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We were wrong to presume women would vote for Hillary Clinton because of her gender. Here’s why Trump supporters still call themselves feministsCan you be a feminist and vote for Donald Trump? Yes, you can
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Bessie has been hit by a succession of cruel blows by the DWP. She even ended up pawning her inherited jewellery just to eat and stay warmCut after cut has left a disabled woman with nothing to live on
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As a Muslim, how do I tell my child the new president doesn’t like us?Donald Trump’s victory has led to a surge in anti-Muslim feeling in the US. Explain that to a nine-year-old
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Women were not the only ones to vote against their own self-interest in the US elections, but our complicity is is at least explainableWhy did women vote for Trump? Because misogyny is not a male-only attribute
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School libraries change lives. Cutting them would be disastrousThey empower and educate children, and help with social mobility. With public libraries also being closed, we need their school counterparts more than ever
our readers' views
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'I hate cynicism; you have to fight': 1960s activists on modern politicsFrom Donald Trump to Brexit, the world is changing rapidly. Here, those who lived through the transformative 1960s give their view on changing times
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Black women and breast cancer: share your storyBlack women in England are twice as likely to be diagnosed with advanced breast cancer as white women. Tell us your experiences of the disease
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Did you not vote in the US election? Tell us whyIt’s been estimated that 42% of Americans didn’t cast a ballot on 8 November. If you were one of them, tell us why you didn’t want to make your voice heard
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We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevailRising inequality is largely to blame for this electoral upset. Continuing with business as usual is not an option
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Donald Trump’s victory is a disaster for modern masculinityNostalgia for sexual certainties won the election. But it’s just as oppressive for men as it is for women
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We need to talk about the online radicalisation of young, white menWith the appointment of Breitbart News’s chair to Trump’s staff we need to be clear about the links between misogyny, racism and neofascism on alt-right websites
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In the gig economy, recruitment agencies are the gangmastersThese seemingly bland organisations are actively undermining employment rights, driving precarious workers into the arms of exploitative companies
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The prime minister says she is hiding her strategy for EU withdrawal. But the growing fear is that she hasn’t got oneBrexit Britain needs to know: is Emperor May naked?
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Bad news for leavers – the EU has bigger priorities than BrexitFrance and Germany have elections, the Czech Republic has migration concerns – and unfortunately for Theresa May, this matters
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Look carefully and it is clear that rapacious capitalism has all of us - not just the working class - in its sightsRust-belt romantics don’t get it: the middle class is being wiped out too
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Guardian opinion cartoonGuardian opinion cartoonSteve Bell on Donald Trump's transition to power – cartoonThe House Democratic leader, Nancy Pelosi, said: ‘There must be no sugarcoating the reality that a white nationalist has been named chief strategist for the Trump administration’
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Owen JonesOwen JonesIdentity politics have always been part of the struggle. Those who claim there’s a backlash only seek to drive us apartDon’t be divided by Trump and Brexit: minorities are part of the working class
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Natalie NougayrèdeNatalie NougayrèdeThe psychological and political link with America undermines the liberal values that have sustained the west since the second world warTrump’s triumph strikes at the roots of the European project
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Aditya ChakraborttyAditya ChakraborttyNottingham academic on casual contract: 'I had more rights as a binman'More than half of academics in the UK are on some kind of insecure contract. Here, two lecturers speak of their struggle to make ends meet
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Polly ToynbeePolly ToynbeeWith the autumn statement, Theresa May can finally help the growing precariat. But I’m not holding my breathOnly a decrepit society would deprive young families of a home
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A Trump triumph would be a calamity for the world – videoOwen Jones says the US must draw on its proud history of positive action to avoid a Trump victory
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Is not having children selfish? Far from it – videoThe idea that all women want to be mothers is outdated and sexist, argues Julie Bindel
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Our obsession with 'good immigrants' breeds intolerance – videoSociety sets the bar so high to become a ‘good immigrant’, argues writer Nikesh Shukla, that normal immigrants are demonised
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First thoughtsFirst thoughtsDonald Trump’s election victory and his appointment of Steve Bannon have lent legitimacy to overt antisemitismThe US will no longer feel like a haven for Jews under Trump
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The autocomplete questionsThe autocomplete questionsShould I exercise if my muscles are sore? 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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Neoliberalism and other factors in the breakdown of societyLetters: If we had had the kind of institutions of learning that we really need during the last 50 to 100 years, the election of Trump would have been impossible
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How KFC, Subway and McDonald’s can help the fight against antibiotic resistanceLetters: We are calling on KFC, Subway and McDonald’s to end the routine use of all antibiotics included on the World Health Organisation’s list of medically important antimicrobials, in all of their livestock supply chains
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Don’t be divided by Trump and Brexit: minorities are part of the working class