Julie Bindel explains why she believes she chose her sexuality, rather than it having chosen her
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70-year-old journalist and TV presenter Anne Robinson watches porn for the first time and tells Grace Campbell, 20, what she thinks
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Megan Carpentier warns us to brace ourselves for questions about whether Hillary baked enough cookies for Chelsea and the snide remarks about pantsuits
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Naomi Klein argues that the sudden drop in oil prices may be our best chance to prevent catastrophic global warming
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Mehdi Hasan argues that the so-called immigration debate is now toxically out of control
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Racism is a business. Its marketing is so successful that even Akala looks sideways at a young black man holding a lot of cash. These racial assumptions lead to 'everyday' racism - daily encounters and micro-agressions. It's time to recognise the relationship between top-down propaganda and the bias that we all carry
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Julie Holland argues that monthly blues caused by fluctuating hormones are normal – and women don't need daily antidepressants in order to mask them
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Jon Ronson says users of social media now hold the power to determine the severity of some punishments. But how merciless do we want to be?
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The only way Steven W Thrasher can make sense of the world is to embrace the fact that he's a queer, reporting on a queer world
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Most people prefer to date someone who is the same race as them. Mona Chalabi believes this trend is in part due to our exposure to negative racial stereotypes
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George Monbiot still struggles with the emotional impact of being sent away at the age of eight. Why are upper-class parents getting away with what has become a form of acceptable cruelty?
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David Cameron says a second financial crash is imminent. If he's right, it's because he's bailed out the wrong industry, argues Ross Ashcroft
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