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The women’s vote does not exist
Jessica Abrahams / March 25, 2015
It treats a huge bloc of people living very different lives as though they were a homogenous group
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Book review: 'Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner?' by Katrine Marçal
Jessica Abrahams / February 19, 2015
Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner? by Katrine Marçal (Portobello, £12.99) “How do you get your dinner is the fundamental question of economics.” So writes the Swedish author Katrine Marçal....
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World leaders bear a "moral responsibility" to help Raif Badawi, says Saudi blogger's wife
Jessica Abrahams / January 30, 2015
Raif Badawi in 2012 © Ensaf Haidar Human rights abuses may not be uncommon in Saudi Arabia, but the cruelty of Raif Badawi's case has been front-page news in the west and sparked protests from...
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Northumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner is trying out a new idea to improve rape trials
Jessica Abrahams / January 27, 2015
Newcastle Crown Court, where a panel of experts will observe rape trials for the next six months © Mick Gallagher/Flickr Rape trials are, notoriously, one of the areas in which the justice system...
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I'd defend a woman's right to parade down the street naked if she wanted to—but Page 3 is sexist
Jessica Abrahams / January 26, 2015
© David Jones/PA Wire/Press Association Images Defenders of Page 3—and there are many, many women among their ranks—tend to argue that true feminism supports the right of women to do whatever...
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Memories: the women of Bletchley Park
Jessica Abrahams / January 23, 2015
The mansion at Bletchley Park © ShaunArmstrong/mubsta.com There has been a recent fascination with Bletchley Park, the centre of Britain's codebreaking efforts during the Second World War. The...
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Review: The Birth of the Pill by Jonathan Eig
Jessica Abrahams / January 22, 2015
The Birth of the Pill by Jonathan Eig (Macmillan, £20) Margaret Sanger was the 20th century’s greatest campaigner for birth control.  When contraception was still illegal in the US, the...
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Review: The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore
Jessica Abrahams / December 11, 2014
The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore (Scribe, £20) Read more of our books in brief “With the speed of Mercury and the strength of Hercules—she is known only as Wonder Woman,...
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Big ideas of 2015: the end of cash
Jessica Abrahams / December 10, 2014
Cash still rules in the UK—but only just
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Why Israel's Jewish nation-state bill is so controversial
Jessica Abrahams / November 26, 2014
Tzipi Livni, who voted against the bill, is interviewed at a press conference in 2009. Photo © Itzik Edri Next week, the Israeli parliament will vote on legislation that would define the country's...
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