Reclaiming Difference

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Oct 4, 2019 A new anthology shines light on differently abled artists, including Sandie Yi, born with two digits on each hand and foot, whose art forces viewers to reconsider beauty. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Media Insist on Repackaging Terrifying Stories as ‘Uplifting’

Alan MacLeod / FAIR Jul 21, 2019 A popular news trend of supposedly positive stories reveal the dire conditions of late capitalism so many Americans now live under. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Predators Home In on Developmentally Disabled Women

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Feb 18, 2019 It’s time society took seriously the care and protection of its most vulnerable citizens. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Young, Autistic and Locked Away

Katharine Quarmby / Truthdig Dec 10, 2018 Despite promises of reform, Britain is institutionalizing growing numbers of young adults with autism and learning disabilities. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The #MeToo Movement Is Here to Stay

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Nov 15, 2018 Owing in great part to the ongoing efforts of women of color and allied groups, the movement is going strong more than a year after it began. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Poverty Is Violence’: First Day of Action of the Poor People’s Campaign (Audio Photo Essay)

Michael Nigro / Truthdig May 16, 2018 Hundreds are arrested in Washington, D.C., as they protest inequality and other pressing issues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trump Again Seeks to Cut Energy Aid to Those in Need

DAVID SHARP / The Associated Press Feb 18, 2018 “If the president ... did away with that funding, I have no idea how we’d survive in the winter,” says a Maine diabetic who is on disability after losing part of a foot to infection. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

39 Million Reasons to Know Us

Eileen Cronin / Truthdig Feb 7, 2018 Seventy percent of the 56 million Americans with disabilities are voters who should not have to fight to join marches and political rallies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Surprising Ways Voter Suppression Hurts Women

Mandy Velez / AlterNet Jan 11, 2018 Donald Trump got one thing right: The voting system is “rigged"—though not in the way he thinks. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Here’s How Republican Lawmakers Are Responding to Medicaid Advocates

Emma Niles / Truthdig Jul 12, 2017 Disability rights activists protesting the proposed GOP health care bill’s cuts to Medicaid are being met with slammed doors and, in some cases, police force. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Disabled Activists Put Their Bodies on the Line to Defend Health Care

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jun 26, 2017 Demonstrators oppose the Senate's newly unveiled health care bill, which repeals many tax increases for wealthy Americans. Those increases helped expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why People With Disabilities Can’t Present Their Version of the Truth

Eileen Cronin / Truthdig May 8, 2017 When Alabama Republican Rep. Mo Brooks labeled physical illness a moral failing, there were no disabled reporters to question him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )