Truthdigger of the Week: Human Rights Champion Carmelyn P. Malalis

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Nov 8, 2015 The leader of the New York City Commission on Human Rights is driven by both a zeal for the public good and personal passion. She is on a mission to give a voice to the voiceless. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Northern Ireland Assembly’s Vote to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage Is Vetoed

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Nov 2, 2015 Because the Democratic Unionists, the largest party in Northern Ireland's devolved Parliament, exercised a voting mechanism to veto the vote, same-sex marriage backers are now expected to turn to the courts. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Many Ways Women Are Beaten Down in America

By Paul Buchheit Oct 5, 2015 Despite all the successes of women, and despite their having earned the right to economic equality, the white male establishment has prevailed, like a schoolyard bully muscling lunch money from the smarter but weaker kids. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Why Idealism Isn’t Just for Dreamers

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2015 In today's political world, idealism is seen as the enemy of realism and getting things done. But, British journalist Gary Younge argues, idealism is absolutely necessary for society to continue progressing into the world we want to see. It's what makes things that seem impossible today the reality of the future. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gender Equality Would Add 26%, or $28 Trillion, to Global GDP, Report Says

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Sep 26, 2015 A new report reveals that even though they make up half the population, women generate just 37 percent of world GDP. The potential gain from economic gender equality would roughly equal the U.S. and Chinese economies combined. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Bernie Sanders Is Best on Women’s Issues

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2015 Sanders understands that women's struggles can't be compartmentalized into issue silos. That's why he has long eschewed counterfeit gestures of "gender diversity" in favor of genuine social equality. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Case for Universal Basic Income

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2015 Support for a universal basic income is growing. In Europe, for example, the Dutch city of Utrecht is about to introduce an experiment that aims “to challenge the notion that people who receive public money need to be patrolled and punished." Here, the political, philosophical and economic arguments are made clear. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Women’s Equality Day: Whatever Happened to the Equal Rights Amendment?

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Aug 26, 2015 Wednesday marks the 95th anniversary of women's right to vote in the US But let's not forget that the U Constitution still does not guarantee equal rights for women This video examines why the ERA, despite having been written in 1923, still hasn't passed . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Black Lives Matter Movement Offers Badly Needed Lessons on Electoral Politics

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Aug 13, 2015 We need to stop putting our favorite candidates on a pedestal. Instead, as Black Lives Matter has shown recently, progressives need to set the agenda and force candidates to follow. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Women Are Judged Much More Harshly Than Men for Similar Assertiveness at Work

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Aug 9, 2015 A new study rates women who come across as angry or critical as 35 percent less competent and worth $15,000 less in pay than those who are less aggressive. Comparable behavior by men costs them only about half as much in perceived fair compensation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Something’s Missing From Pope Francis’ ‘Radical’ Vision of Equality: Women

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 8, 2015 Despite his efforts to champion his constituency — the world’s poor, of which the vast majority are women — the pope tends to overlook the feminized nature of poverty and inequality. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Early Marriage Rights Champion Gavin Newsom

BLANK Jun 28, 2015 When the then-mayor of San Francisco ordered his city to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2004, he helped put the United States on the course that culminated in this week's historic Supreme Court decision to recognize the marriage rights of gay couples nationwide. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )