Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
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The sexualisation of male violence: A lethal game for women
Instead of asking women if they consent to violence, the question ought to be: why are so many men eager to use sex as an excuse to assault women? says RAQUEL ROSARIO SANCHEZ
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
TODAY, November 25, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Public bodies and the media usually note that abuse perpetrated by men against women and girls remains an epidemic.
Oftentimes, they mark the occasion with promises to eradicate a plight which in the United Kingdom on average severs forever the life of a woman every three days.
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