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Prisoners in their own bodies: Medical experiments on chimps
A recent video of a group of chimpanzees being introduced to the outdoors after years of medical research touched the hearts of many. But while these chimpanzees are now awakening to the outside world, countless others are still suffering unspeakable torture out of public view, writes Susannah Waters.
To share or not to share?
Revealing your ‘dark’ side is a risky business that can result in being rejected or branded a ‘whiner’ or ‘attention seeker’. But, while there is a fi... Time to abolish all forms of slavery
December 2 is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. With this day in mind, it is important to consider the abolition of the trans-Atlant...
Feminists: We need to sharpen our tongues
Some feminist activists view the discussion of semantics as little more than an academic indulgence, but language as it is commonly used today is stif... Melbourne Cup: Sexist, classist and speciesist
Australia’s biggest horse racing event is blatant in its depiction of intersecting oppressions – animal slavery, sexism and classism, and it’s time fo...
Weak guys can’t be heroes: Or can they?
Most of us enjoy action films. We would all like to make the world a better place, yet we adore violence, explosions and overcoming impossible odds in... Palestine: Stories of injustices
Palestinian people – including veteran combatants who have served in the Israeli military since the start of the Second Intifada expose the realities ...
Why the prohibition against marijuana has to end
The legalization of marijuana is not a dangerous experiment – the prohibition is the experiment, and it has failed dramatically, with millions of vict...
Feminism & Pop Culture
Girls are not peripheral: Time to kill the ‘Smurfette principle’
Strong female characters such as Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter series and Sookie Stackhouse...
- Why I walked the SlutWalk
- Am I supposed to be offended when someone calls me a MILF?
A guide to feminist erotic modeling
How do you reconcile the principles of feminism with nude or erotic modeling? Refusing to cover up y...
- When feminists disagree: censorship versus solidarity
- If all food choices are valid, that means ‘all’ food choices
Feminists: We need to sharpen our tongues
Some feminist activists view the discussion of semantics as little more than an academic indulgence,...- Weak guys can’t be heroes: Or can they?
- Tough titty: On feminist mothering and the breastfeeding doll
Media & Technology
Nobody rides for free: The true cost of social media
We may think that social media is ‘free’, but users are simply commodities whose value is determined...
- Social networking is killing our social lives
- Similarities between collaborative consumption and open-source technology
Our iPad hypocrisy
We love our beautiful high-tech machines so much that we are prepared to turn a blind eye to the con...
- Confessions of an (ex) advertising man
- Wanna make a billion bucks?
Murdoch and Miliband: Cutting the ties between media and politics?
If the UK Labour party gets re-elected after the refusal by party leader Ed Miliband to grovel to th...
- Media complicit in rise of xenophobia
- Fact or just close approximation?
Social Justice
Time to abolish all forms of slavery
December 2 is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. With this day in mind, it is impor...
- Melbourne Cup: Sexist, classist and speciesist
- Prisoners in their own bodies: Medical experiments on chimps
Animal agriculture: A huge waste of water
Water scarcity is a reality in many parts of the world, and there is a rapidly growing gap between t...
- Indonesia’s forests: Paper trail to destruction
- US hog farm pollution threatens human health and the environment
Children of Cambodia: A hospital tour
British writer Lynda Renham-Cook visited Cambodia in December 2011. While there, she was inspired by t...- Why People of Color burn out in anti-racist organizing
- Global Financial Crisis II: Why capitalism is doomed
Sex, Gender & Sexuality Diversity
True Blood and why I can't get behind all this pro-GBL praise
The vampire TV show, True Blood, has a wide range of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters, but quant...
- Mentorship program for queer artists launched
- Is gay the new black?
The challenges of genderqueer love
Do genderqueers date those in the lesbian, gay and bisexual community who fetishize us? Are we releg...- Calling out sexual abuse on the BDSM scene
- Gay rights and animal rights: intersections
When perseverance becomes self-destruction for trans people
Trans people can sometimes be at higher risk of sacrificing our self-interests because we might not ...
- What transphobia looks like: A primer for family, friends and loved ones
- Historic Sex and or Gender Diverse Human Rights and Dignity Conference, Australia, launched
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- Children of Cambodia: A hospital tour
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- What transphobia looks like: A primer for family, friends and loved ones
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Arts
When artists meet developers: Collaborating to make temporary use of empty properties. Read more...
Health
Parental Alienation: When one parent turns a child against the other parent. Read more...
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Interview: Nicoal Sheen, North American Animal Liberation press office
What do the Norway attacks mean for multiculturalism?
US hog farm pollution threatens human health and the environment
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