Guardian USNowThere are more people in England and Wales than ever – but that’s no bad thingverified_publisherThe Guardian - Rob McNeilEngland and Wales have the “largest population ever recorded”, the Office for National Statistics trumpets in its first 2021 census bulletin, released today. You might get the impression from its placement at the top of the bulletin that this new record is interesting or surprising, or that it has …
Guardian US1 day agoLet’s call the overturning of Roe v Wade what it is: state-sanctioned forced birthverified_publisherThe Guardian - Rhiannon Lucy CosslettI write this on my birthday, a date when traditionally my mother likes to reminisce about her labour. I was a much-wanted baby, and that love has carried me throughout my life. I have never, for a fragment of a second, doubted it. I used to gently tease my mother about her reminiscences, but now …
Guardian US3 hours agoNeed an abortion? Better hope you have a generous bossverified_publisherThe Guardian - Arwa MahdawiNot so long ago, shortly before everything went to hell, employers wooed workers with perks such as ping-pong tables and free snacks. Now, in a sign of increasingly dystopian times, they are offering all-expenses-paid abortion trips. In the wake of the US supreme court’s decision on Friday to …
Guardian US1 hour agoTrying to erase the biological definition of sex isn’t just misguided – it’s dangerousverified_publisherThe Guardian - Susanna RustinIn one sense, old-fashioned feminists like me should be grateful for The Future of Legal Gender, a four-year publicly funded research project. That’s because it makes crystal-clear what is sometimes denied by advocates of the new gender politics: that there are some who aim to reduce the importance …
Guardian US2 hours agoIf Labour won’t stand up for working people, unions willverified_publisherThe Guardian - Owen JonesLabour is losing its sense of purpose just as the trade unions that gave birth to the party have rediscovered theirs. This may seem churlish given that the party won a byelection just last week, but the polling tells us that this is a story of Tory self-immolation, of voters repelled by illicit …
Guardian US6 hours agoI saw first-hand how the tech giants seduced the EU – and undermined democracyverified_publisherThe Guardian - Georg RiekelesThe tide is seemingly turning against Meta, Google and other tech giants. Groundbreaking new European Union legislation is imminent, aimed at forcing the large digital platforms to do more to keep users safe and cutting down market abuses, data capture and surveillance infrastructure. As the Digital …
