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By Anita Shreve Jan 29, 2016 For those who value the well-researched novel, and who can stomach the sad and ugly subject, Chris Bohjalian's book about human trafficking promises to enlighten and entertain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Chris Hedges Confronts ‘The Whoredom of the Left’ With Anti-Prostitution Activists

Staff / Truthdig Dec 2, 2015 In this episode of teleSUR's "Days of Revolt," Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges explores the conflicted and malignant relationship many self-identified leftists have with prostitution on both the ideological and practical levels. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Prostitution: Being Raped for a Living

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 26, 2015 Prostitution dehumanizes those trapped within it. Like America’s sanctification of militarism and war, the commodification of girls and women banishes empathy to glorify male violence. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

70 Years After V-J Day, Still No Honor for Japanese Empire’s ‘Comfort Women’

Janice G. Raymond / Truthdig Sep 1, 2015 The abuse and sacrifice they experienced in World War II goes unheeded, while Western countries institutionalize sexual exploitation of women. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Amnesty International: Protecting the ‘Human Rights’ of Johns, Pimps and Human Traffickers

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Aug 17, 2015 The group’s call for prostitution decriminalization is another in a long line of triumphs for heartless neoliberal economics and capitalism’s grotesque commodification of human beings. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

A Little Slavery and Some Mass Graves Won’t Deter Obama From the TPP

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 13, 2015 After the Obama administration and congressional Republicans failed last month to delete from the controversial trade deal language banning trade with countries on a State Department human trafficking list, the president appears to have simply reclassified an offending nation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Sex Industry’s Attack on Feminists

By Meghan Murphy Jun 4, 2015 Advocates of porn and prostitution will stop at nothing to silence those who speak out against their interests, labeling them prudes, conservatives, oppressors and bigots. The war against these feminists has recently culminated in widespread efforts to no-platform dissenters, including Truthdig's own Chris Hedges. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Born Slaves: Child Labor in an ‘Adultocratic’ World

Lydia Cacho / Truthdig Mar 11, 2015 Injustice doesn’t have the same meaning for the average reader of this site as it does for a child who has grown up in precarious conditions, subjected to racism, a lack of emotional education and cultural training. Injustice doesn’t have the same meaning for the average reader of this site as it does for a child who has been forced to work. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Surprise! GOP Finds a Way to Work Anti-Abortion Language Into Human Trafficking Bill

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Mar 11, 2015 Senate Republicans have clearly decided of late to slip unrelated language into drafts of proposed bills moving through the legislative process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Alleged Sex Traffickers Exploit Welfare System to Abduct and Sell Child Slaves

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 25, 2014 After a national operation in which 168 children were rescued from sex slavery right here in First-World America, the BBC reports that pimps take advantage of a system meant to care for children without families of their own. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Working Girls Gone Wild in Amsterdam’s De Wallen

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 2, 2013 Men in Amsterdam's red light district got an unsettling surprise when a group of shop window strippers put on an unexpected show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Four More Years: Now What?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Gay America's best election yet; Robert Scheer on Obama's second term; marijuana legalization; and Internet freedom. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )