Jessica Beder Archive

  Gun control reform is again in the spotlight after 19 people, including two children, were shot in New Orleans on Sunday when gunmen opened fire at a Mother’s Day parade. Police suspect that two, maybe three, shooters were involved. The gun …

Since President Barack Obama was elected to a second term, Americans have been logging in from all 50 states to petition for secession from the union, a spectacle that is baffling people worldwide. A White House website, We the People, allows constituents …

As President Barack Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney deal with the challenge of superstorm Sandy hitting the US East coast in the final stage of their election campaigns, the world is holding its breath. In an increasingly globalized world, it’s no …

It was Saturday night. Having just arrived in Australia for the first time, walking down George Street at 2am was a fast and hard lesson in the female social standards of native nightlife writes Jessica Beder. Navigating a forest of staggering stilettos …