The Terrorizing of People in Their Own Homes Is Alive and Well

Rahima Nasa and Rachel Glickhouse / ProPublica Jan 10, 2019 A recent database shows that harassment of black families where they live is still an issue decades after the civil rights movement. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Anti-Semitic Acts Soared in 2017, Rights Group Says

MICHAEL KUNZELMAN / The Associated Press Feb 27, 2018 The 57 percent increase in U.S. incidents is the highest the Anti-Defamation League has recorded in more than two decades. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton ‘Dismayed’ by Harassment Complaint Involving Ex-Aide

The Associated Press Jan 27, 2018 The former presidential candidate tweets support for the accuser but has not explained why the accused, Burns Strider, wasn't fired from her 2008 campaign. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Should Journalists Report on the #MeToo Movement?

Emily Wells / Truthdig Jan 11, 2018 We have an obligation to listen—then report with nuance, attention and scrutiny. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Laura Poitras Hits Back at U.S. Government With Harassment Suit

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 15, 2015 "Citizenfour" director Laura Poitras has taken the U.S. government to task through her work as a filmmaker, and, unsurprisingly, she's gotten a direct message about how that's gone over with the powers that be in Washington. (Hint: not well.) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Video Proof That Some Men Are Pigs

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 29, 2014 In this video titled "10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman," we get to bear witness to what it's like for a young woman to get from A to B, and why sometimes a compliment feels like harassment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

FBI to American Muslim: ‘You Might Get Hit by a Car’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 2, 2014 Naji Mansour's life was turned upside down when he refused to become an informant for the FBI. After being detained, repeatedly interrogated and ultimately forced into exile and separated from his children for years, he began recording his telephone conversations with bureau agents. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Voters Call RNCC Calls ‘Harassment’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2006 Automated "robo-calls" from GOP computers are infuriating people across the nation, who say they have to disconnect their phones to escape the bombardment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rio Gets Female-Only Subway Cars

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2006 The Brazilian city becomes the third at least the fourth worldwide (after Mexico City, Tokyo and Cairo) to mandate female-only cars during rush hour--to guard against gropers and harassment. But many consider the law a major step backward for women's rights. (thanks to reader Hilary Tate for the correction) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )