‘Pornography Is What the End of the World Looks Like’

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 16, 2015 "Fifty Shades of Grey" is part of a corporate capitalist onslaught that has seen women dehumanized, men desensitized, children damaged and violence and exploitation glorified. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Where Do Today’s Slaves Live?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2013 There are 30 million slaves in the world and 60,000 of them live in the United States, according to a new report. It's time to acknowledge that slave labor still exists in many forms and do something about it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Two Girls, One GOP

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2010 The RNC would like us all to know that, whatever happened involving Young Eagles members, committee funds and lesbian-themed fun at Voyeur last month, Chairman Michael Steele wasn't there. All the same, Jon Stewart still wants to show a Muppety re-enactment of that night of infamy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Staffer Axed for Spending Funds at Racy Club

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2010 The RNC's February expense report apparently listed the $1,946 tab from West Hollywood's Voyeur nightclub, which features topless entertainers and bondage-themed get-ups, as money spent on meals and not bottle service, but regardless (continued) [Pictured above, RNC Chairman Michael Steele] Updated. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Family Values: RNC Looking Into $2K Erotic Club Tab

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2010 The Republican National Committee has a little image problem to account for after the Daily Caller reported Monday that RNC funds were used to pay for a $1,946 tab in early February at the Los Angeles nightclub Voyeur, where naughty shows of partial nakedness happen for patrons' viewing pleasure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dog Puppy Fetish Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2009 The New York Times gets an inside look at a Pakistani fetish factory located next door to a fundamentalist Islamic mosque. Globalization doesn't get more entertaining than this. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

So Long, Bettie Page

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2008 Long before Madonna, Dita Von Teese or any number of aspiring sirens squeezed into their first corsets, there was proto-vixen Bettie Page, who brought her own racy sensibility to the art of pinup photography in the 1950s. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )