International Women’s Day Honors Its Activist Roots

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Mar 8, 2020 It has been a rocky year so far in the fight for justice for women around the world. But that's far from the whole story. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trafficking Women Goes Beyond Sex

Julian Vigo / Truthdig Sep 30, 2019 Researchers and the media tend to overlook the fact that staggering numbers of women and girls are exploited in Europe for nonsexual work. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Epstein May Have Gamed the System From Beyond the Grave

CURT ANDERSON / The Associated Press Aug 22, 2019 The will signed two days before his suicide puts $577 million in assets into a trust, a roadblock to sex-abuse accusers to recover damages. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jeffrey Epstein Found Injured in New York City Jail

TOM HAYS / The Associated Press Jul 25, 2019 The financier awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges is discovered on the floor of his cell with bruises on his neck. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Labor Secretary Acosta Resigns Amid Epstein Deal Scrutiny

The Associated Press Jul 12, 2019 The Trump official has faced mounting criticism for declining to prosecute the alleged sex trafficker while serving as a U.S. attorney. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jeffrey Epstein Pleads Not Guilty to Abusing Dozens of Underage Girls

MICHAEL R. SISAK and JIM MUSTIAN / The Associated Press Jul 7, 2019 Prosecutors say evidence against the billionaire financier included a "vast trove" of lewd photographs discovered at his New York mansion. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Real Face of Prostitution

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Jun 12, 2019 Johns have no problem justifying it, but women are heavily criminalized, despite evidence that many are coerced and exploited into it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Shocking Exploitation of America’s Caregivers

JENNIFER GOLLAN / Reveal May 19, 2019 An investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting uncovers widespread mistreatment of workers who tend to the elderly. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Accused of Soliciting Prostitute

TERRY SPENCER and JOSHUA REPLOGLE / The Associated Press Feb 22, 2019 The case comes amid a crackdown on sex trafficking in which cameras were put in Florida massage parlors. The billionaire denies wrongdoing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Haiti’s Forgotten Women and Children

Julian Vigo / Truthdig Jan 17, 2019 The disastrous 2010 earthquake turned the lives of many Haitians into capitalist fodder for the “humanitarian” market. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Nadia Murad and Amal Clooney Take the Yazidis’ Cause to the U.N. (Video)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 19, 2018 In this clip from the documentary "On Her Shoulders," lawyer Clooney joins her client, refugee-turned-activist Murad, for a landmark occasion at the United Nations HQ. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

America’s Sexual Politics Are Rapidly Regressing Before Our Very Eyes

Mike Farrell / Truthdig Oct 12, 2018 When historical abuses are not addressed and resolved, they take new forms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )