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The most unhinged Trump conspiracy theory comes from – who else? – QAnon followers
Arwa Mahdawi
The president, their reasoning goes, is pretending to have Covid-19 as part of a grand plan to arrest Hillary Clinton More
‘As guarded as Fort Knox’: the inside story of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign Thousands of hours of behind-the-scenes footage were shot of the former first lady’s disastrous bid for the White House. How did film-maker Nanette Burstein turn it all into a story of hope? ‘As guarded as Fort Knox’ … the candidate in Nanette […] More
What Mrs America gets right and what it gets wrong about 70s feminism Moira Donegan Mrs America gives Phyllis Schlafly a depth in fiction that was lacking in history but Shirley Chisholm is refreshingly portrayed as more than just a martyr Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly in the miniseries Mrs America, left, alongside the real […] More
Why has the media ignored sexual assault allegations against Biden? Arwa Mahdawi Conservatives who didn’t care about the multiple sexual assault allegations against Trump have seized on the accusations while liberals turn a blind eye Tara Reade, who worked with Joe Biden, alleges he inappropriately touched her in 1993. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images […] More
Former congressman Aaron Schock came out this week, with no acknowledgement of the harm he caused gay Americans Sign up for the Week in Patriarchy, a newsletter on feminism and sexism sent every Saturday. Continue reading… More
The human need for transgression is key to the backlash. Liberals must allow room for this without it harming others There was a time when being rightwing meant being conservative in the truest sense; committed to order, civility and restraint. No longer. The Reagan/Thatcher years began to change things, as neoliberal economics destabilised societies by […] More
Bloomberg is indisputably on the record saying things that make it clear he is simply a richer version of Trump Sign up for the Week in Patriarchy, a newsletter on feminism and sexism sent every Saturday. Continue reading… More
A century after the 19th amendment, Ellen Carol DuBois makes the familiar new and sheds light on a fight against injustice It was a decidedly anticlimactic end to a life-changing campaign. The document was sent by train to Washington in the middle of the night. A government employee met the train and rushed it to […] More
